KRAKOW WITKIN GALLERY

These paintings are restless mirrors. They flourish in unconcerted woodlands and in gardens beyond fences. They allow some things in and hold something back. They are slow as a glance and quick as a whisper. They are mesmerized by musicians who hum sweet songs. They stand straight, stark still, then sway easily. They favor

Lorna Simpson’s current exhibition at Krakow Witkin Gallery presents text- and image-based works made between 1991 and 2002. The material and conceptual variety of the pieces on view speak to the numerous approaches that Simpson used during a highly pivotal period in her work.

“Fervor […] focuses on the problematic of temptation and desire, and the ways in which sexual taboos are so deeply internalized that men and women often experience a conflict between their natural, biological tendencies and their moral and religious ideas.” – Shirin Neshat In her trilogy of films, “Turbulent,” “Rapture,” and “Fervor,” created between 1998 and 2000, Shirin Neshat chose to present each work on two screens, in such a way