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Press &
Critical Writing

Selected criticism, institutional writing, interviews, and editorial features tracing Mariana Monteagudo’s sculptural practice across three decades.

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PAPEL LITERARIO    ·    EL NACIONAL

Mariana Monteagudo: La muñeca es como el lienzo

A wide-ranging conversation with Nelson Rivera on artistic inheritance, drawing, dolls, material transformation, migration, the uncanny, and a renewed return to ceramics.

Nelson Rivera · October 4, 2026

2007 · ARTNEXUS

Mariana Monteagudo. Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero

Susana Benko

An independent critical review of Monteagudo’s museum exhibition and the artistic language of her sculptural practice.

2008 · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

Confrontational Ceramics: The Artist as Social Critic

Judith S. Schwarts

Scholarly context placing Monteagudo’s work within a broader critical conversation around contemporary ceramics.

2012 · HUFFINGTON POST

Goddesses and Subdits: The Exquisite Artwork of Mariana Monteagudo

Evelyne Politanoff

An independent feature examining recurring themes and specific bodies of work.

2019 · EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART

Object of the Week: Momia con Flores en la Cabeza

Paige Nelligan

Institutional writing on a work in the museum’s collection, with context on material reuse, cultural references, and the figure’s uncanny presence.

SELECTED PRESS & INTERVIEWS

2020 | Diario Las Américas

2019 | Juxtapoz Magazine

Mariana Monteagudo creates gourgeous, creepy Dolls from salvaged materials

2015 | Climax: Estímulo

2014 | Diario Las Américas

2014 | San Diego Union - Tribune

A documented practice,
not a publicity archive.

The purpose of this page is to show a sustained history of independent criticism, institutional recognition, and editorial attention—not to collect every mention. The strongest sources are given visual priority; secondary coverage remains available without competing with the art itself.

© 2026 Mariana Monteagudo

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