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Necklines, 1989

  • Artist

    Lorna Simpson

  • Title

    Necklines

  • Date

    1989

  • Medium

    Three silver gelatin prints, two engraved plastic plaques

  • Dimensions

    69 3/8 x 67 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (176.2 x 171.8 x 4.1 cm)

  • Edition

    Edition of 3 with 1 AP

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, New York

  • Object Number

    2003.2.5a-e

The three images in Necklines show different perspectives of a person’s neck. Placed below the photographs is a list of words playing on the word neck, creating a suggestive relationship between imagery and language that complicates the interpretation of the work as a whole. While the visible portions of the lower face offer no clues, the text seems to hint at a broad yet undecipherable narrative.


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Artworks

Necklines, 1989

  • Artist

    Lorna Simpson

  • Title

    Necklines

  • Date

    1989

  • Medium

    Three silver gelatin prints, two engraved plastic plaques

  • Dimensions

    69 3/8 x 67 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (176.2 x 171.8 x 4.1 cm)

  • Edition

    Edition of 3 with 1 AP

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, New York

  • Object Number

    2003.2.5a-e

The three images in Necklines show different perspectives of a person’s neck. Placed below the photographs is a list of words playing on the word neck, creating a suggestive relationship between imagery and language that complicates the interpretation of the work as a whole. While the visible portions of the lower face offer no clues, the text seems to hint at a broad yet undecipherable narrative.


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