Inés Cardó is a Peruvian/Spanish artist based in London. Her practice explores how the body acts as an archive to the colonial legacy of the Global North in Latin America. Currently, her research focuses on extractivist practices through what she refers to as ‘embodied extractivism’. Her work has been exhibited and included in the public programmes of the Whitechapel Gallery, South London Gallery, and Palais de Tokyo, among others.
inescardo3@gmail.com
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Education
2024/25 - Royal College of Art: MA Contemporary Art Practice
2021 - Chelsea College of Arts: BA Fine Art
Exhibitions, Fairs, Commissions
2024
- MiraLook Books | Espacio Cultural Serrería Belga (Madrid, Spain)
- Paris Ass Book Fair | Palais de Tokyo (Paris, FR)
- Libros Mutantes Madrid Art Book Fair | La Casa Encendida (Madrid, Spain)
- बंधन Bandhan | The Art Gallery - Ahmedabad Ni Gufa (Ahmedabad, India)
2023
- It All Starts With A Thread | Whitechapel Gallery (London, UK)
- Libros Mutantes Madrid Art Book Fair | La Casa Encendida (Madrid, Spain)
2022
- London Spanish Book Fair, spoken word performance | The Crypt (London, UK)
- The Knowledge of Taste, commissioned by Latin Elephant in partnership with South London Gallery | South London Gallery (London, UK)
- Through the Crowd, curated by Jo Collective | Greatorex Street E.1 (London, UK)
2021
- Finding Home, curated by Tate Collective for Late at Tate Britain | Tate Britain (London, UK)
- Fine Art Degree Show | Chelsea College of Arts (London, UK)
2020
- Safety Blanket performance, curated by Oxford University's Fine Arts Society | Wadham College (Oxford, UK)
2019
- Collage & Identidad | La Casa Encendida (Madrid, Spain)
- El país de los tuertos 2019 | Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, Spain)
Residencies
2024
56a Infoshop x Holobiont (London, UK)
Collections
2023
The Feminist Library | The Knowledge of Taste (2022)
Liberate Collection, Goldsmiths University Library | The Knowledge of Taste (2022)
2021
UAL Art Collection | Fingers Become Knives (2021) and Things You Should Know (2020)