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Priscilla Monge

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Priscilla Monge
Priscilla Monge in the IVAM, 2015.

Priscilla Monge (born 1968) is a Costa Rican artist. She is one of the best-known female artists from Central America.[1][failed verification]

Early life and education

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She was born in San José and studied art at the University of Costa Rica. In 1994, she settled in Belgium, staying there four years; there, she met the artist Wim Delvoye who had a strong influence on her development as an artist. Now, she lives and works in San José.[2]

Art career

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Monge expresses herself through video art, installation art and photography.[2] Her work often blends fragility and violence and is open to a multitude of interpretations. Because on the surface, all seems calm, the terror which lurks below the surface is more disturbing. Her work often deals with feminist issues.[3]

Her work was included in the Venice Biennale in 2001 and again in 2013;[4] she was also a participant in the Havana Biennial in 1997[2] and in the Liverpool Biennial in 2008.[3]

Her work is included in the collection of the Tate Museum.[5]

Exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ Caballero, Germán Rubiano (2001). Art of Latin America, 1981-2000. p. 26. ISBN 1931003025.
  2. ^ a b c "Priscilla Monge". Arte al Día.
  3. ^ a b "Priscilla Monge". Liverpool Biennial 2008.
  4. ^ "A Collective Offering from Costa Rica at the Venice Biennale". The Culture Trip.
  5. ^ "Priscilla Monge born 1968". Tate.
  6. ^ "Victoria Cabezas and Priscilla Monge: Give Me What You Ask For / Joseph Shaikewitz | AS/COA". www.as-coa.org. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ "Publication: Priscilla Monge - Victoria Cabezas and Priscilla Monge: Give Me What You Ask For". Hutchinson Modern. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-12-28.