Twenty Questions (A Sampler) by Lorna Simpson is ambiguous from the start. Hesitating between Dada inspiration and the formal specificities of Art & Language, viewers must ask themselves what they are to make of these multiple photographs (to borrow a term from contemporary art). Aligned horizontally, four black-and-white portraits show a black woman from behind, with short texts accompanying the photographs which ask questions about image and gender. Like commands, their orality confronts the traditional film photography the artist uses to construct her modern tondi. “The underlying thread is my relationship to text and ideas about representation,” says Simpson.
Read the full article on the French version of Le Journal.
Fanny Lambert
Exposition
Lorna Simpson
From May 28th to September 1st, 2013
Jeu de Paume
1, Place de la Concorde
75008 Paris
France
