Artist
Gala Porras-Kim
b. 1984 · Colombian-American
Gala Porras-Kim examines how museums classify, conserve and own cultural objects. Her drawings and installations focus on artifacts whose original meanings exceed institutional categories, often proposing alternative futures for collections.
Drawing; sculpture; installation
Major Works
- 2016The weight of a patina of time →
- 2017Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing →
- 2021Precipitation for an Arid Landscape →
- 2021A Terminal Escape from the Place That Binds Us →
- 2020Mmuor →
- 2015The Very Quick of the Word →
- 2015An Index and Its Settings →
- 2022A Hand in Nature →
- 2010sNational Museum projects →
- 2010s–20sConservation Proposals →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo