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Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.58 · Charcoal on vellum
Purchase, with funds from Denise Coates and Richard Smith
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 2024.357 · Oil on canvas on panel
Gift of Erin Leider-Pariser and Paul Pariser
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession AH.2022.34.15 · Oil on canvas
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Gift of Margo Leavin
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 383.2022 · Paint and chalk on paper
Gift of Lucille and Ron Neeley
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.68 · Oil and cold wax on canvas
Gift of the Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, by exchange, and Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund, by exchange
The Studio Museum in Harlem · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.14 · Oil and cold wax on canvas
Studio Museum in Harlem; Museum purchase with funds provided by Neda Young
The Studio Museum in Harlem · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.25.2 · Soapground aquatint with sanding on BFK White paper
Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of David Lusenhop
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.28.124 · Color soapground aquatint, ed. TPB
Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.28.127a-f · Color soapground aquatint with sanding, ed. TPB GS 2011
Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.28.123 · Color soapground aquatint, ed. TPB
Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.28.122 · Color soapground aquatint, ed. TPB
Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.28.126 · Color soapground aquatint with sanding, ed. TPB
Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press
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Podcast Interviews6

podcasts No. 633: Holiday clips: Gary Simmons The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Dec 22, 2023
Episode No. 633 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday weekend clips episode featuring artist Gary Simmons. The Pérez Art Museum Miami is presenting “Gary Simmons: Public Enemy,” a survey of Simmons’ 35-year career…
podcasts No. 616: Gary Simmons, Benjamin Wigfall The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Aug 24, 2023
Episode No. 616 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Gary Simmons and curator Sarah L. Eckhardt. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is presenting “Gary Simmons: Public Enemy,” a survey of Simmons’ 35-year …
podcasts A brush with... Gary Simmons A brush with... · Jun 7, 2023
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from David Hammons to 1980s punk rock
podcasts No. 368: Holiday clips: Gary Simmons The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Nov 23, 2018
Episode No. 368 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a Thanksgiving weekend clips episode featuring artist Gary Simmons. Gary Simmons’s newest installation is on view at the California African American Museum in Los Angele…
podcasts No. 300: Gary Simmons The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Aug 4, 2017
Episode No. 300 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Gary Simmons. Gary Simmons’s newest installation is on view at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Titled “Gary Simmons: Fade to Black,” …
podcasts No. 70: Leo Rubinfien, Gary Simmons The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Oct 27, 2014
Episode No. 70 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator and artist Leo Rubinfien and artist Gary Simmons. Rubinfien curated the Garry Winogrand retrospective opening this weekend at the San Francisco Museum of Mo…
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BFA, 1988 · New York, NY, USA
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This editorial compilation highlights a series of exhibitions and artist profiles focusing on the intimate relationship between drawing, painting, and…
exhibitionsJun 2, 2026
This profile explores the Upper West Side residence of Crystal McCrary McGuire and Raymond J. McGuire, a power couple deeply embedded in New York City…
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Bethannie Newsom Steelman will host a studio tour at 415 Park Ave. in Hot Springs on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 11 a.m., as part of Arts and the…
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Christie’s New York concluded its Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 10, 2023, generating a total of $66.3 million. The auction saw stro…
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Miami’s art scene is transitioning into the spring season with a diverse lineup of exhibitions across the city’s museums and private galleries. Key hi…
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Amanda Precourt, a 52-year-old philanthropist and real estate developer, has transformed a former fortune cookie factory in Denver's Baker neighborhoo…
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The Portland Art Museum has launched its new Black Art and Experiences Initiative, a permanent, multigallery project that debuts with the reopening of…
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Solange has launched the Saint Heron Community Library, a new initiative making rare and out-of-print art books available to the public for free borro…
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Cultured magazine profiles Chris Cook, a 33-year-old New York photographer nominated by Ming Smith. Cook describes himself as a "native tourist" of Ne…
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The fourth edition of Frieze Seoul opened with strong collector turnout and solid first-day sales, despite a turbulent global art market. High-profile…
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Glenn Ligon, the New York–based artist known for probing identity and language through neons, canvases, and essays, is featured on the cover of Cultur…
peopleJul 28, 2025
Racquel Chevremont, a curator and collector who recently appeared on the Real Housewives of New York, was brought in by the producers of the Sex and t…
peopleJul 15, 2025
The Bronx Museum of the Arts has appointed Shamim M. Momin as its next director and chief curator, effective early September. Momin succeeds Klaudio R…
peopleJul 10, 2025
The article reports on the Museum of Modern Art's retrospective "Jack Whitten: The Messenger," which runs through August 2 and features 175 works incl…
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Past Exhibitions4

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Gary Simmons

Gary Simmons

21 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Jun 8, 2016 — Jul 15, 2016

Project Gallery: Gary Simmons

Gary Simmons

1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA

Jan 1, 2014

Nov. 14, 2014 – Oct. 4, 2015 Project Gallery: Gary Simmons

FOCUS: Gary Simmons

Gary Simmons

3200 Darnell St, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA

Jan 13, 2013 — Mar 13, 2013

FOCUS: Gary Simmons FOCUS Jan 13, 2013 - Mar 13, 2013 New York-based artist Gary Simmons is known for his “erasure” technique, which he began using in the ea...

Gary Simmons: Black Marquee

Gary Simmons

21 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Nov 18, 2010 — Dec 16, 2010

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Jan 1, 1964