Teresa Margolles: En el lugar de los hechos (At the Scene)

Name: Teresa Margolles: En el lugar de los hechos (At the Scene)
Start: 2026-09-24T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2027-02-09T04:59:00.000Z
Location: MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens

About

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A 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.

Teresa Margolles trained as a forensic pathologist, and her art turns the material traces of violence along the US-Mexico border into monuments you physically move around. The centerpiece, La promesa, is a barrier built from the rubble of a family's abandoned house in Ciudad Juárez, and a new version of her Air series humidifies a gallery with water tied to homicide sites. If you want an opening that stays with you long after, this free survey is it.

What to expect

Expect room-sized installations across PS1's third floor, including the rubble wall of La promesa, alongside photographs and video. The work is quiet and heavy; many rooms are spare, and wall texts explain the sources behind each piece.

Good to know

Take the 7 to Court Square, the E or M to Court Square–23 St, or the G.
Admission to MoMA PS1 is free for everyone.
The subject matter centers on violence and loss, better suited to teens and adults.
The Art Book Fair shares the building this opening week, so expect crowds.
A companion Margolles installation is on view at MoMA in Midtown.