Simone Leigh, Artist, American

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https://galeriemagazine.com/guggenheim-announces-exhibition-of-new-works-by-simone-leigh/

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https://entertainmentvoice.com/2016/09/17/new-york-artist-simone-leigh-takes-her-first-la-solo-show-to-hammer-museum/

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtF8VdDdHo/?hl=en

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https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/modern-contemporary-evening-auction-2/blue-black

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https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/simone-leigh-decatur-cobalt-201-c-90d4c70853

Last week, it was announced that Simone Leigh would make history at the Venice Biennale by representing the United States in 2022, making her the first Black woman ever to do the country’s pavilion at the world’s top art festival. “There’s no better artist for our time,” said Jill Medvedow, the director of the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, the museum commissioning the pavilion. What makes Leigh so important right now, and why has she risen to the status of the one of the top artists working today? Below is a guide to Leigh’s art, her career, and the ideas that guide her work.

Continue reading by Alex Greenberger on Art News:

https://www.artnews.com/feature/simone-leigh-who-is-she-why-is-she-famous-1234574361/

 

Hot Glue

Hot glue on wax paper - glue will peel off. 

Linda Matthews

https://www.linda-matthews.com/diy-glue-gun-stencils/

http://www.agusyornet.com/2014/03/diy-enamel-dots.html?m=1

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZr8qg4243A

Katie Lederer, Student Work

Tinderbox

Air dry clay, wood, matches, pastel. 

8" x 2.5" x 7"

Anyone is capable of becoming an addict. While we often treat addiction as a moral failure, addiction is both a physical and psychological illness. I hoped to capture the emotions of addiction in this sculpture. The sculpture portrays pain, fragility, and helplessness. The matches, which pierce the man's back, are metaphorical for the physical pain and mental burden of substance abuse. Matches are also sensitive to one another. If one is lit, the whole piece will burn. As with addiction, one mistake can destroy the entire individual.

 

Water Fountain Replica, Student Work, Fall 2022

 

Water Fountain, In-Process Student Work