Candida Höfer is an artist who lives and works in Cologne. Her work has been shown in a number of international museums including Kunsthalle Basel; MoMA, New York, the Power Plant, Toronto; Kunsthaus Bregenz; and Museum Ludwig, Cologne. In 2002, she participated in documenta 11, and represented Germany at the Biennale in Venice the following year, together with Martin Kippenberger. Currently, she is the subject of solo exhibitions at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (through 29 January) and Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne (through 4 February). Her solo exhibition at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, titled 'In Mexico', opens 4 April.