Liliana Porter: The Strange Task
Upcoming exhibition
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Liliana Porter, Woman Sweeping with Gold, 2025
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Porter is widely recognized as an important figure in conceptual, Latin American and feminist art. Her uniquely personal visual language is rooted in the theory of surrealism highlighting not only our relation to objects but the very nature of objecthood itself. By placing these toys and figurines in a specific context where they are either connected to each other or, conversely, directly connected to the viewer, the fidelity of emotional connection is enhanced. Objects and protagonists develop a narrative that is as approachable as it is meaningful, creating a reconsideration of our own everyday actions.As co-founder of the influential New York Graphic Workshop (1964), Porter also produced prints for the Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Although their artistic practices differ in both method and context. significantly, both artists share a commitment to distorting reality as a method of inquiry. This conceptual affinity situates Porter within a broader lineage of Surrealist experimentation, where altered perception functions as a means of probing psychological, cultural, and symbolic structures. Highlighting Porter’s connection to this artistic movement, The Strange Task is presented alongside UNREAL, an exhibition featuring a group of artists whose work engages with contemporary manifestations of surrealism. The simultaneous presentation of these two exhibitions establishes a dialogue of contemporary approaches to the surreal, highlighting the relevance of imaginative distortion as a strategy for interrogating collective consciousness.
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Liliana Porter
Magritte (from Contact), 1976vintage gelatin silver print, Unique
44 x 44 cm framed -
Liliana Porter
The anarchist (WOMAN IN RED), 2025installation with figurine on wooden shelf and yarn
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Liliana Porter
Untitled- Woman in long dress, 2020Acrylic, graphite and assemblage on canvas
36 x 76 x 5 inches -
Liliana Porter
To Fix It (3:15), 2024Broken clock and figurine
5.75 x 3.25 x 3 inches -
Liliana Porter
Untitled (Self Portrait with Square II), 1973, printed 2014Modern gelatin silver print made from the original 1973 film negative
28 × 22.75 inches -
Liliana Porter
the Strange Task, 2025Assemblage and acrylic on canvas
35 x 76.25 x 3 inches -
Liliana Porter
Girl with Blue Sand, 2016Fuji-flex c-print
24 x 36 inches 25 x 37 inches, framed
Edition 4/5 -
Liliana Porter
To Fix It (2 Man Task), 2024Installation/Assemblage with figurine and broken clock on white shelf
4 x 9.25 x 9.25 inches -
Liliana Porter
To get there, 2023Assemblage with figurine and graphite on notebook pages
16 x 24 inches (eight 8 x 6 inch papers)
19 x 27 inches, framed -
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Liliana Porter
Woman Sweeping with Gold, 2025Installation with figurine and gold glitter
variable -
Liliana Porter
Man with Pickaxe Wooden Wall II, 2023Figurine on distressed wooden panel
9 × 12 × 0.75 inches -
Liliana Porter
Painter with Red Hair II, 2022Acrylic and figurine on canvas
12 x 9 x 1 inches -
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Liliana Porter
Peligro de Muerte (Death Threat), 1995Cibachrome print
20 x 24 inches
20.5 x 24.5 inches, framed -
Liliana Porter
The Harvest, 2010Acrylic and collage on paper
11.5 x 13.25 inches
14.5 x 18.5 x 1.5 inches, framed -
Liliana Porter
Situation with Memling's Portrait of a Man, 2012Toy lamb and postcard on shelf
9 x 16.5 x 8 inches -
Liliana Porter
Boy with Postcard, Edition 1/5, 1999Cibachrome
29.5 x 24.25 inches
29.5 x 24.5 x 1.5 inches, framed -
Liliana Porter
Them with traveler, 2018Figurines and graphite line on white shelf
12 x 43.25 x 10.25 inches
