GALA PORRAS-KIM

b. 1984, Comoros

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I am more interested in the niche subsection of objects that were never meant to stop doing something.

Gala Porras-Kim: The Afterlives of Museum Objects

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition For Mario at Tina Kim Gallery New York United States

Group Exhibition For Mario Tina Kim Gallery 28 June–23 August 2019
New York

Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Summer Group Exhibition at Tina Kim Gallery New York United States

Group Exhibition Summer Group Exhibition Tina Kim Gallery 28 June–3 August 2018
New York

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A terminal escape from the place that binds us by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing

Gala Porras-Kim A terminal escape from the place that binds us, 2025 Ink on paper and document
152.4 x 182.9 cm
154.9 x 186.1 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

Signal Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo 021123-091723 by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing

Gala Porras-Kim Signal (Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo 02/11/23-09/17/23), 2023 Graphite on gessoed panel
182.9 x 182.9 cm
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San Vitale Ravenna marble floor reconstruction by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim San Vitale, Ravenna, marble floor reconstruction, 2025 Colored pencil on paper
121.9 x 121.9 cm
124.5 x 125 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

Signal MAK Center 101923-012724 by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing

Gala Porras-Kim Signal (MAK Center 10/19/23-01/27/24), 2024 Graphite on gessoed panel
182.9 x 182.9 cm
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Signal Museum of Contemporary Art Denver 030824-090124 by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing

Gala Porras-Kim Signal (Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver 03/08/24-09/01/24), 2024 Graphite on gessoed panel
128.9 x 128.9 cm
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Signal Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo 030923-090323 by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing

Gala Porras-Kim Signal (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo 03/09/23-09/03/23), 2023 Graphite on gessoed panel
182.9 x 182.9 cm
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A terminal escape from the place that binds us by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim A terminal escape from the place that binds us, 2025 Ink on paper and document
182.9 x 152.4 cm
186 x 155.7 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

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Kukje Gallery contemporary art gallery in Seoul South Korea

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Spruth Magers contemporary art gallery in Berlin Germany

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Tina Kim Gallery contemporary art gallery in New York United States

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Spotlight The Korean Art World’s Must-Read Books Zian Chen South Korea’s critical culture is gathering momentum, with the arrival of new art criticism prizes, platforms and independent presses. But what are people in the Korean art world reading right now? Ocula spoke to local writers, critics and publishers to find out.

Spotlight Gallery Weekend Berlin 2024: 6 Stand-Out Exhibitions Elaine YJ Zheng Valie Export, Alexandra Pirici, and Olga Chernysheva are among the artists exhibiting in stellar shows in Berlin.

News 12 Artists Shortlisted for High Line Plinth Commissions Sam Gaskin Among the proposals is Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s 30‑foot‑tall sandstone homage to Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

Artwork Selection Liverpool Biennial Artists: Artworks on Ocula Explore artworks and follow artists on Ocula who are showing and have shown at the Liverpool Biennial.

News Liverpool Biennial 2023 Seeks Slave Trade Reckoning Michael Irwin The event’s theme is ‘uMoya’, an isiZulu word whose meanings include ‘wind’. Sailing ships from Liverpool brought around 1.5 million slaves to the UK in the 18 th century.

Partnership Gala Porras-Kim: The Afterlives of Museum Objects Sabel Gavaldon Gala Porras‑Kim on her research into the British Museum’s collection and considering alternatives to museum deaccession.

Hope Springs at the 34th Bienal de Sao Paulo

Spotlight Hope Springs at the 34th Bienal de São Paulo Amanda Arantes The 34th Bienal de São Paulo speculates on art’s role in a challenging and uncertain present.

News Gwangju Biennale Announces 69 Participating Artists Sam Gaskin Forty‑one new works have been commissioned to help develop the theme of ‘Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning’.

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