Liliana Porter Argentinian , b. 1941
Twelve Events, 2018
collage, acrylic, colored pencil and graphite on paper
each sheet 11 1/4 x 10 inches/28.6 x 25.4 cm
framed 41 x 48 5/8 inches/104.1 x 123.5 cm
framed 41 x 48 5/8 inches/104.1 x 123.5 cm
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In addition to their role as a framing device, the grid also becomes a delivery system for storytelling — though in Porter’s world it’s a story that never resolves. In...
In addition to their role as a framing device, the grid also becomes a delivery system for storytelling — though in Porter’s world it’s a story that never resolves. In Twelve Events smaller drawings and collages assemble as if to create a cartoon, but each scene is so different that the action and narrative drift away and any attempts to assemble them are confounded.