FA L L 2 0 1 7

PROFESSOR MARY NORTON

FA S H I O N A C C E S S O R Y D E S I G N

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TEJEDORA
2017
FA B R I C A N D F I G U R E I N E O N W O O D E N B A S E W I T H
PINK STRING
D I M E N S I O N S VA R I A B L E

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FORCED LABOR (MAN WITH AXE, BLUE SHIRT)

2010
ACRYLIC ON DAMAGED WOOD WITH FIGUREINE
12 X 9 X 1 IN.
PA R T O F T H E F O R C E D L A B O R S E R I E S

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FORCED LABOR (BLUE SAND)

2008
FIGURINE AND BLUE SAND ON SHELF
10.25 X 43.5 X 3.5 IN.
PA R T O F T H E F O R C E D L A B O R S E R I E S

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LILIANA PORTER WAS BORN IN ARGENTINA IN 1941 AND HAS RESIDED IN
N E W YO R K S I N C E 1 9 6 4 . S H E WO R K S W I T H M A N Y M E D I U M S, I N C LU D I N G P R I N T-
M A K I N G , P A I N T I N G , D R A W I N G , P H O T O G R A P H Y, V I D E O , I N S T A L L A T I O N , T H E -
A T E R , A N D P U B L I C A R T.

PORTERS’ WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTRIES AND

450 GROUP SHOWS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN REVIEWED IN SCULPTURE MAGAZINE,
ART IN AMERICA, ARTFORUM, AMONG OTHERS.

H E R W O R K H A S B E E N S H O W N N A T I O N A L LY A N D I N T E R N A T I O N A L LY I N B O T H
P U B L I C A N D P R I VAT E C O L L E C T I O N S. T H E LO C AT I O N O F T H E S E S H O W I N G S I N -
CLUDES:
TAT E M O D E R N C O L L E C T I O N , LO N D O N , U K
M U S E U M O F M O D E R N A R T, N E W Y O R K
W H I T N E Y M U S E U M O F A M E R I C A N A R T, N E W Y O R K
MUSEO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
MUSEO DE BALLAS ARTES, CARACAS, VENEZUELA LILIANA PORTER

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“ I N T H E L A S T Y E A R S, PA R A L L E L T O P H OT O G R A P H Y A N D V I D E O, I
H AV E B E E N M A K I N G W O R K S O N C A N VA S, P R I N T S, D R AW I N G S, C O L -
L AG E S, A N D S M A L L I N S TA L L AT I O N S. M A N Y O F T H E S E P I E C E S D E P I C T
A C A S T O F C H A R AC T E R S T H AT A R E I NA N I M AT E O B J E C T S, TOYS A N D
F I G U R I N E S T H AT I F I N D I N F L E A M A R K E T S, A N T I Q U E S TO R E S, A N D
OT H E R O D D P L AC E S. T H E O B J E C T S H AV E A D O U B L E E X I S T E N C E . O N
THE ONE HAND THEY ARE MERE APPEARANCE, INSUBSTANTIAL ORNA-
M E N T S , B U T, A T T H E S A M E T I M E , H A V E A G A Z E T H A T C A N B E A N I M A T -
E D B Y T H E V I E W E R , W H O , T H R O U G H I T, C A N P R O J E C T T H E I N C L I N A -
T I O N T O E N D O W T H I N G S W I T H A N I N T E R I O R I T Y A N D I D E N T I T Y. T H E S E
“ T H E AT R I C A L V I G N E T T E S ” A R E C O N S T R U C T E D A S V I S UA L C O M M E N T S
T H AT S P E A K O F T H E H U M A N C O N D I T I O N . I A M I N T E R E S T E D I N T H E
SIMULTANEITY OF HUMOR AND DISTRESS, BANALITY AND THE POSSI-
BILITY OF MEANING.”

- LILIANA PORTER ON HER MOST RECENT COLLECTION -

A R T I S T S TAT E M E N T

F R O M TO P L E F T TO B OT TO M : B R E A K I N G N E W S / T H E WAY O U T ( 2 0 1 6 ) , E L D I A LO G O ( 1 9 9 4 ) , H E R W I T H I T ( 2 0 1 4 ) , M E M O R A B I L I A ( 2 0 1 6 )
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CUSTOMER PROFILE

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MOOD BOARD

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COLOR STORY

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 M AT E R I A L S

W O O D - L I K E FA B R I C
PINK THREAD
BLUE AND WHITE HOLI POWDER
W H I T E PA I N T

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TEJEDORA TEXTURED HEEL

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TEJEDORA LACE - UP HEEL

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FORCED LABOR WOODEN HEEL

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FORCED LABOR CUT OUT HEEL

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BLUE SAND POWDER HEEL

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BLUE SAND ACRYLIC HEEL

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FINAL

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THANK YOU