Artist field note

Simone Leigh

The Black female figure becomes monument.

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Last Garment by Simone Leigh
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Last Garment

2022

A woman bends over water in a reflecting pool. A historical photograph is transformed into sculptural presence.

The five in one idea

Leigh combines monument, architecture and vernacular craft to give Black female subjectivity physical authority.