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Lorna Simpson Hauser & Wirth 13 October–23 December 2026 London
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Lorna Simpson will return to the UK for the first time in eight years with an exhibition of new works at Hauser & Wirth London that reveal the symbiotic relationship between her paintings, collages and wider oeuvre.

Coming to prominence in the 1990s for her pioneering approach to conceptual photography, Lorna Simpson’s masterful paintings have become a defining facet of her creative output following her turn to the medium in 2014. From multi-panel compositions and large-scale paintings to sculpture, the works on view are anchored by the artist’s sustained engagement with found defunct photographic news archive photography, particularly from Ebony Magazine. Treating these fragments of the past as carriers of memory, she sources, reconfigures and reproduces archival material to both reveal how histories persist and accrue new meaning over time.

Simpson’s first survey dedicated to her painting practice was displayed in a major solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY in 2025, followed by a solo show at Punta della Dogana (Pinault Collection) in Venice, Italy, the most significant presentation of her work in Europe in more than a decade, currently on view until 22 November 2026.

Lorna Simpson, Nightfall 2026 © Lorna Simpson. Photo: James Wang

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About the Artist

Born in Brooklyn, Lorna Simpson came to prominence in the 1980s with her pioneering approach to conceptual photography. Simpson’s early work–particularly her striking juxtapositions of text and staged images–raised questions about the nature of representation, identity, gender, race and history that continue to drive the artist’s expanding and multi-disciplinary practice today. She deftly explores the medium’s umbilical relation to memory and history, both central themes within her work.

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About the Gallery

Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and Vice President Marc Payot. A family business with a global outlook, Hauser & Wirth has expanded over the past 26 years to include outposts in Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, Somerset and Gstaad. The gallery represents over 70 artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity over the past quarter century, and who are the inspiration for Hauser & Wirth’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation and sustainability.

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Hauser Wirth contemporary art gallery in London United Kingdom
Hauser & Wirth
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