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Objects of Our Affection: inverting by Elle Pérez

Carnegie Museums is home to some of the most significant collections in the world. Here we showcase some of the most compelling objects.

A black and white photo of a close-up view of a flower

Elle Pérez, inverting, 2019, printed 2021, digital gelatin silver print; Courtesy of the artist and 47 Canal, New York


In a new body of work titled Devotions, New York-based artist Elle Pérez explores love, sex, and friendship as well as the vulnerability, agency, and power dynamics that result from intimate relationships. It’s on view at Carnegie Museum of Art through August 22.