
The work of Gary Simmons is essentially about memory and the way in which we attempt to reconstruct the past. According to the artist, “memory is fragmented and blurred through time”.
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About Gary Simmons
The work of Gary Simmons is essentially about memory and the way in which we attempt to reconstruct the past. According to the artist, “memory is fragmented and blurred through time”.
The work of Gary Simmons is essentially about memory and the way in which we attempt to reconstruct the past. According to the artist, “memory is fragmented and blurred through time”. Simmons’ work references historical issues of race as well as personal experiences. Central to his practice is the act of erasure. In his erasure drawings, Simmons often draws imagery from American popular culture and often creates works in white chalk on pigmented panels and wall installations which he then erases by smudging the images with his hand. This act of erasing only fragments of the images alludes to the unattainable abolishment of racial and cultural stereotyping from society’s consciousness. Simmons (b. 1964), lives and works in New York City. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and completed an MFA at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. Simmons’ work has been included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Studio Museum of Harlem, New York; Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis; the Rubell Family Collection, Miami; the Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich; the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Career Timeline
- 2026Art FairParticipated in art KARLSRUHE
- 2026Art FairParticipated in Arte Fiera
- 2025Art FairParticipated in Art Basel Paris
- 2025Art FairParticipated in 1-54 Marrakech
- 2025Art FairParticipated in IFPDA Print Fair
- 2025Art FairParticipated in West Bund Art & Design
- 2024Art FairParticipated in Art Basel Miami Beach
- 2024Art FairParticipated in artgenève
- 2023Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2023Art FairParticipated in West Bund Art & Design
- 2022Art FairParticipated in Art Cologne
- 2022Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2021Art FairParticipated in ADAA: The Art Show
- 2021Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2020Art FairParticipated in 1-54 Marrakech
- 2020Art FairParticipated in ADAA: The Art Show
- 2020Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2019Art FairParticipated in Art Basel Hong Kong
- 2019Art FairParticipated in 1-54 Marrakech
- 2019Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2019Art FairParticipated in West Bund Art & Design
- 2018Art FairParticipated in 1-54 Marrakech
- 2018Art FairParticipated in artgenève
- 2018Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2017Art FairParticipated in Art Aspen
- 2017Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2016Art FairParticipated in Art Cologne
- 2016Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2015Art FairParticipated in 1-54 New York
- 2015Art FairParticipated in Art Basel Hong Kong
- 2014Art FairParticipated in ADAA: The Art Show
- 2014Art FairParticipated in ARCO Madrid
- 2013Art FairParticipated in Art Miami
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What medium does Gary Simmons work in?
Gary Simmons primarily works in Drawing, Painting, Installation.
Where is Gary Simmons based?
Gary Simmons is based in New York, NY, USA.
When was Gary Simmons born?
Gary Simmons was born in 1964.
What is Gary Simmons's nationality?
Gary Simmons is from United States.







