"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
"Long House (Den)" (2004)
"Long House (Den)," 2004
Cibachrome print, 48 x 60 inches.
© Laurie Simmons, courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York.
Cibachrome print, 48 x 60 inches.
© Laurie Simmons, courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York.
"I expect viewers to believe that they are entering a real place that really existed, a place where time stood still. There was always a fascination with the artifice of the place that I was creating, which only existed for a couple of minutes, propped up by toothpicks and Scotch tape in my studio. And then in the end I had this bit of frozen time and place."
- Laurie Simmons
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