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fromARTnews.com
1 week ago

Why Did Coreen Simpsons's Stylish Pictures of Exuberant Black Life Fail to Reach a Wider Audience Until Now?

Coreen Simpson's portraits capture frontal, confident gazes and the fashioning of self across five decades, blending street, studio, runway, and collage approaches.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Photographer Coreen Simpson's illustrious career capturing Toni Morrison and Muhammad Ali: I've never gotten bored'

Coreen Simpson carved her own path to success she never waited for anyone to hand her an opportunity. In her 1978 portrait of Toni Morrison, the author gazes directly into the camera with a striking expression that holds the viewer's eyes fixed on hers. A shadow fills the space between Morrison and the world, compelling the audience to reckon with her presence.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Erotics of Coreen Simpson

Coreen Simpson photographs masked Black nudes, obscuring faces to transform Black women into icons of withholding and to confront commercial versus spiritual representations.
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