Simone Leigh — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works44

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

NGA Washington

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Art Institute of Chicago

Hammer Museum

LACMA

Guggenheim

High Museum

Dallas Museum of Art

Harry Ransom Center

Studio Museum

Parrish Art Museum

Blanton Museum

Newark Museum

Previous Sales 20

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Untitled V (Anatomy of Architecture series), 2016

Sotheby's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Head Piece (Black), 2010

Bought In

Nov 2023

Christie's

109 (Face Jug Series), 2019

$630,000

May 2023

Phillips

Figure (Cobalt), 2021

Christie's

Christie's

Untitled VI (Anatomy of Architecture Series), 2016

Phillips

Phillips

Artsy Auctions · Artsy

Premye, 2011

Bidding closed

Color photograph made with archival pigments on fine art rag paper

Phillips · Artsy

Untitled, 2012

Bidding closed

Salt-glazed porcelain

Artists for Kamala: Select Works · Artsy

Untitled, 2023

Bidding closed

Porcelain

Planned Parenthood Benefit Auction · Artsy

Untitled (Cowrie), 2017

Bidding closed

Glazed stoneware

Sotheby's · Artsy

Overburdened With Significance, 2011

Bidding closed

Porcelain, Egyptian paste, terracotta, graphite and steel base

For Sale 3

Guggenheim Museum · Artsy

Sentinel, 2019

For sale

Bronze and raffia

Guggenheim Museum · Artsy

Panoptica, 2019

For sale

Terracotta pipe and chimney, steel, and raffia

Guggenheim Museum · Artsy

Jug, 2019

For sale

Bronze

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Market39 auction results

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$403K – $2.2M

6 of 8 works on paper lots with prices

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$961K

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$853K

6 priced works on paper lots

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Nov 2024 · $432K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Works on paper: $853K medianSculpture/objects: $2.7M medianPhotographs: $500 medianUnclassified lots: $680K medianPaintings: $819K median

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Prizes & Awards1

Hugo Boss Prize

Winner 2018

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Biennial Selections1

Venice Biennale — Venice

2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh

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Publications4

Group Catalog 2

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection

Phaidon Press · 2024

Collecting Contemporaries: The Fuhrman Collection Author

Phaidon Press

Survey 2

Elevated: Art on the High Line

Phaidon Press · 2024

The Legacy Sites: A History of Racial Injustice

Phaidon Press

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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Barbican Explores a Century of Pan-African Art and Culture in Major Summer Exhibition

The Barbican in London opens 'Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica' on June 11, 2026, a major summer exhibition surveying over a c…

exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

Saidiya Hartman on Teaming Up with All-Star Artists to Imagine the End of White Supremacy

Saidiya Hartman, a Columbia professor known for her "critical fabulation" method of writing history, has created her first artwork: a performance titl…

cultureJun 10, 2026

The Dealers: Rajiv Menon Connects Cultures

This article from Contemporary Art Review LA profiles dealer Rajiv Menon, focusing on his role in connecting cultures through art. The piece, part of …

peopleJun 9, 2026

Two of the Biggest Names in American Patronage Have Kept Their Homes Private—Until Now

Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, prominent American philanthropists and art collectors, have opened their private Hamptons home to the public for the first t…

cultureJun 5, 2026

Glenstone at 20

Glenstone, the sprawling 300-acre art museum and landscape in Potomac, Maryland, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded by Mitchell Rales and Em…

exhibitionsJun 4, 2026

La Biennale di Taipei nel 2027 avrà una curatrice italiana: nominata Cecilia Alemani

The Taipei Biennial has appointed Italian curator Cecilia Alemani to direct its 15th edition in 2027, as announced by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFA…

peopleJun 4, 2026

The Black Arts Council Benefit 2026 | MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced the 2026 Black Arts Council Benefit, titled "A Night Out with Friends," scheduled for April 9, 2026. The…

newsJun 2, 2026

Tiwani Contemporary, Bastion of African Diasporic Art, Closes

Tiwani Contemporary, a London- and Lagos-based gallery dedicated to African diasporic art, has announced its closure after fifteen years. The London l…

marketMay 28, 2026

Tiwani Contemporary, Beloved Gallery with a Focus on Art of the African Diaspora, Closes After 15 Years

Tiwani Contemporary, a London-based gallery known for championing artists of the African diaspora, is closing after 15 years. Founder Maria Varnava an…

marketMay 28, 2026

Tiwani Contemporary, Major African Art Gallery, Is Closing Its Doors

Tiwani Contemporary, a leading gallery for contemporary African art and its diaspora, has permanently closed its London location and paused operations…

marketMay 28, 2026

“In Minor Keys” Is the Biennale’s Crown Jewel

Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara reviews the main exhibition of the 2026 Venice Biennale, titled "In Minor Keys," calling it a triumph fo…

reviewMay 28, 2026

Back on its home soil after 375 years, the Venus of Arles magnetizes artists in an unprecedented exhibition

The Venus of Arles, a Roman statue from the 1st century BCE and a copy of a work attributed to the Greek sculptor Praxiteles, has returned to Arles af…

exhibitionsMay 27, 2026

These Four Filmmakers Have Never Fully Gotten Their Due. The Kitchen Wants To Change That.

The Kitchen, a New York nonprofit arts organization, held its annual spring gala at City Winery to honor four female filmmakers: Cheryl Dunye, Garrett…

exhibitionsMay 22, 2026

Marcel Duchamp and the MoMA Exhibition That Didn’t Ask Questions

Marcel Duchamp's 1917 readymade *Fountain* and its radical questioning of art's definition are the focus of a new retrospective at the Museum of Moder…

exhibitionsMay 22, 2026

US SCULPTURES AMID CONTROVERSY AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

The United States Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale features sculptor Alma Allen's exhibition "Call Me the Breeze," which opened with no clear fund…

exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

Watching You, Watching Me: On Panteha Abareshi and the Spectacle of Illness

newsMay 19, 2026

Consignors Revealed: The Mystery Sellers Behind the $1.8 Billion May Auctions

Sotheby's kicked off the May auction season with a $433 million sale, including an 11-lot group from the estate of late dealer Bob Mnuchin, led by an …

marketMay 18, 2026

The art of chaos

The 61st Venice International Art Biennale has opened in Venice, running until November, amid unprecedented turmoil. The main exhibition, "In Minor Ke…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

‘Africa in the Spotlight’ exhibition in Lisbon

An exhibition titled 'Africa in the Spotlight' has opened at the Lisbon Alliance Française, curated by Tatyana Jolivet. The show features seven contem…

exhibitionsMay 14, 2026

The Same Dead Thing Alive: Contemporary Archives in L.A. and Beyond

newsMay 12, 2026

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Past Exhibitions12

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Smithsonian Institution

Simone Leigh

Nov 3, 2023 — Mar 3, 2024

Simone Leigh The first comprehensive survey of the richly layered work of Simone Leigh, among the most respected artists of her generation. November 3, 2023 ...

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Smithsonian Institution

Simone Leigh

Nov 3, 2023 — Mar 3, 2024

Simone Leigh The first comprehensive survey of the richly layered work of Simone Leigh, among the most respected artists of her generation. November 3, 2023 ...

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Aspen Art Museum

A Lover's Discourse: Guglielmo Castelli & Simone Leigh

Guglielmo Castelli, Simone Leigh

637 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO 81611, USA

Jan 1, 2023

Past October 20–December 10, 2023 Exhibition A Lover's Discourse: Guglielmo Castelli & Simone Leigh

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Simone Leigh

25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Jan 1, 2023

Simone Leigh Apr 6 – Sep 4, 2023 Simone Leigh (b. 1967, Chicago) represented the United States at the 2022 Venice Biennale, one of the largest and most impor...

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