In 2009 I began a series of tissue paper cut outs inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead papel picado banners drawing subject matter from news sources. I envision the banners as an ongoing series adding to the historical record. I would like to see them dis
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In 2009 I began a series of tissue paper cut outs inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead papel picado banners drawing subject matter from news sources. I envision the banners as an ongoing series adding to the historical record. I would like to see them dis
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Gävle, Sweden, 2003
In 2002 Esther Shalev-Gerz was invited to realize a project in Gävle, Sweden.
“What is the portrait of a city? Is it the city today or is it both what it is today and what it could have been?
When I first visited Gavle I w
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Gävle, Sweden, 2003
In 2002 Esther Shalev-Gerz was invited to realize a project in Gävle, Sweden.
“What is the portrait of a city? Is it the city today or is it both what it is today and what it could have been?
When I first visited Gavle I w
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The 103rd Kilometer
My work is driven by the need to return to my birthplace,
in order to analyze the factors that affected my identity development.
My childhood memories are built from stories, images and dreams.
When I finally get physically to
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The 103rd Kilometer
My work is driven by the need to return to my birthplace,
in order to analyze the factors that affected my identity development.
My childhood memories are built from stories, images and dreams.
When I finally get physically to
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Three Little Words started my work with visual language. This series contains my colorful gouache drawings of engagement diamonds accompanied by three words in black cursive text. I painted the most symbolic engagement diamonds from Tiffany's and Cartie
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Three Little Words started my work with visual language. This series contains my colorful gouache drawings of engagement diamonds accompanied by three words in black cursive text. I painted the most symbolic engagement diamonds from Tiffany's and Cartie
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