Lorna Simpson [Hardcover]

Okwui Enwezor (Contributor), Helaine Posner (Contributor), Hilton Als (Contributor), Isaac Julien (Contributor), Thelma Golden (Contributor), Shamim M. Momin (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

Lorna Simpson is one of the leading artists of her generation, devoted to the beauty of image-making, innovatively juxtaposing the figure and gesture with text and narrative. This rich monograph, created to accompany the major retrospective of Simpson's work touring in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York (among other destinations) beginning this spring, includes insightful essays by curator and critic Okwui Enwezor and New Yorker writer Hilton Als, and a conversation with the artist, Isaac Julien, and Thelma Golden, along with 126 reproductions from Simpson's formally elegant, subtly provocative body of work-including her recent work.

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About the Author

Okwui Enwezor is dean of academic affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Helaine Posner is adjunct curator of exhibitions at the American Federation of Arts. She lives in New York City.

Hilton Als is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He lives in New York City.

Isaac Julien is a London-based film and video artist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810955482
• ISBN-13: 978-0810955486
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #764,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A 20-year gallery and retrospective of contemporary artist Lorna Simpson's photographic and text works, August 5, 2006

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This review is from: Lorna Simpson (Hardcover)

Organized by the American Federation of the Arts, Lorna Simpson is a 20-year gallery and retrospective of contemporary artist Lorna Simpson's photographic and text works. Unafraid to delve into themes of race, sexuality, and loss, Simpson's striking imagery of the human figure, often cropped, speaks directly to the viewer. Black-and- white and color photographs give the reader the next best thing to a tour of a gallery of Simpson's art, and the brief text passages include commentary on Simpson's creations and a conversation with the artist. Lorna Simpson is an excellent contribution to personal, academic, and community library photographic and artbook collections.