The artist Liliana Porter in her studio in Rhinebeck, New York.Photo: Don Stahl. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation.
A cheeky bit of chaos has descended on the Hamptons this summer, courtesy of the artist Liliana Porter. Her new installation, called The Task, takes up the ground floor of the Dia Art Foundation’s space in Bridgehampton. In her theatrical arrangement of miniature figurines amid detritus, tchotchkes, and other found objects, Porter creates one surreal scenario after another. There is no unifying size, context, or era among the curio. Taking the whole thing in feels like watching a hundred tiny comedic plays all at once...
