MELANIE SMITH/ SHORT CIRCUIT

Melanie Smith was born in 1965 in Poole, United Kingdom, and now lives in Mexico City. Her installations, paintings and video works address a wide range of issues relating to perception, as well as philosophical questions with an emphasis upon socially relevant issues. Her impressive contribution to the Venice Biennale in 2011, which she readopted in a markedly extended form in her first mu seum-based solo show in Germany this summer at the Villa Merkel, Esslingen, wowed audiences across the board. Set in her tasteful de sign for th...[Read more]