{"product_id":"lorna-simpson-square-deal-square-meal-squared-away-1990","title":"LORNA SIMPSON \"SQUARE DEAL, SQUARE MEAL, SQUARED AWAY\" 1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/lorna-simpson\"\u003eLorna Simpson\u003c\/a\u003e (b. 1960) is an American artist renowned as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a pioneer of conceptual photography. H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eer artwork, regardless of medium, explores the interplay between historical memory, culture, and identity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInfluential in post-colonial and feminist circles, Simpson’s work explores the ways in which race and gender shape human interactions, specifically in the United States. The use, and often combination of, portraiture and text are Simpson's signature elements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimpson made this work for a menu on occasion of a benefit dinner at New York's famous Chanterelle restaurant supporting the Bill T. Jones \/ Arnie Zane Company. The restaurant was known for their artist-menu collaborations, working with Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly, Nan Goldin, and Richard Prince, among \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chanterellenyc.com\/art\/menu-art\/ThumbnailFrame.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eothers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe menu cover is a paradigm of Simpson's oeuvre. The photograph's composition is tightly cropped, offering only a hint of detail and a high-contrast palette. Pairing the photograph with short, succinct, poetic verse, Simpson offers a meditation on a menu, a meal, without offering enough narrative to leave you full. The artist uses these devices to withhold narrative clarity and encourage close looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorna Simpson has been exhibited and collected by museums around the world. In 2007 the Whitney organized a retrospective of her work. \u003cspan\u003eSome of the other institutions that hold her work include the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Haus der Kunst; Munich amongst others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Square Deal, Square Meal, Squared Away\" (Chanterelle menu for Bill T. Jones \/ Arnie Zane Company)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA, October 22, 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGelatin silver print mounted on menu cover with letterpress text; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDated and inscribed in silkscreen, menu inside pages; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePrinted artist and restaurant credits letterpress, menu back page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13.5\"H 9\"W (face, closed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13.5\"H 18\"W (interior, opened)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition. Full report on request.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lorna Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47956891402476,"sku":"06-26","price":2150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Lonra-Simpson-square-deal-square-meal-squared-away-1990_01.jpg?v=1784308580","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/lorna-simpson-square-deal-square-meal-squared-away-1990","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}