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Making art 'should be uncomfortable' – a conversation with visual artist Lorna Simpson

  • Written by Christina Sharpe, Professor of English, Tufts University
Visual artist Lorna Simpson speaks at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Medal Gala in May 2018.Paul Rutherford/Tufts University, CC BY

Lorna Simpson, a pioneering visual and conceptual artist whose striking work on race, gender and identity has placed her among the leading artists of her generation, was recently honored by the School...

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