GALA PORRAS KIM - THE WEIGHT OF A PATINA OF TIME (INGLÉS)

This thought-provoking volume focuses on a series of works by Gala Porras-Kim, whose research-based practice examines the layered meanings of objects within the twenty-first-century museum. Through in-depth investigations into the uncertain histories of ancient artifacts, Porras-Kim reimagines their pasts while proposing new possibilities for their present and future.

Bringing together essays by curators, academics, and conservators, the publication reflects on the artist’s engagement with fragments, conflicting histories, undeciphered texts, and broader forms of uncertainty embedded within institutional spaces. It also addresses the challenges of preserving knowledge across time amid shifting museum frameworks, while documenting Porras-Kim’s interventions into systems of classification and knowledge production.

Publisher: Fowler Museum at UCLA
Publication Date: May 6, 2025
Contributors: Curators, academics, and conservators
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 24.77 × 1.91 × 17.78 cm
Pages: 208
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0998044520
ISBN-13: 978-0998044521