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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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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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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Contemporary art exhibition Gala Porras-Kim Conditions for holding a natural form at Kukje Gallery Seoul South Korea

Gala Porras-Kim Conditions for holding a natural form Kukje Gallery 2 September–26 October 2025
Seoul

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition 10 Years LA at Spruth Magers Los Angeles United States

Group Exhibition 10 Years LA! Sprüth Magers 15 May–8 August 2026
Los Angeles

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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

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

1 Drawer C.61.2. with 19 Amulets and Charms and Religious Artefacts - UK and Europe at Pitt Rivers Museum by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim 1 Drawer C.61.2. with 19 Amulets and Charms and Religious Artefacts - UK and Europe at Pitt Rivers Museum, 2025 Coloured pencil on paper
55.9 x 55.9 cm
59 x 59 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

1 Vitrine with 70 Religious Figures and Artefacts at Pitt Rivers Museum by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim 1 Vitrine with 70 Religious Figures and Artefacts at Pitt Rivers Museum, 2025 Coloured pencil on paper
116.8 x 182.9 cm
119.9 x 185.6 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

San Vitale Ravenna marble floor reconstruction by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim San Vitale, Ravenna, marble floor reconstruction, 2025 Coloured pencil on paper
182.9 x 182.9 cm
186 x 186 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

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 cm (incl frame) Sprüth Magers Request Price & Availability

4 photographs at Carnegie Museum of Art or at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh by Gala Porras-Kim contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Gala Porras-Kim 4 photographs at Carnegie Museum of Art or at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 2025 Graphite on paper
61 x 91.4 cm
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Spruth Magers contemporary art gallery in Berlin Germany

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