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Laurie Simmons — The Instant Decorator (Yellow Kitchen)
Laurie Simmons

The Instant Decorator (Yellow Kitchen)

2003

In this work, Laurie Simmons stages a meticulously arranged domestic interior suffused in warm yellow tones, blurring the line between reality and artifice. Drawing on the visual language of mid-century home décor magazines and idealized visions of suburban femininity, Simmons constructs a scene that feels simultaneously inviting and unsettling. The image interrogates how domestic spaces are coded, consumed, and sold as aspirational fantasies.

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Laurie Simmons, The Instant Decorator (Yellow Kitchen), 2003

In this work, Laurie Simmons stages a meticulously arranged domestic interior suffused in warm yellow tones, blurring the line between reality and artifice. Drawing on the visual language of mid-century home décor magazines and idealized visions of suburban femininity, Simmons constructs a scene that feels simultaneously inviting and unsettling. The image interrogates how domestic spaces are coded, consumed, and sold as aspirational fantasies.

Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Domestic Interior, Yellow Palette, Feminist Art, Conceptual Art, Uncanny Mood, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Staged Photography, Constructed Image, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Constructed Reality, Warm Mood, Post-Modern, Yellow Color Palette

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