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The Artist Project: Liliana Porter

Dec 7, 2015 3 MINUTES
"I like the idea of how it's possible to have something so close and yet so far, so familiar and unknown."

Artist Liliana Porter reflects on Jacometto's "Portrait of a Young Man" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Liliana Porter, born in 1941, is an Argentinian artist working in a wide variety of mediums, including photography, printmaking, mixed media pieces, installation and video.

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