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    Artwork Survey: 2000s

    Ellen Gallagher
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    • "Purgatorium,"
      2000
      Ink, pencil, plasticine and paper on linen
      120 × 96 inches

      Photo by Tom Powel

      Collection of the artist

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "Blubber,"
      2000
      120 × 192 inches

      Photo by Tom Powel

      The Art Museum at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "Watery Ecstatic Series,"
      2001
      Watercolor, ink, oil, pencil, cut paper on paper
      17 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches

      Photo by Tom Powel

      Collection of the artist

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "bling bling,"
      2001
      Rubber, paper and enamel on linen,
      96 × 120 inches

      Photo by Tom Powel

      The Eli Broad Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "Monster"
      2003
      from the suite of five 16mm films, "Murmur,"

      Collaboration with Edgar Cleijne Photo by Tom Powel

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "Murmur: Watery Ecstatic, Kabuki Death Dance, Blizzard of White, Super Boo, Monster,"
      Installation view at Gagosian Gallery, New York
      2003
      Five 16mm film projections
      dimensions variable

      Collaboration with Edgar Cleijne. Photo by Tom Powel.

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "eXelento,"
      2004
      Plasticine, ink and paper on canvas
      96 × 192 inches

      Photo by Robert McKeever

      The Eli Broad Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "eXelento,"
      Installation at Gagosian Gallery, New York left: "Afrylic", 2004 center: "eXelento", 2004 right: "POMP-BANG", 2003
      2004

      Photo by Robert McKeever

      Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

    • "DeLuxe"
      2004-2005
      Portfolio of 60 prints, edition of 20
      Each print: 13 × 10 inches

      Photo by Sheldan C. Collins

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "The Man Who Kept Harlem Cool"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Aquatint, photogravure, direct gravure, collage, gouache, and plasticine
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "Free Nurses"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Aquatint, photogravure, collage, varnish, and cut paper
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee.

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "Isaac"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Lithography, tattoo engraving, laser-cutting, crystals, gold leaf, velvet, and plasticine
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee.

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "Mr. Terrific"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee.

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "Bad Skin"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Aquatint, photogravure, cut paper, oil, graphite, varnish, and collage
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee.

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

    • "Millie Christine"
      2004-2005
      DeLuxe
      Aquatint, photogravure, laser-cutting, oil, graphite, collage, pomade
      13 × 10 inches

      Edition of 20. Photo by D. James Dee.

      Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York

      © Ellen Gallagher

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