• Become a Member
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
Skip to content
Hyperallergic

Hyperallergic

Sensitive to Art & its Discontents

Membership

Simone Leigh

Posted inArt

At the Venice Biennale, Simone Leigh Embraces Sovereignty

by Julie Baumgardner May 1, 2022May 3, 2022

Leigh’s transformation of the US National Pavilion is no immersive installation, but rather a proposal in sculpture, and by sculpture.

Posted inNews

In Historic First, Simone Leigh and Sonia Boyce Win Venice Biennale’s Golden Lions

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu April 25, 2022April 29, 2022

They are the first Black women to represent their countries in the international exhibition.

Posted inNews

Simone Leigh Will Represent the US at the 2022 Venice Biennale

by Hakim Bishara October 14, 2020November 5, 2020

The New York-based artist will be the first Black woman to represent the country at the prestigious exhibition.

Posted inNews

The High Line Wants You to Weigh in on Its Next Public Sculptures

by Hakim Bishara August 13, 2020November 5, 2020

From playful to political, there are 80 options by artists including Nick Cave, Mona Hatoum, and Wang Sishun.

Posted inNews

“We Feel Very Betrayed”: Community Protests Replacement for J. Marion Sims Monument

by Hakim Bishara October 7, 2019October 8, 2019

Local stakeholders from the Beyond Sims Committee objected to a vote by a panel of judges appointed by New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

Posted inNews

Simone Leigh, Wangechi Mutu, Kehinde Wiley, and Vinnie Bagwell In the Running for New Central Park Memorial

by Hakim Bishara October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

The artists were selected as finalists to replace a statue of J. Marion Sims, a 19th-century doctor who conducted violent surgeries on enslaved Black women.

Posted inArt

Simone Leigh’s Debris of Silence

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney July 31, 2019July 30, 2019

Simone Leigh’s work, on view at the Guggenheim Museum, is inhibiting in a particularly difficult way: it doesn’t seduce; it doesn’t explain, it doesn’t rely on interpretation; it doesn’t care what I think.

Posted inArt

Probing the Proper Grounds for Criticism in the Wake of the 2019 Whitney Biennial

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney June 7, 2019February 1, 2022

In the wake of numerous critiques regarding the lack of perceived “radicality” in the Whitney Biennial, a critic analyzes the implications of artist Simone Leigh’s response.

Posted inArt

The Overdue Skyrocketing of Simone Leigh

Avatar photo by Gregory Volk October 6, 2018October 19, 2018

Simone Leigh’s chief subject is, in her own terms, “black female subjectivity,” hardly a predominant theme in an art world that has skewed way white and male since its inception.

Posted inArt

The Political Resonance of Contemporary Sculpture

Avatar photo by Jillian McManemin April 14, 2018April 13, 2018

Sculpture at Luhring Augustine posits contemporary sculpture as a corrective to politically regressive monuments in the United States.

Posted inIn Brief

Guggenheim Announces Shortlist for 2018 Hugo Boss Prize

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney December 13, 2017December 15, 2017

The artists being considered for one of the most prestigious and substantial prizes in contemporary art are “exploring urgent social issues, and providing new artistic vocabulary through which to examine personal and universal themes.”

Posted inArt

From Acoustic Mirrors to Kitchen Huts, Sculptures Take Root in Harlem Parks

by Alexis Clements May 4, 2017May 6, 2017

A public sculpture series curated by the Studio Museum in Harlem showcases work by artists who have strong connections to the area.

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts
Hyperallergic
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

  • Home
  • Latest
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • About
  • Support Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Membership
  • Newsletters
  • Submissions
  • Careers
© 2023 Hyperallergic. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy