Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson (born August 13, 1960) is an American photographer and multimedia artist whose works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Quotes For me, this is a very beautiful expansion of the original exhibition. And the space at Punta della Dogana afforded a much broader look in terms of different parts of my practice, which I really appreciate. I found myself spending all my time taking photographs or in the dark room, really learning the craft. So why the return to more manual mediums? “I was at a point when I really loved making videos, but I wanted to find something that would allow me to sit and make something and move on. So I started doing ink drawings. When friends see me make collages, they’re like, ‘Oh my god, the way your brain works, sorting and culling imagery, is not normal! I enjoy looking at images so much. There’s so much out there that’s surreal in itself, and just changing one element – but doing it in a way where I’m not second-guessing myself or trying to impose a narrative ... it’s a nice way to unlock my imagination. I’m not one to rush with, ‘Is this going to be good, or is this something you’re going to show? The end product is of the least interest. It’s more about the process of letting go and seeing what happens. It starts with a research process and, on a conceptual level, an idea. Then I try to back away from what it is I do – to not implement what I’m used to doing – to solve that idea. My work is my work and all those things are in the work. With regard to American politics, it’s the origins of how the United States was formed, and an undercurrent of the past 200 years – which, in terms of culture, is a really short period of time. My parents grew up under Jim Crow, my grandmother also. Her father, their parents, were slaves. These things come up – and now it has gotten to an intensity and destructiveness that has left me lost for words – but they haven’t ever really quite gone away or been fully resolved. Inside Lorna Simpson’s Standout Venice Exhibition,AnOther(13 May 2026) External links Category:Photographers from the United States Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:African Americans Category:Women born in the 1960s