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Previous Sales 49

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Market163 auction results

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$1.4K – $102K
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$28.9K
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$26.1K
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Oct 2024 · $38.1K
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Photographs: $26.1K medianWorks on paper: $21.4K medianPaintings: $205K medianSculpture/objects: $625 medianEditioned prints: $75.6K medianUnclassified lots: $2.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $14.5K medianEditioned photos: $35.6K median
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Galleries1

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Prizes & Awards2

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize
Shortlisted 2014
Hugo Boss Prize
Shortlisted 1998
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Podcast Interviews3

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Biennial Selections2

Venice Biennale — Venice
2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh
Venice Biennale — Venice
2024 · Foreigners Everywhere · curated by Adriano Pedrosa
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Education4

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Publications7

Monograph 3

Phaidon Press · 2022

Exhibition Catalog 3

Group Catalog 1

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Current Exhibitions1

CARE MATTERS. An Exhibition of the VERBUND COLLECTION

Renate Bertlmann, Elizabeth Catlett, Hannah Cooke, Sandra Eleta, VALIE EXPORT, Sophie Gogl, Marlene Haring, Lena Henke, Natalia Iguiñiz Boggio, Birgit Jürgenssen, Kirsten Justesen, Anna Kutera, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Christine Lederer, Karin Mack, Małgorzata Markiewicz, Kelly O’Brien, Frida Orupabo, Letícia Parente, Margot Pilz, Maria Pinińska-Bereś, Margaret Raspé, Laura Ribero, Martha Rosler, Hansel Sato, Anna Schölß, Mary Sibande, Lorna Simpson, Annegret Soltau, Rosemarie Trockel, Nicole Wermers, Akihito Yoshida

Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Mar 12, 2026 — Jun 28, 2026

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American artist Lorna Simpson has opened a major solo exhibition titled 'Third Person' at Punta della Dogana in Venice, featuring over 50 works across…
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The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announced 314 new acquisitions in 2025, its 50th anniversary year. The additions span photogra…
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The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) presents "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a landmark exhibition exploring the role of photogr…
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The article highlights 22 must-see exhibitions happening alongside the 61st Venice Biennale, which is expected to be affected by geopolitical tensions…
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Past Exhibitions10

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Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson

Mar 12, 2020 — Feb 21, 2021

Lorna Simpson Mar 12, 2020 - Feb 21, 2021 The Pavilions, Room 9

The Space Between

Lorna Simpson

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 10, 2019 — Feb 16, 2019

New work

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3 Rue du Cloître Saint-Merri, 75004 Paris, France

Oct 17, 2009 — Nov 21, 2009

The Eye of the Beholder

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46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Mar 6, 2008 — Apr 26, 2008

Lorna Simpson Videos / Photographies

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3 Rue du Cloître Saint-Merri, 75004 Paris, France

Dec 11, 2004 — Jan 22, 2005

Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Apr 24, 2004 — Jun 5, 2004

Lorna Simpson New Work

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Apr 1, 1994 — Apr 23, 1994

Lorna Simpson Wigs

Lorna Simpson

Mar 6, 1992 — Apr 4, 1992

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Art Fair Appearances11

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Frieze New York — New York
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Frieze New York — New York
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2017
artgenève — Geneva
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2015
The Armory Show — New York
2015
Art Basel — Basel
2014
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