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Artists›Laura Aguilar

Laura Aguilar

American, 1959

WA-00036147

San Gabriel, CA, USA

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ3827717

MoMA

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4 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 93%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
Death yearMoMA· 93%
DeceasedMoMA· 93%
Primary mediumMoMA· 93%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/132079
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Laura Aguilar was an American photographer whose large-format color work examined identity, desire, and the body through intimate self-portraiture and landscapes. Working primarily in chromogenic and Polaroid processes, she created unflinching images that positioned her Chicana lesbian experience at the center of her artistic inquiry. Her practice resisted conventional beauty standards and institutional narratives, asserting presence and agency through direct, unmediated representation. Aguilar's work gained sustained critical attention in the final decade of her life.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (10)

Grounded #103

2006 · photograph

Victoria and Albert Museum

Grounded #109

2006 · Inkjet print

Image: 39.8 x 40.7 cm; paper: 55.9 x 43.2 (22 x 17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Grounded #107

2006 · Inkjet print

Image: 29.6 × 40.8 × 43.2 cm (22 × 17 × in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Grounded #114

2006 · Inkjet print

Image: 32.4 x 43.2 cm; paper: 55.9 x 43.2 (22 x 17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Nature Self Portrait #6

1996 · Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (36.2 × 47.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Will Work For #4

1993 · Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm) Image: 19 × 12 7/8 in. (48.3 × 32.7 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Access + Opportunity = Success

1993 · Gelatin silver prints

Each: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16" (50.6 × 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Plush Pony #2

1992 · Gelatin silver print

Sheet: 8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.3 × 25.1 cm) Image: 7 × 9 1/2 in. (17.8 × 24.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Three Eagles Flying

1990 · Three gelatin silver prints

Sheet (a): 23 3/4 × 19 7/8 in. (60.3 × 50.5 cm) Sheet (b): 23 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (60.6 × 50.6 cm) Sheet (c): 23 13/16 × 19 7/8 in. (60.5 × 50.5 cm) Mount (b): 24 × 19 15/16 × 1/8 in. (61 × 50.6 × 0.3 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

In Sandy's Room

1990 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 40.7 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

10 published of 11 catalogued · 7 with image

Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Whitney
4 published
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Victoria and Albert Museum

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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