Ambra Polidori Explained

Ambra Polidori (born 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico)^[1] is a Mexican artist, who through diverse genres of the fine arts, such as photography, installation, and video, makes a call for attention to the political and social situations of human suffering that arise as a result of the present conflicts.^{[2] [3]} She is married to Mexican artist Raymundo Sesma.

Exhibitions

The work of Ambra Polidori has been exhibited in various places, including:

2018 – ‘Feminisarte IV’, Centro Cultural de España (CCE), Montevideo, Uruguay^[4]

2016 – Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico^[5]

2011 – Disagreements (Desacuerdos), Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba^{[6] [7]}

2011 – Rastros y Crónicas: Women of Juarez, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA^[8]

2001 – The Leon Trotsky Museum (Museo Casa de León Trotsky), Mexico City, Mexico

2001 – El Museo del Barrio, New York, United States

2000 – Schloss Straßburg, Strassburg, Austria

2000 – In the traveling show "Contemporary Art from Mexico" in Cologne, Berlin and Budapest, Hungary

1998 – Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Carrillo Gil Art Museum), Mexico City, Mexico

Collections

Ambra Polidori's works are included in the following public collections:

Jumex Collection

Museum of Modern Art

Biblioteque Nationale, París, France^[9]

Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (MUCA)

Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico^[10]

El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, USA

Maison Europénne de la Photographie (European House of Photography), Paris, France

Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia^[11]

Banco de España, Madrid, Spain

Academia Carrar

Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art), Bergamo, Italy

Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain

Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain^[12]

Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY, USA^[13]

References

1. Web site: Ambra Polidori. Latin American Art. 2020-04-23.
2. News: The Heirs of Frida and Diego; Modern Mexican Art Assumes a Worldly Air. The Washington Post – Washington, D.C.. Jessica . Dawson. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105123148/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/802150511.html?dids=802150511:802150511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+03,+2005&author=Jessica+Dawson&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=The+Heirs+of+Frida+and+Diego%3B+Modern+Mexican+Art+Assumes+a+Worldly+Air. dead. November 5, 2012.
3. Web site: El diálogo del arte mexicano con el exterior ha sido fluido y continuo . Jornada.unam.mx . 2005-01-30 . 2011-02-04.
4. Web site: 'Political Art Sharper Than a Razor Blade': Postcard From Montevideo. Quin. John. Frieze. 6 June 2018 . en. 2020-04-23.
5. Web site: Museo Carrillo Gil exhibe obra de creadoras contemporáneas. UniradioNoticias. UniradioNoticias.com. 2020-04-23.
6. Web site: Ambra Polidori in Havana Arte por Excelencias. www.arteporexcelencias.com. 2020-04-23.
7. Web site: Ambra Polidori en la habana Revistas Excelencias. www.excellencesmagazines.com. 2020-04-23.
8. Web site: Rastros y Crónicas: Women of Juarez National Museum of Mexican Art. nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. 2020-04-23.
9. Web site: Ambra Polidori. 2018-01-11. Revista Replicante. es. 2020-04-23.
10. Web site: Ambra Polidori – Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil. Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808005536/http://www.museodeartecarrillogil.com/coleccion/artistas-de-la-coleccion/ambra-polidori . 2014-08-08 . 2020-04-23.
11. Web site: POLIDORI, Ambra. Decálogo n.º 7 "No Robarás". Outros - 2006 . CGAC . 3 August 2022 . gl.
12. Web site: Ambra POLIDORI. TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes. es. 2020-04-23.
13. Web site: 'The Broken Line': political commentary through art. REICHELSCHEIMER. HANNAH. 2017-12-11. Pipe Dream. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211094455/https://www.bupipedream.com/ac/89855/the-broken-line-political-commentary-through-art/ . 2017-12-11 .