the conceptual and controversial artwork of santiago sierra
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the conceptual and controversial artwork of santiago sierra


remake of ‘group of persons facing the wall and person facing into a corner’ exhibited at turbine hall, tate modern,
london, UK, 2008 (homeless women payed the price of a one night stay in a hostel to stand facing the wall of the
gallery for one day)

santiago sierra is a spanish artist who lives and works in mexico city. he would most appropriately be classified
as a conceptual artist. his work is a direct reflection of his personal view of capitalism, globalisation, race and
many other controversial issues. most know sierra’s work for being extremely controversial. he recently
re-exhibited a work at london’s tate modern in their turbine hall. they also interviewed the reclusive sierra in their
tate shots series.

http://www.santiago-sierra.com


21 anthropometric modules made from human faeces by the people of sulabh international, india, 2005 (blocks of
faeces collected in india are let to rest for 3 years, at which point they are equivalent to earth)


four black vehicles with the engine running inside an art gallery exhibited at sala mendoza in caracas, venezuela, 2007
(as the name implies, 4 cars are run in the gallery with all exhaust being piped outside)


33 persons paid to have their hair dyed blond exhibited at arsenale in venice, italy, 2001 (illegal street vendors in
venice were paid to have their hair dyed blond)


polyurethane sprayed on the backs of 10 workers exhibited at lisson gallery, london, UK, 2004 (10 iraqi immigrants
were paid to be sprayed with polyurethane foam)


160 cm line tattooed on 4 people exhibited at el gallo arte contemporáneo in salamanca, spain, 2000 (four heroin
addicted prostitutes were hired for the price of a shot of heroin to give consent to have a line tattooed on their backs)
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