Image credit© Lorna Simpson Nightfall 2026

At a glance

Fragmented photographic elements drift into painted landscapes, turning personal and collective histories into something fluid, icy, and unresolved.

Meet the artist

Lorna Simpson

Why go

This marks Simpson's first UK presentation in eight years, debuting new works that bridge her long-standing interest in found imagery with expansive, painterly textures.

You'll see

Found photographs · Painted surfaces · Icy tonalities · Fragmented figures

Pace of visit

The focused selection of new work encourages a steady pace to observe how small photographic details repeat across different media.

Don't miss

The recurring source fragments that travel between the small-scale collages and the larger painted surfaces.

Artlovers Tip

Take a moment to track specific image fragments as they appear in the small collages and then reappear transformed within the larger paintings.

Inside the exhibition

Previous & Ongoing — Lorna Simpson at Hauser & Wirth London in the United Kingdom presents a new body of work by the influential American artist. The exhibition explores the shifting nature of memory through a series of pieces that blend photography with painting and collage.

The display features found photographs integrated into canvases defined by cool, icy tones and layered textures. Simpson uses fragmented figures and archival imagery to build a narrative where identity feels transient, utilizing the physical properties of paint to obscure and reveal her subjects simultaneously.

Returning to the UK for the first time in nearly a decade, Simpson demonstrates how her practice has evolved to unify distinct media. The show highlights the internal dialogue within her recent work, where the same visual motifs migrate across different formats to challenge fixed perspectives.

Worth travelling for?

A focused, intellectually sharp presentation that serves as an excellent companion to the Cindy Sherman exhibition showing in the gallery's adjacent space.

Experience as an Artlover

The exhibition is hosted at the gallery's London location; visitors should check the venue's schedule for standard opening hours during the autumn season.

Exhibition

Previous & Ongoing — Lorna Simpson

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Artlovers relevance

Approx 1 hour

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Hauser & Wirth London

London, United Kingdom

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