Artworks · Leigh Ledare

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2016 · 16 mm film, DVD, sound

2014 · Quarto; 256 pages printed on an Indigo digital press; bound without covers and printed on perforated paper; wrapped in a black glassine paper affixed with a wafer seal

book, overall: 12 × 9 1/2 × 1" (30.5 × 24.1 × 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vol. 2: Diptychs from Double Bind

2012 · Artist's book, offset printed, with text and ten prints loose in book

page (each): 15 x 11 3/4" (38.1 x 29.8 cm); overall (closed): 15 x 11 15/16 x 1/2" (38.1 x 30.3 x 1.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vol. 3: Ephemera from Double Bind

2012 · Set of six revues, offset printed, with paper wrapper

page (each): 16 1/4 x 12" (41.2 x 30.5 cm); overall (each): 16 1/4 x 12 x 3/16" (41.2 x 30.5 x 0.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vol. 1: Husbands from Double Bind

2012 · Artist's book, offset printed

page (each): 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.7 x 21.3 cm); overall (closed): 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 5/8" (28.5 x 22.3 x 1.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Double Bind

2012 · Artist's book, offset printed, 3 volumes

Vol. 1: page (each): 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.7 x 21.3 cm); overall (closed): 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 5/8" (28.5 x 22.3 x 1.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Personal Commissions: “Let the Good Times Roll. 1 Blond, 53 yrs old, curvy, buxom, slim, clean, petite. No diseases or drugs. Seeking healthy, honest, reliable, financially secure younger man for discreet sensual fun. Ext#1084”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Image: 47.6 × 36.7 cm (18 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.1 × 36.7 cm (19 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.); Mount, sight: 56.1 × 42 cm (22 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Frame: 58.5 × 44.4 × 3.8 cm (23 1/16 × 17 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “A dream into the Real. Very sensuous, cheerful, SWF, 38, gifted, charming looking for a distinguished, very affluent hi-end art lover, a patron to share great heights. Ext#6910”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “Beautiful, tall and slender 28y/o seeks well connected man. If U attend A-list gala events in NYC, are kind and bring a date lets have some fun!!! Ummmm. Ext.#4803”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Image: 47.6 × 36.7 cm (18 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.1 × 36.7 cm (19 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.); Mount, sight: 56.1 × 42 cm (22 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Frame: 58.5 × 44.4 × 3.8 cm (23 × 17 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “She Said Yeah. SWF, sharpest knife in the drawer, and best looking too. You definitely want to get to know me. Seeking man who can keep up w/ me. No judgments. I’m pretty unconventional. Hopefully you like it that way.”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: "Beautiful 50-ish woman looks 30, Anna Nicole type looks, seeks very generous + understanding gentleman, for ongoing friendship/relationship first. Ext 7461"

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “FIRE. Sexy, beautiful WF, dominant wants a very willing, submissive who understands his place, for creative + complicated discreet play. Tribute. Ext#6795”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “Demi seeks Ashton Kutcher. Very attr single white Female 44 seeks tall attr responsible honest sexy sweet & financially stable younger man, 25-35 for possible relationship. Ext#7449”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “Beautiful, tall and slender 28y/o seeks well connected man. If U attend A-list gala events in NYC, are kind and bring a date lets have some fun!!! Ummmm. Ext.#4803”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Personal Commissions: “Trophy needs polishing. Attractive, intelligent, sweet and caring midwestern SWF, 25 seeks man to take me to my potential. Quiet and shy person, but have another side. Looking for man of means, a leader.”

2008 · Chromogenic print

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother's Thoughts on Modelling from the series Prentend You're Actually Alive

2008 · Printed matter

Sheet: 30.5 × 22.9 cm (12 × 9 in.); frame: 35.9 × 29.6 × 3.7 cm (14 5/16 × 11 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mom with Hand on Bed from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

2006 · Chromogenic print

Image: 96 × 74.3 cm (37 13/16 × 29 5/16 in.); Frame: 99.2 × 77.4 × 5 cm (39 × 30 1/2 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mom in Wig

2006 · Chromogenic print; edition 1/5

Frame: 100.5 × 66.9 × 5.1 cm (39 9/16 × 26 5/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mom and Me in Thrift Shop

2005 · Chromogenic print

Sheet (sight): 26 3/4 × 40 1/16 in. (67.9 × 101.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Catch 22, from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

2005 · Chromogenic print

Paper: 96.8 × 63.2 cm (40 × 28 in.); Frame: 99.8 × 66.3 × 4.9 cm (39 9/16 × 26 5/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Come Let's Talk

2004 · Printed matter

Paper: 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.); frame: 37 × 31 × 3.7 cm (14 3/16 × 11 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tina and me on Bed from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

2003 · Chromogenic print

Paper: 36.2 × 54.6 cm (18 × 24 in.); Frame: 39.4 × 57.8 × 5 cm (15 11/16 × 22 15/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Grama and Me in Hospital from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

2002 · Chromogenic print

Paper: 35.7 × 54 cm (24 × 18 in.); Frame: 39.4 × 57.8 × 5 cm (15 7/16 × 22 11/16 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Brother in Providence from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

2002 · Gelatin silver print

Paper: 21.6 × 32.6 cm (9 × 14 in.); Frame: 24.2 × 35.2 × 4.3 cm (10 × 14 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mom in Seventeen Magazine from the series Pretend You're Actually Alive

1968 · Printed matter

Paper: 31.8 × 25.4 cm (12 1/2 × 10 in.); frame: 45.5 × 37.8 × 4.3 cm (18 × 14 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago