Xaviera Simmons

b. 1974, New York; lives in New York

Wikipedia Entry

Xaviera Simmons is an American contemporary artist. She works in photography, performance, painting, video, sound art, sculpture, and installation. Considered a public intellectual, she is known for works which span formal artistic practices as well as conceptual and political landscapes.

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Featured Exhibitions
AMERICANA: Formalizing Craft: Polly Apfelbaum Mojo Jojo, 2001
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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.
Tschabalala Self. Chopped Cheese, 2017
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Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM’s Fund for African American Art

Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM’s Fund for African American Art highlights a group of paintings, sculptures, and photographs that have since become quintessential for the museum—including works by Terry Adkins, Romare Bearden, Kevin Beasley, Ed Clark, Leslie Hewitt, Faith Ringgold, Tschabalala Self, Xaviera Simmons and Juana Valdes, among several others.