Synopsis
Short review of Spanish artist Santiago Sierra's photographs documenting both his early architectural interventions and his probing the wounds of class issues, including his breakthrough work: 160 Cm Tattooed on Four People (2000), in which four heroin-addicted Spanish prostitutes had a line inked across their contiguous backs. "Powerful yet elegant, these compelling pieces evoke dilemmas surrounding issues of class, culture, and privilege within the art world and within the world." I met Santiago while he was in Zurich, became fascinated with his work, and then wrote an enormous profile piece in the run-up to his representing Spain at the Venice Biennial.
