1st Edition

Liliana Porter and the Art of Simulation

By Florencia Bazzano-Nelson Copyright 2008
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

Visually appealing, conceptually startling, and intellectually engaging-these phrases aptly describe the art of Liliana Porter. Florencia Bazzano-Nelson's study focuses on the principal theme in the Argentine-born artist's work since the 1970s: her playful but subversive dismantling of the limits that separate everyday reality from the world of illusion and simulacra. Over the years, Porter's own... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Liliana Porter's personal journey; The Magritte Series; In search of imminemt revelations; The subversive inner child; Malice in wonderland; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Florencia Bazzano-Nelson is Assistant Professor of Modern Art in Latin America, Tulane University, USA