
Constellation
2020
Lorna Simpson's "Constellation" employs ink and screenprint on gessoed fiberglass to create a mixed media work that reflects her conceptual practice. The use of gessoed fiberglass as a support is unconventional, lending the piece a sculptural dimensionality while the screenprinting technique introduces both graphic precision and reproducibility. Simpson's approach characterizes her broader engagement with abstraction, pattern, and the materiality of the artwork itself as a means of disrupting conventional modes of representation and viewing.
- Medium
- ink and screenprint on gessoed fibreglass
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 11, 2024
Lot 8
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Kara Walker
American · b. 1969

Walker similarly merges abstraction with conceptual investigations of race and identity using unconventional graphic techniques including silhouette and screenprint, creating works that carry a mysterious visual tension comparable to Simpson's layered approach in Constellation.

Glenn Ligon
American · b. 1960

Ligon's practice combines text, screenprinting, and mixed media on unconventional surfaces to explore Black identity and American experience conceptually, sharing Simpson's precise graphic sensibility and her use of material choice as a conceptual disruption.

Ellen Gallagher
American · b. 1965

Gallagher works with layered mixed media on unusual supports, combining printmaking techniques with abstract patterning to engage questions of race and identity, closely mirroring Simpson's use of gessoed fiberglass and screenprint to achieve both sculptural dimensionality and conceptual depth.
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