Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson, considered to be a pioneer of conceptual photography, is well-known for her photography, videos and text works that confront and challenge narrow, conventional views of gender, identity, culture, history and memory.
On Saturday, April 2, she will grace the Museum of Contemporary Art here in Chicago with her presence, where she will discuss her process and most recent work. She has been creating work that draws from archives of photographs from the 1950s, complicating the images by creating her own replicas and posing herself to mimic the originals.
The drawings featured above fascinate me, as they were drawn from rough cut footage from a promotional film made by an institution for children with speech and learning disabilities in my own Wichita, KS in the late 1950s. The women depicted are actresses in the role of mother or caregiver.
For more, visit Lorna's website to discover an amazing collection of photographs, videos, drawings, exhibition images and more.
14 comments:
I like Guarded Condition- that would be a very cool talk to go to- can't wait to hear about it.
Four years to get my BS in photography and I haven't heard of her. I don't know if this is the result of the instruction or the memory of the student. I'm glad to have been introduced to her here. Am going to go take a peek around about her now.
Oh, lucky! I wish I lived closer to Chicago.
wow - this is all amazing!!
amazing!! that will be quite the treat to attend...love her collections
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what great and inspirational images, Meagan. Thank you for sharing.
I'm jealous that I won't be in Chicago for such a cool event. Looks pretty awesome. Thanks for making me homesick. haha ;)
xo
i wander, i wonder
I've been trying to visit you for awhile now-finally able to stop by:-). Thanks for introducing me to such an amazing artist! Awesome talent!
wow, i love this! awesome post!
love lorna simpson... have a great time!
These are really thought-provoking. I spent quite a bit of time looking through them!
oooh super cool! Are you going? Sounds awesome!
what a great photos!
Wish I could be there in Chicago..
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