Minerva Cuevas
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Minerva Cuevas is a Mexican
conceptual artist.
She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. UNAM
(1993–1997). She is known for the social and political research that guide her projects usually developed as site-specific interventions. Her production includes installation, video and photographic works. She is the founder of the Mejor Vida Corp. (1998) and member of Irrational.org.
Cuevas was awarded the DAAD
grant in Berlin (2005) and was part of the Delfina Studios residency program in London (2001). She lives and works in Mexico City
.
Her work is held in the collection of the Tate
, UNAM, Mexico City and Van Abbé Museum, Eindhoven.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
conceptual artist.
She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
(1993–1997). She is known for the social and political research that guide her projects usually developed as site-specific interventions. Her production includes installation, video and photographic works. She is the founder of the Mejor Vida Corp. (1998) and member of Irrational.org.
Cuevas was awarded the DAAD
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
grant in Berlin (2005) and was part of the Delfina Studios residency program in London (2001). She lives and works in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
Her work is held in the collection of the Tate
Tate
-Places:*Tate, Georgia, a town in the United States*Tate County, Mississippi, a county in the United States*Táté, the Hungarian name for Totoi village, Sântimbru Commune, Alba County, Romania*Tate, Filipino word for States...
, UNAM, Mexico City and Van Abbé Museum, Eindhoven.
Biennials
- Liverpool Biennial. GB. 2010
- 6.Berlin Biennale. Germany. 2010
- The History of a decade that has not yet been named. Lyon Biennial. France. 2007
- Três Fronteiras Bienal do Mercosul. Porto Alegre, Brazil. 2007
- How to live together. 27th Bienal de São Paulo Brazil. 2006
- Belonging. Sharjah BiennialSharjah BiennialThe Sharjah Biennial is a celebrated cultural event in the Arab world. It is organised by the Sharjah Art Foundation.-Early days:Since its inception in 1993, the event has formed a cultural bridge between artists, art institutions and organisations locally, regionally and internationally...
. United Arab Emirates. 2005 - On Reason and Emotion. Biennale of Sydney. Australia. 2004
- Poetic Justice. XX Istanbul Biennial. Istanbul. Turkey. 2003
- Information-Misinformation. 24th Biennial of Graphic Arts. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2001
Selected solo shows
- Minerva Cuevas. VanAbbe Museum. Netherlands. 2008
- La Venganza del Elefante, kurimanzutto, Mexico City. 2007
- Phenomena. KunsthalleKunsthalleKunsthalle is, generally, in German speaking regions a term for a facility mounting temporary art exhibitions. Some are run or supported by a local Kunstverein, an art association of local collectors and artists...
Basel. Switzerland. 2007 - Egalité. Le Grand Café-Centre d'art Contemporain. Saint-Nazaire, France. 2007
- Reconstrucción. Casa del Lago. UNAMUnamUNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
. Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. 2006 - The Economy of the Imaginary. Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Los Angeles, CA. USA . 2006
- Not Impressed By Civilization. The Banff Centre. Alberta, Canada. 2005
- On Property Reg Vardy Gallery. Sunderland, United Kingdom. 2005
- Schwarzfahrer are my heroes. DAAD Galerie, Berlin, Germany. 2004
- MVC Biotec Viennan Secession. Vienna, Austria. 2001
- Mejor Vida Corp. Museo Rufino TamayoMuseo Rufino TamayoThe Museo Rufino Tamayo is an art museum in the city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, in southern Mexico.Housed in a building constructed in 1979 by the architects Teodoro González de León and Abraham Zabludovsky, the museum contains collections of pre-Columbian art once owned by artist Rufino Tamayo...
. Mexico City. 2000