Lorna Simpson

Drawing inspiration from vintage issues of the iconic Ebony
and Jet magazines, Lorna Simpson (b. 1960) creates striking
screen-printed collages layered with ink and acrylic washes
on fibreglass, wood, and clayboard. By removing images
from their original contexts, she questions how meaning is
constructed through visual representation.

Lorna Simpson: Source Notes focuses on a significant new development in her work of the last 10 years: paintings that advance her incisive explorations of gender, race, identity, representation, and history. Through more than 30 works, this focused exhibition presents a selection of Simpson’s major paintings, including examples from her acclaimed Venice Biennale debut in 2015 and her celebrated series Special Characters, along with a recent sculpture and related collages.