Lorna Simpson

b. 1960, Brooklyn, New York, US

Simpson came to prominence with her pioneering approach to conceptual photography. Her early work, which juxtaposed text and staged images, raised questions about the nature of representation, identity, gender, race and history. She has since embraced film, drawing, sculpture and painting (see W*228), offering powerful critiques of institutional racism and sexism, and immersing viewers in the paradoxes of contemporary American life. From her David Adjaye-designed studio in Brooklyn, Simpson is working on a full schedule of major exhibitions, including solo presentations at the Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland, and Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles in 2021, and at the Serlachius Museum in Finland in 2022.