Artworks · Luis Camnitzer

Memorial

2009 · Portfolio of 195 digital prints

each: 13 x 10 3/4" (framed)

Museum of Modern Art

They Worked through the Night, plate one from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 24.7 × 29 cm (9 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 75.2 × 55 cm (29 5/8 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate 35 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.4 × 24.1 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 29.9 × 24.9 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

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Plate 33 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Photo-etching in black on ivory wove paper

Plate: 29.9 × 25 cm (11 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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Plate 32 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate/primary support: 25 × 30 cm (9 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 75 × 55.2 cm (29 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)

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I Was Unable To, plate 34 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 19.1 × 29.1 cm (7 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 19.5 × 29.6 cm (7 11/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

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The Sense of Order Was Seeping Away, plate 31 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24 × 28.6 cm (9 1/2 × 11 5/16 in.); Plate: 24.9 × 29.8 cm (9 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75.2 × 56 cm (29 5/8 × 22 1/16 in.)

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He Wrapped it with Reverence Envisioning His Escape, plate 30 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.4 × 28.9 cm (9 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.2 × 29.8 cm (9 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 74.8 × 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

He was Losing His Will to Clarify, plate 26 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.2 × 24 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 29.7 × 24.5 cm (11 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 75.2 × 55.6 cm (29 5/8 × 21 15/16 in.)

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He Couldn't Feel What He Saw nor Could He See What He Felt, plate 27 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24 × 28.5 cm (9 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.); Plate: 24.7 × 29.1 cm (9 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 55.3 cm (29 13/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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He Tried to Count the Stars, plate 28 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 22.2 × 29 cm (8 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 23.1 × 29.8 cm (9 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55 cm (29 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

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He Mailed His Letter Through a Makeshift Slot, plate 29, from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.1 × 28.8 cm (9 1/2 × 11 3/8 in.); Plate: 25 × 29.8 cm (9 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75.1 × 55.1 cm (29 5/8 × 21 3/4 in.)

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Damage Appeased Him, plate 25 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.3 × 29.2 cm (9 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 25 × 30 cm (9 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55 cm (29 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

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After the Shadow Passed He Would Feed Them, plate 22 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.5 × 23.9 cm (11 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.); Plate: 30 × 24.7 cm (11 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75 × 54.7 cm (29 9/16 × 21 9/16 in.)

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Measuring Helped Him Appropriate the Space, plate nineteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.1 × 29.2 cm (9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 25 × 30 cm (9 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

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The Touch Reclaimed Spent Tenderness, plate 23 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 20.8 × 29.1 cm (8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 21.4 × 29.6 cm (8 7/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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The Brand Perforated His Sleep, plate 24 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.1 × 23 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.); Plate: 29.9 × 23.7 cm (11 13/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 74.7 × 54.9 cm (29 7/16 × 21 5/8 in.)

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The Straddling Echoed in His Dream, plate twenty from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.8 × 24 cm (11 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 30.1 × 24.9 cm (11 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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He Worked with Forbidden Symbols, plate 21 from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.1 × 29 cm (9 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.8 × 30 cm (9 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55 cm (29 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

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His Breath Came through the Roots of His Hair, plate sixteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.6 × 24 cm (11 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 30.1 × 24.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.2 cm (29 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)

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The Vacancy was Effectively Concealed, plate fourteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.2 × 28.5 cm (9 3/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Plate: 24 × 29.5 cm (9 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 75.1 × 55.5 cm (29 5/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

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He Feared Thirst, plate eighteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 29.7 × 24 cm (11 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 30 × 24.7 cm (11 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

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He was Known Becuase of His Precision, plate eleven from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 24 × 29.5 cm (9 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.); Plate: 24.7 × 30 cm (9 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.2 cm (29 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)

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The Tool Pleased Him, plate twelve from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.5 × 29 cm (9 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.6 × 30 cm (9 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.2 cm (29 9/16 × 21 3/4 in.)

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Time Thickened in His Veins, plate thirteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.6 × 29.3 cm (9 5/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Plate: 24.4 × 29.9 cm (9 5/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 54.7 cm (29 9/16 × 21 9/16 in.)

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The Instrument was Explained in Detail, plate fifteen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23 × 29 cm (9 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 24 × 30 cm (9 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.8 cm (29 9/16 × 22 in.)

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He Recoiled Unmarked, plate ten from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.8 × 29.5 cm (9 3/8 × 11 5/8 in.); Plate: 24.6 × 30 cm (9 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Coffee was Cold, plate four from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 24.5 × 29.5 cm (9 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 74.9 × 55.3 cm (29 1/2 × 21 13/16 in.)

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The Weight Drove His Pulse into the Wall, plate six from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 28.6 × 24 cm (11 5/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 29.6 × 25 cm (11 11/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55 cm (29 9/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

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Peeking Became His Craft for Rendering Place, plate nine from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.5 × 28.8 cm (9 5/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Plate: 24.2 × 29 cm (9 9/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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His Knee had Recorded Each Step, plate seven from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 28.5 × 24 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 29.3 × 24.8 cm (11 9/16 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.5 cm (29 9/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

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Her Fragrance Lingered On, plate eight from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.5 × 29 cm (9 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.2 × 30 cm (9 9/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 75.2 × 55.5 cm (29 5/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

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He Practiced Everyday, plate two from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 21.7 × 28.8 cm (8 9/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Plate: 22.7 × 29.8 cm (8 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75 × 54.7 cm (29 9/16 × 21 9/16 in.)

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Memory Spurted Against His Silence, plate five from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate/primary support: 24.5 × 29.5 cm (9 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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Plate Three from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from four plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 22.5 × 29.4 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.); Plate: 23.2 × 29.7 cm (9 3/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.4 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

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Gradually the Time Became a Razor, plate seventeen from Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Color photo-etching from five plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 21 × 28.5 cm (8 5/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Plate: 22.4 × 30.2 cm (8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 75 × 55.3 cm (29 9/16 × 21 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Uruguayan Torture Series

1983 · Series of thirty-five photoetchings, three with chine collé

composition: dimensions vary; sheet (each): 29 1/2 × 21 3/4" (75 × 55.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sentence Reflecting the Sentence that States the Reflection

1975 · Wood, glass, and brass

13 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 2" (35.2 x 24.8 x 5.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Restoration

1972 · Pencil on graph paper on board

14 1/8 x 10 1/8" (35.8 x 25.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Leftovers

1970 · 80 cardboard boxes, gauze and polyvinyl acetate

object: 2032 x 3226 x 200 mm

Tate

Living Room (Living-Comedor), Living Room: Model for an Environment

1968 · Artist's book, offset printed

overall: 14 5/8 x 12 x 5/8" (37.1 x 30.5 x 1.6 cm); constructed: 14 5/8 x 22 3/8 x 5 1/8" (37.1 x 56.8 x 13 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Abolition of Cinema

1968 · Etching

plate: 17 3/4 x 18" (45.1 x 45.7 cm); sheet: 27 9/16 x 24 3/16" (70 x 61.4 cm)

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Horizon

1968 · Etching

plate: 14 x 17 7/8" (35.6 x 45.4cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 24 1/8" (63.4 x 61.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sentences

1966 · Steel

object, each: 51 x 51 x 51 mm

Tate

Accordionist

1958 · Linoleum cut

composition: 23 1/16 x 16 11/16" (58.6 x 42.4 cm); sheet: 30 1/8 x 21 3/4" (76.5 x 55.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Accordionist and Harmonica Players

1958 · Linoleum cut

composition: 25 1/16 x 19 7/16" (63.6 x 49.4 cm); sheet: 31 1/8 x 22 15/16" (79.1 x 58.3 cm)

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