Priscilla Monge
Priscilla Monge (born 1968) is a Costa Rican artist. She is probably the best-known woman artist from Central America.[1]
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]
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]
References
- ↑ Caballero, Germán Rubiano (2001). Art of Latin America, 1981-2000. p. 26. ISBN 1931003025.
- 1 2 3 "Priscilla Monge". Arte al Día.
- 1 2 "Priscilla Monge". Liverpool Biennial 2008.
- ↑ "A Collective Offering from Costa Rica at the Venice Biennale". The Culture Trip.