Tomorrow: Lorna Simpson @ Aperture

(via Exposures)

Join Aperture and the Parsons Department of Photography for an artist’s talk with Lorna Simpson at Aperture Gallery. Simpson is known for her use of the image of the African-American woman to examine the ways in which gender and culture shape the interactions, relationships, and experiences of our lives in contemporary, multi-racial America. Recently, she has turned her attention to moving images; in film and video works such as Call Waiting, Simpson presents individuals engaged in intimate and enigmatic elliptical conversations that elude easy interpretation while addressing the mysteries of both identity and desire. Her newest works include figurative drawings of characters from her video works and a collection of drawings of women’s heads, turned in profile to reveal their various hairstyles. Simpson is currently creating installations involving found vintage photographs accompanied by her own drawings and new photography.

Artist’s Talk with Lorna Simpson
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 pm

FREE

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

Tomorrow: Lorna Simpson Talk at F.I.T.

from FIT:

Fashion Institute of Technology, Building D, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
27th Street @ 7th Avenue
2009 Photo Talks lecture series
All events are free and open to the public.

Artist Lorna Simpson will speak on Thursday, April 28th, at 1:00 p.m. in Katie Murphy Amphitheatre. With the African-American woman as a visual point of departure, Simpson use the figure to examine the ways in which gender and culture shape the interactions, relationships and experiences of our lives in contemporary multi-racial America.