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Cynthia Gutiérrez’s work is articulated from an understanding of sculpture beyond the medium. Her approaches to three-dimensionality—through different supports—arise from a critical strategy that seeks to question and test the vulnerability and stability of that which is structural, whether at a physical, conceptual or political level. Supported by different philosophical references, the query about the future vibrates in a deep layer in Gutiérrez’s work. The relationship between past and present, between the institutional as epitome of power and control structures, as well as the different forms of political representation inhabit her work to set up a dialogue that allows us, if not to resort to answers, to at least act from an awareness of the tensions we face. In this way, the construction of memory, of national identity, the idea of progress or failure, the cyclicality of collapse, the apparatus of legitimization, and its link with art and culture are frequently addressed in her pieces to interrogate and test our ability to discern and negotiate the public, political and social space.
Cynthia Gutiérrez has exhibited and created specific projects for different museums and spaces in Mexico and abroad, such as Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo, Museo Cabañas, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil and La Tallera in Mexico; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; Venice Biennale, Italy; Izolyatsia Platform for Cultural Initiatives, Ukraine; and Berlin Biennale, Germany to mention a few. Her exhibitions and presentations often entail an awareness of the social dynamics that art summons from the encounter with its audiences, within the network of its agents, or as part of the political place conformed by the cultural space. Gutiérrez was part of the collective LIPO, Clemente Jacqs Laboratorio, and Aires de Occidente, a platform for reflection and learning made up of artists and managers, all in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has also been a resident and speaker at institutions such as Insite Casa Gallina, Mexico City, Mexico; Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO; and Frac des Pays de la Loire, Nantes, France, among others.
