The debut issue of Notes on Beauty features a conversation between artists Lorna Simpson and Glenn Ligon about beauty's broader implications in art. Lorna Simpson made history in 1990 as the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at MoMA and has since expanded her work to include collage and sculpture. Her upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will showcase 30 paintings from the last decade, reflecting consistent themes of identity and representation. Glenn Ligon's career parallels Simpson's, with both artists examining the impact of their heritage on their artistic practices.
1990 was groundbreaking for the world of art, thanks to Lorna Simpson. That year, the artist-lauded for her work as a conceptual photographer-became both the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and one of the first to show at the Venice Biennale.
Her painting career launched a decade ago, with another celebrated debut at the Venice Biennale in 2015. In the years since, she's continued to hold solo shows around the world, including two critically acclaimed exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth in New York.
Simpson's oeuvre has since grown, spanning collage, film, and sculpture. But regardless of the medium, her themes remain consistent: the nature of identity, representation, and their impact on history and memory.
Now, Simpson is preparing for a new show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that will, for the first time, present a survey of her paintings.
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