Simmons, Gary, 1964-

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Name (Latin)
Simmons, Gary, 1964-
Date of birth
1964-04-14
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Artists
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 26652492
Wikidata: Q5525940
Library of congress: no 95059457
Sources of Information
  • Gary Simmons, c1994:colophon (b. 1964, New York City; African American artist, lives and works in New York)
  • Gary Simmons, c1994:colophon (b. 1964, New York City; artist, lives and works in New York)

Wikipedia description:

Gary Simmons (born April 14, 1964) is an American artist from New York City. Using icons and stereotypes of American popular culture, he creates works that address personal and collective experiences of race and class. He is best known for his "erasure drawings", in which he draws in white chalk or oil on slate-painted panels, canvases or walls, then smudges them with his hands – a technique that renders their imagery ghostly.

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