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Lorna Simpson

LORNA SIMPSON

Earth & Sky Hauser & Wirth 2 November 2024–11 January 2025 New York, 22nd Street
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This November, Lorna Simpson will debut a monumental new body of work at our New York, 22nd Street gallery. A suite of large-scale paintings of meteorites, inspired by photographs found in an early 20th century natural history textbook, will create a temple-like atmosphere of contemplation in which human scale and geological time are unmoored. These canvases will be accompanied by a new text-based wall sculpture that references an incredible story from the same book, wherein a named, and then unnamed, Black farmer is surprised when a meteorite lands right at his feet. Simpson’s new works reimagine traditional notions of ancient celestial objects and phenomena, prompting viewers to reflect on the vastness of the cosmos and our place within its grand narrative.

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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Hauser Wirth contemporary art gallery in New York 22nd Street
Hauser & Wirth
542 West 22nd Street, New York, United States
+1 212 790 3900
http://hauserwirth.com

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Tuesday – Saturday
10am – 6pm
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