Wikipedia Entry
Lorna Simpson is an American photographer and multimedia artist whose works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. In 1990, she became one of the first African-American women to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. She came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with photo-text installations such as Guarded Conditions and Square Deal that questioned the nature of identity, gender, race, history and representation. Simpson continues to explore these themes in relation to memory and history using photography, film, video, painting, drawing, audio, and sculpture.
Artworks by Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson, Still, 1997
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Serigraph on felt
100 Highlights, African and African Diaspora, and Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora
© Lorna Simpson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Lorna Simpson, ID, 1990
artwork
Gelatin silver prints and plastic plaques
African and African Diaspora and Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora
© Lorna Simpson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Featured Exhibitions
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AMERICANA
In this first exhibition cycle, AMERICANA includes art produced in South America, North America, and the Caribbean presented in the form of six short visual essays, each offering a critical perspective on a set of related issues in modern culture and society of particular interest to progressive artists.
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MY BODY, MY RULES
MY BODY, MY RULES is a group exhibition that examines the mainstream portrayal of women, confronting the stereotypes, violence, limitations, and ideals imposed on the disputed image of the female body.
