In Search of the Perfect Double (I)
2016 · Urethane, pigment, and aluminum
79 × 31 × 76" (200.7 × 78.7 × 193 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Kaari Upson
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- LocationArtsy + Gallery Generic· 85%
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- David-KordanskyTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Kaari Upson worked in photography, video, and installation to excavate the psychological weight of family archives and domestic interiors. Her practice centered on how inherited trauma and memory embed themselves in material objects and architectural space, often using her own family photographs and home environments as primary material. Through this intimate, biographical approach, Upson created work that collapsed the distance between personal and collective history.
Source: Phillips Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago
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