Simone Leigh engages in an object-based, sculptural exploration of black female
subjectivity. Her ongoing ethnographic practice, informed by both ancient African
and African American object-making, bridges abstracted forms with iconic
images. In projects that include terracotta and porcelain female busts, large-scale
installations, and performances, Leigh brings a remarkable sense of craft and a
potent investigation of female identity to Afro-futurist tableaux. She presented a
solo exhibition at The Kitchen, New York, and received a Creative Capital Grant in
2012.
Image:
Simone Leigh
South Side, 2012
Terra cotta, porcelain, gold, India ink, epoxy, and steel
56.5 x 13 x 13 inches
Courtesy of the artist
Simone Leigh engages in an object-based, sculptural exploration of black female
subjectivity. Her ongoing ethnographic practice, informed by both ancient African
and African American object-making, bridges abstracted forms with iconic
images. In projects that include terracotta and porcelain female busts, large-scale
installations, and performances, Leigh brings a remarkable sense of craft and a
potent investigation of female identity to Afro-futurist tableaux. She presented a
solo exhibition at The Kitchen, New York, and received a Creative Capital Grant in
2012.
Image:
Simone Leigh
South Side, 2012
Terra cotta, porcelain, gold, India ink, epoxy, and steel
56.5 x 13 x 13 inches
Courtesy of the artist
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