Lorna Simpson

ID, 1990

© Lorna Simpson • Photo: courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Lorna Simpson, ID, © Lorna Simpson • Photo: courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Artist
Lorna Simpson
Title
ID
Dimensions and medium
2 gelatin silver prints, frames and engraved plastic plates, 3/4, 121 × 100.7 cm (dimensions at sight for each element)
Origin
Gift of Ann Birks
Artwork description
ID consists of two distinct but related images that continue Lorna Simpson’s exploration of racial prejudice and stereotyping. Through a strategic presentation that defies the conventional norms of front-facing portraiture, the work offers a critique of prejudice through fragmentation and suggestion. The meaning behind an enigmatic close-up becomes clearer once the second image is viewed: the detail of tightly curled hair and the woman viewed from behind both demand an openness to the other through their differences.

See Also

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Michael Snow, Venetian Blind, 1970, printed of 2002 Venetian Blind, 1970, printed of 2002, 24 Chromogenic prints, Edition of 3.
Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
George Legrady, Double Talk, 1982 Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Alain Laframboise, Nicolaas, 1995 Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Palais Garnier Paris XXXI, 2005, Chromogenic print, 3/6.
Candida Höfer, Palais Garnier Paris XXXI, 2005 Palais Garnier Paris XXXI, 2005, Chromogenic print, 3/6.
Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978, Gelatin silver print.
Raymonde April, Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978 Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978, Gelatin silver print.
El Primer Dia, 2003, 1 colour Inkjet print and 4 black and white Inkjet prints.
Sergio Vega, El Primer Dia, 2003 El Primer Dia, 2003, 1 colour Inkjet print and 4 black and white Inkjet prints.
Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992, Cibachrome print, 1/3.
Andres Serrano, Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992 Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992, Cibachrome print, 1/3.
Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Isabelle Hayeur, Blindsight, 2005 Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993, Chromogenic print and decals.
Joseph Kosuth, Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993 Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993, Chromogenic print and decals.
Debout sur le rivage, 1984, 9 silver gelatin prints.
Raymonde April, Debout sur le rivage, 1984 Debout sur le rivage, 1984, 9 silver gelatin prints.
Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003, Cibachrome print, 4/5.
Marina Abramovic, Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003 Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003, Cibachrome print, 4/5.
Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004, Chromogenic print, 5/6.
Vik Muniz, Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004 Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004, Chromogenic print, 5/6.
Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Barbara Probst, Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006 Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002, Chromogenic print, 2/10.
Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002 Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002, Chromogenic print, 2/10.
Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
Lynne Cohen, Spa, 2000 Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
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