"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
"Party Dress (Three Quarter View)" (1997)
"Party Dress (Three Quarter View)," 1997
Cibachrome print, 40 x 28 inches.
© Laurie Simmons, courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York.
Cibachrome print, 40 x 28 inches.
© Laurie Simmons, courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York.
"Life truly is still in my studio because I’m using dolls, mannequins, and puppets and nobody speaks- and once a setup is made it’s there until it falls over, which is pretty frequently."
- Laurie Simmons
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