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Liliana Porter

SELECTED WORKS
The Light III
2020
Acrylic and assemblage on canvas

72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #31781)

Dialogue (with Pinocchio)
1995
Silver gelatin prints in two parts, diptych

Edition of 5, AP
Overall size: 24 x 40 inches (61 x 101.6 cm)
Image/paper size: 24 x 20 inches each (61 x 50.8 cm each)
Signed, titled, numbered, and dated on sheet II
(Inventory #31866)

Reconstruction (Portuguese Bird)
2022
Floating archival pigment print in frame with shelf and porcelain figurine, unique

11 1/2 x 15 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (29.2 x 40.3 x 12.1 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse of frame
(Inventory #34066)

To hold it
2019
Graphite with figurine on paper with deckled edge

Image/paper size: 30 1/8 x 22 1/4 inches (76.5 x 56.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right; Titled lower left in graphite
(Inventory #30908)

Situation with Glass Bird
2005
Duraflex, shelf, metal figurine and glass bird

Overall size: 17 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (45.1 x 54.6 x 8.9 cm)
Edition of 5
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in ink on reverse of glass bird print
(Inventory #30911)

Weaver with Black Hair
2021
Wooden shelf, metal figurine, fabric

Dimensions variable, approx: 14 x 43 x 10 inches (35.6 x 109.2 x 25.4 cm)
Shelf: 2 x 43 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches
Signed on accompanying certificate
(Inventory #32829)

To Go Back, Woman in White
2019
Figurine with ceramic mug on shelf

5 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 8 inches (14.6 x 61.6 x 20.3 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated under shelf
(Inventory #30987)

Untitled (With Man Painting)
2022
Unique assemblage of found figurine, acrylic paint, and graphite on canvas

11 x 14 x 1 1/2 inches (27.9 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #34068)

To find it
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurine, glitter, and torn paper on paper

Paper size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (31.8 x 24.8 cm)
Titled lower left recto, signed and dated lower right recto
(Inventory #35888)

To be on time
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurines and graphite on papers

Paper size: 13 1/2 x 11 inches (34.3 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower right recto, titled lower left recto
(Inventory #36946)

Corrección
2012
Graphite and colored pencil on paper

Paper size: 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (28.3 x 21 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left in graphite
(Inventory #29762)

To Take a Break
2020
Wood and found figurine

9 x 12 x 3/4 inches (22.9 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #33158)

Man Drawing
2018
Unique installation of found figurine on wooden base with graphite on wall

Installation dimensions are variable
Base and figurine: 3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 inches (9.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm)
Signed, dated, and titled under base in red ink
(Inventory #35380)

To Fix It (Silver Alarm Clock)
2020
Found figurine with found clock, unique

6 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 inches (16.5 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #33159)

The Task (Man in Blue)
2022
Unique assemblage of found figurine, cut paper, and graphite on paper

Paper size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (21 x 15.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left in graphite
(Inventory #34072)

Diálogo / Limité (Dialogue/Limit)
2000
Unique assemblage of found figurine and cut paper on paper

Image size: approx. 8 x 6 1/2 inches (20.3 x 16.5 cm)
Frame size: 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (28.6 x 23.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left in graphite
(Inventory #35376)

To be him II
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurine, graphite, and acrylic mirror on paper

Paper size: 8 1/4 x 6 inches (21 x 15.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right recto, titled lower left recto
(Inventory #36947)

Untitled with Bridge
2016
Fuji-flex print

Edition of 5
Image size: 12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Paper size: 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on reverse
(Inventory #31913)

Oh, #I and #II
2002
Woodcut, with litho chine colle, on Somerset satin white

Edition of 25
Image/paper size: 30 x 22 inches each (76.2 x 56 cm each)
Overall size: 30 x 44 inches (76.2 x 111.8 cm)
Signed, numbered and titled
(Inventory #29751)

Where Are You?
2000
Lithograph and collage

Edition of 30
Image/Paper size: 30 x 22 1/2 inches (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, numbered and titled lower left
(Inventory #31544)

Levitating Rabbit
2013
Woodcut and silkscreen on Somerset satin, white paper

Edition of 33
Image size: 25 x 19 1/8 inches (63.5 x 48.6 cm)
Paper size: 30 1/8 x 22 3/8 inches (76.5 x 56.8 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, and numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #32954)

To Paint Black
2019
Etching with figurine on paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 11 x 8 5/16 inches (27.9 x 21.1 cm)
Paper size: 22 x 15 1/8 inches (55.9 x 38.4 cm)
Edition of 20, 2 AP
Signed and dated lower right; Titled lower center; Numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #32410)

Tenista
2021
Etching with collage on Super Alfa paper with deckled edge

Edition of 20
Image/plate size: 10 7/8 x 8 3/16 inches (27.6 x 20.8 cm)
Paper size: 20 1/8 x 15 inches (51.1 x 38.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered lower center in graphite
(Inventory #33486)

La Puerta (The Door)
2004
Painted metal figurine on two color etching on paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm)
Paper size: 22 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches (57.2 x 38.7 cm)
Edition of 50 , 5 AP
Signed and dated lower right, titled and numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #33492)

La Alfombra (The Carpet)
2023
Etching with collage on Super Alfa paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches (27.75 x 20.5 cm)
Paper size: 21 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches (54 x 43.5 cm)
Edition of 20
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered lower center in graphite
(Inventory #35882)

El Camino (The Way)
2023
Etching with collage on Super Alfa paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches (27.75 x 20.5 cm)
Paper size: 21 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches (54 x 43.5 cm)
Edition of 20
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered lower center in graphite
(Inventory #35886)

Untitled (hook and folded corner with string)
1970
Unique work with silkscreen, string and folded paper with deckled edge

Paper size: 20 1/2 inches x 27 1/2 inches (52.1 x 69.9 cm)
Frame size: 24 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (62.2 x 80 cm)
Signed and dated on lower right in graphite
(Inventory #35386)

Untitled (with string and wrinkle)
1970
Embossing, yarn, wrinkled and cut paper with deckled edge, from a series of 100 unique variants

Image size: 19 9/16 x 12 3/4 inches (49.7 x 32.4 cm)
Paper size: 30 3/8 x 22 1/4 inches (77.2 x 56.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right in graphite
(Inventory #32677)

Untitled (Porter and Camnitzer with drawing)
Photographed in 1973, printed 2012
Modern gelatin silver print, printed from the original film negative from 1973

Edition of 3
Signed, dated, titled and numbered on reverse
Image size:  11 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (29.2 x 31.8 cm)
Paper size:  16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
(Inventory #24463)

Forty Years (self portrait with square, 1973)
2013
Chromogenic print

Edition of 5
Image size: 14 x 11 1/4 inches (35.6 x 28.6 cm)
Paper size: 14 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (36.5 x 29.2 cm)
Frame size: 18 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (46.4 x 39.1 cm)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered verso
(Inventory #25948)

Untitled (Circle IV)
1973-1974, printed 2013
Wall installation of graphite on wall and gelatin silver print made from the original negative on Ilford Multi-grade paper and selenium toned

Photograph size: 7 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (19.7 x 22.2 cm)
Overall size: Approximately 70 inches (diameter)
Edition of 5 , 2 AP
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on reverse of print in graphite
(Inventory #32552)

Scratch
1974
Three color etching with aquatint and scratched paper

Plate size: 11 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (29.2 x 29.5 cm)
Paper size: 28 x 22 1/8 inches (71.1 x 56.2 cm)
Edition of an unknown size, most likely under 5, this one being notated as “AP”
Signed and dated on lower right in graphite
(Inventory #35390)

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Additional Information

Born in Argentina, 1941. Resides in New York since 1964.

Liliana Porter works in various mediums including printmaking, works on canvas, photography, video, installations and public art projects. Porter was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1980, three New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships (1985, 1996, 1999), the Mid Atlantic/NEA Regional Fellowship (1994) and seven PSC- CUNY research awards (from 1994 to 2004).
Professor at Queens College, City University of New York, from 1991 to 2007.

Her work has been shown nationally and internationally and is represented in many public and private collections, among them:
TATE Modern Collection, London, UK;
Museum of Modern Art, New York;
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York;
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela;
Philadelphia Museum of Art;
La Biblioteque Nationale, Paris, France;
The New York Public Library;
Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile;
Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Colombia;
Blanton Museum, Austin, TX;
Museo del Barrio, New York;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC;
The Bronx Museum for the Arts, New York;
Museo Tamayo, México D.F.;
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain;
Daros Collection Zurich, Switzerland;
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires;
Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), The Art Show 2022

November 3, 2022
- November 6, 2022

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Fair Fall 2022 Online Edition

October 27, 2022
- October 30, 2022

One Wall, One Work: Liliana Porter

October 22, 2022
- December 17, 2022

Interiors

March 3, 2022
- April 14, 2022

Featuring works by Richard Artschwager, John Baldessari, William Kentridge, Kiki Smith, and Liliana Porter

From/To

June 10, 2021
- July 22, 2021

Featuring works by Vija Celmins, Liliana Porter, Martin Puryear, Kate Shepherd, and Kara Walker

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Fair Spring 2021 Online Edition

May 14, 2021
- May 28, 2021

Fiction, Truth, and More (Online Only)

February 11, 2021
- March 17, 2021

Featuring works by Barbara Broughel, Bruce Nauman, Liliana Porter, Laurie Simmons, and Lorna Simpson

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA), Fine Art Print Fair (online only) 2020

October 7, 2020
- November 1, 2020

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), The Art Show 2020

February 26, 2020
- March 1, 2020

Liliana Porter: Blue and Black

November 9, 2019
- December 21, 2019

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Fine Art Print Fair, New York 2019

October 23, 2019
- October 27, 2019

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), The Art Show 2019

February 27, 2019
- March 3, 2019

Echoing

November 17, 2018
- December 22, 2018

Featuring works by Philip Guston, Sol LeWitt, Julian Opie, and Liliana Porter

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Fine Art Print Fair, New York 2018

October 24, 2018
- October 28, 2018

Time Talks

June 30, 2018
- July 27, 2018

Featuring works by Richard Artschwager, Julian Opie, Liliana Porter, George Segal, Kiki Smith, Meyer Vaisman, and Suara Welitoff

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), The Art Show 2018

February 27, 2018
- March 4, 2018

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Fair, New York 2017

October 26, 2017
- October 29, 2017

Relatives

June 10, 2017
- July 28, 2017

Featuring works by Mike Bidlo, Liliana Porter, Jonathan Seliger, and Haim Steinbach

One Wall, One Work:
Four Approaches to Video Part I: Christian Marclay and then Liliana Porter

April 8, 2017
- April 28, 2017

Times/Changes

January 28, 2017
- March 11, 2017

Featuring works by Giulio Paolini, Liliana Porter, and Paolo Ventura

 

 

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2017

March 1, 2017
- March 5, 2017

 

 

 

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Fair, New York 2016

November 3, 2016
- November 6, 2016

For Another

September 10, 2016
- October 15, 2016

Featuring works by Allan McCollum, Claes Oldenburg, Liliana Porter, and Allen Ruppersberg  

Block Parts

June 18, 2016
- July 29, 2016

Featuring works by Josef Albers, Robert Barry, Michael Beatty, Mel Bochner, Ellsworth Kelly, Allan McCollum, Liliana Porter, Stephen Prina, Kate Shepherd, Richard Smith, and Ana Tiscornia

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2016

March 2, 2016
- March 6, 2016

Equal Dimensions

December 12, 2015
- January 30, 2016

Featuring works by Josef Albers, Richard Artschwager, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner, Peter Downsbrough, Erwin Heerich, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Allan McCollum, Giulio Paolini, Liliana Porter, Stephen Prina, Kay Rosen, Robert Ryman, and Fred Sandback

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2015

March 3, 2015
- March 8, 2015

 

 

Matter and Size

October 25, 2014
- November 22, 2014

Featuring works by Vija Celmins, Tara Donovan, Liliana Porter, Richard Serra, and Lorna Simpson

Apparent Forms

June 21, 2014
- July 25, 2014

Featuring works by Josef Albers, John Baldessari, Barbara Broughel, Tara Donovan, Barbara Kruger, Sol LeWitt, Brice Marden, Allan McCollum, Liliana Porter, Kate Shepherd, Kiki Smith, Lawrence Weiner, and Ray Charles White

Print Publishers Spotlight:
Polígrafa

June 21, 2014
- July 23, 2014

Featuring works by Carlos Cruz-Diez, León Ferrari, Guillermo Kuitca, Antoni Muntadas, Carsten Nicolai, Liliana Porter, Adrián Villar Rojas, and Regina Silveira

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2014

March 5, 2014
- March 9, 2014

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Fair, New York 2013

November 6, 2013
- November 10, 2013

Serface:
Summer Group Show

June 8, 2013
- July 26, 2013

Featuring works by Richard Artschwager, John Chamberlain, Jackie Ferrara, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Liliana Porter, Robert Rauschenberg, Shellburne Thurber, Ana Tiscornia, and Ursula von Rydingsvard

Liliana Porter 1973

March 16, 2013
- April 20, 2013

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2013

March 5, 2013
- March 10, 2013

Peoples Natures

January 26, 2013
- March 9, 2013

Featuring works by Mel Bochner, Julian Opie, Liliana Porter, and Robert Rauschenberg

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Fair, New York 2012

October 31, 2012
- November 4, 2012

Liliana Porter

March 17, 2012
- April 24, 2012

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2012

March 7, 2012
- March 11, 2012

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Fair, New York 2011

November 4, 2011
- November 7, 2011

Featuring works by: Sophie Calle, Peter Downsbrough, Joseph Grigely, Glenn Ligon, Sol LeWitt, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Liliana Porter, Kay Rosen, Lorna Simpson, and Kiki Smith

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2011

March 2, 2011
- March 6, 2011

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA)
Art Show 2010

November 4, 2010
- November 7, 2010

One Wall, One Work: Liliana Porter

September 10, 2010
- October 16, 2010

Moving Patterns

June 16, 2010
- August 3, 2010

Featuring works by Jenny Holzer, Ellsworth Kelly, Sherrie Levine, Charles LeDray, Robert Moskowitz, Liliana Porter, Kiki Smith,  and Shellburne Thurber

Liliana Porter: New Works

January 23, 2010
- March 13, 2010

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2010

March 3, 2010
- March 7, 2010

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Art Show 2009

November 5, 2009
- November 8, 2009

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) Art Show 2009

February 19, 2009
- February 23, 2009

International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA)
Art Fair 2008

October 30, 2008
- November 2, 2008

The Sum of Its Parts

September 2, 2008
- October 7, 2008

Featuring works by Mel Bochner, Daniel Buren, Tara Donovan, Tony Feher, Jenny Holzer, Allan McCollum, Roy McMackin, Julian Opie, Maurizio Pellegrin, Liliana Porter, and Suara Welitoff