Simone Leigh’s work explores how Black women have been misrepresented in art and culture
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 9, 2023
Jeffrey Brown:
Leigh went really big in her work and the attention it gained in 2019 with Brick House, towering over New York's High Line Park.
The exhibition now in Washington, some 29 works spanning 20 years, mostly sculptures, but also several videos, was organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. It includes major works that were part of her acclaimed Venice Biennale project and a few new ones, heady stuff, perhaps, but, at 56, Leigh is hardly an overnight success.
