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Grounded #107

A work made of inkjet print.
© Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016

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  • A work made of inkjet print.

Date:

2006-2007, printed 2018

Artist:

Laura Aguilar
American, 1959-2018

About this artwork

With a keen eye for form, light, and color, Laura Aguilar photographed herself over a period of years in desert land-scapes across the Southwest. Posing near boulders and vegetation, she suggested a physical connection to lands that could be in the United States or Mexico. Aguilar rhymed her body with natural forms, envisioning a state of belonging free of societal conventions. At the same time one may wonder where the “natural” boundaries lie: between the United States and Mexico, or between the attractive and the abject.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Laura Aguilar

Title

Grounded #107

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 2006–2007

Medium

Inkjet print

Edition

3 of 4, plus artist's proofs

Dimensions

Image: 29.6 × 40.8 × 43.2 cm (22 × 17 × in.)

Credit Line

Amanda Taub Veazie Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

2021.290

Copyright

© Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016

Extended information about this artwork

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