Doris Salcedo

Monumental installation by Doris Salcedo made over three years in her Bogotá studio, exploring mourning and Colombia's violent political history through intricate sculptural forms.

Why go

Salcedo's first major New York gallery show in over a decade, following her acclaimed 2023 Sharjah Biennial presentation of *Uprooted*. The work uses rice, hair, resin, and thread to create what the artist describes as 'a topology of mourning.'

What to expect

A large-scale installation work titled *Grains of Sorrow* (2023–26), composed of rice, hair, resin, and fluorocarbon-coated thread. The monumental piece continues Salcedo's practice of intricate installations responding to global violence and loss.

Things to know

• First major New York gallery exhibition since her 2015 US retrospective at MoCA Chicago, Guggenheim, and Perez Art Museum Miami.
• Work made over three years in the artist's Bogotá studio.
• Related to *Uprooted* (2020–22), debuted at 2023 Sharjah Biennial.
• Materials include rice, hair, resin, and fluorocarbon-coated thread.
• Salcedo describes her practice as 'a topology of mourning.'
• Artist born 1958 in Bogotá, Colombia; known for installations addressing political violence and global concerns.

From the venue

White Cube New York presents a major new installation by Doris Salcedo (b. 1958, Bogotá, Colombia). Made over the last three years, this monumental new work is related to Salcedo's acclaimed installation Uprooted (2020-22).