Diane Simpson
September 9 - October 15, 2016
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Diane Simpson
Peplum V
2016
LDF, linoleum, plywood, wood veneer, canvas, acrylic and enamel
67 x 36 x 12 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum V (detail)
2016
LDF, linoleum, plywood, wood veneer, canvas, acrylic and enamel
67 x 36 x 12 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum V
2016
LDF, linoleum, plywood, wood veneer, canvas, acrylic and enamel
67 x 36 x 12 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum V
2016
LDF, linoleum, plywood, wood veneer, canvas, acrylic and enamel
67 x 36 x 12 inches
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Diane Simpson
Peplum III
2014
MDF, oil stain, spunbond polyester, gessoed linen canvas, colored pencil, crayon
42 x 19 x 11 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum III
2014
MDF, oil stain, spunbond polyester, gessoed linen canvas, colored pencil, crayon
42 x 19 x 11 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum III (detail)
2014
MDF, oil stain, spunbond polyester, gessoed linen canvas, colored pencil, crayon
42 x 19 x 11 inches
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Diane Simpson
Drawing for Peplum IV + Pattern
2015
graphite on two sheets of vellum graph paper
25 x 22 inches
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Diane Simpson
Peplum IV
2015
aluminum, galvanized steel, rivets, enamel
48 x 29 x 18 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum IV (detail)
2015
aluminum, galvanized steel, rivets, enamel
48 x 29 x 18 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum IV
2015
aluminum, galvanized steel, rivets, enamel
48 x 29 x 18 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VII (detail)
2016
LDF, enamel, canvas, colored pencil, crayon, Velcro, aluminum grid, screws
50 x 32 x 22 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VII (detail)
2016
LDF, enamel, canvas, colored pencil, crayon, Velcro, aluminum grid, screws
50 x 32 x 22 inches
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Diane Simpson
Peplum I
2014
fiberboard, enamel, copper, plywood
47 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 17 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum I
2014
fiberboard, enamel, copper, plywood
47 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 17 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum I
2014
fiberboard, enamel, copper, plywood
47 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 17 inches
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Diane Simpson
Peplum II
2014
high density foamboard, enamel, linen canvas, colored pencil, paint marker, aluminum
56 x 18 x 18 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum II (detail)
2014
high density foamboard, enamel, linen canvas, colored pencil, paint marker, aluminum
56 x 18 x 18 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum II
2014
high density foamboard, enamel, linen canvas, colored pencil, paint marker, aluminum
56 x 18 x 18 inches
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Diane Simpson
Drawing for Peplum II
2015
graphite and colored pencil on graph paper
18 x 20 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VII
2016
LDF, enamel, canvas, colored pencil, crayon, Velcro, aluminum grid, screws
50 x 32 x 22 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VII
2016
LDF, enamel, canvas, colored pencil, crayon, Velcro, aluminum grid, screws
50 x 32 x 22 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VII
2016
LDF, enamel, canvas, colored pencil, crayon, Velcro, aluminum grid, screws
50 x 32 x 22 inches
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Installation view
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Diane Simpson
Peplum VI
2016
LDF, screws, enamel, spunbond polyester, crayon, plywood, and oil stain
63 x 57 x 21 inches
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Diane Simpson
Drawing for Peplum VI
2016
graphite on two sheets of vellum graph paper
32 x 24 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VI (detail)
2016
LDF, screws, enamel, spunbond polyester, crayon, plywood, and oil stain
63 x 57 x 21 inches
Diane Simpson
Peplum VI (detail)
2016
LDF, screws, enamel, spunbond polyester, crayon, plywood, and oil stain
63 x 57 x 21 inches
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Press Release
Opening reception: Friday, September 9th, 6-8pm
Corbett vs. Dempsey is excited to kick off the Fall season, 2016, with Diane Simpson , an exhibition of new work by the artist of the same name. This is her second solo show at the gallery.
Continuing a line of inquiry that she’s been diligently and exhaustively following since the 1970s, Simpson constructs artworks that examine relationships between clothing and architecture, between design and affect, and between drawing and sculpture. In seven newly unveiled works – six floor-standing and one wall-hanging – she delves primarily into one form: the peplum. As Benjamin Chaffee explains in his catalog essay: “The etymology of the word relates to the Greek word, ‘peplos,’ a long tunic-like garment worn by women in ancient Greece…Today a peplum is a short overskirt designed to be worn over another garment adding a decorative element, a literal flair.” These are human-scale vertical constructions, most of them featuring disparate materials, many industrial in nature, including aluminum, galvanized steel, LDF and MDF (light and medium density fiberboard), linoleum, spunbond polyester, and foamboard, sometimes accenting or patinating them with crayon, enamel, acrylic, or marker. Simpson is always acutely aware of angles, plying complexes of nested shapes as she superimposes one upon another, forcing geometry to yield a sort of grace. The resulting works call into play the constructed quality of human presentation, recalling Hugo Ball’s dada costumes, constructivist painting, and modernist design, but looking like nothing but Diane Simpson. In the last five years, Simpson has been steadily rising in international visibility, with a stunning survey at the ICA, Boston (2015-16) and a beautiful exhibition at the MCA, Chicago (2016), as well as solo shows in London (Herald St.) and New York (JTT), and group shows in Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, Glasgow, Portland (OR), and Washington DC. In addition to her new sculptures, Simpson will show several related drawings. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color 56-page catalog with essays by Chaffee and Tessa Paneth-Pollak.
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- Margot Bergman, Diane Simpson and Karl Wirsum listed as Newcity’s Art 50 2020: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists
- Diane Simpson Profiled in Artnet
- Diane Simpson named Anonymous Was A Woman 2019 Recipient
- Diane Simpson: Architecture in Motion performance at The Graham Foundation
- Diane Simpson reviewed in Forbes
- Congratulations to Diane Simpson on her inclusion in the Whitney Biennial 2019
- Diane Simpson in solo exhibition at Herald St.
- Diane Simpson in group exhibition at Galerie Greta Meert
- Review: Diane Simpson at Nottingham Contemporary
- Review – Diane Simpson at Corbett vs. Dempsey
- Diane Simpson at ICA Boston, by Kate Nesin
- Diane Simpson Awarded 2018 Graham Foundation Research Grant
- Diane Simpson: Profile of the Artist in The Seen
- Diane Simpson’s Exhibition Art Forum Critics Pick
- Diane Simpson in 4 Columns
- Diane Simpson in The New York Times
- Diane Simpson in Hyperallergic
- Diane Simpson interviewed by Judith Clark
- Diane Simpson Group Exhibition on View at Hessel Museum of Art, New York
- Diane Simpson Group Exhibition on View at Gladstone Gallery, New York
- Diane Simpson work featured on Artsy as Must-See of Art Basel
- Diane Simpson reviewed in Hyperallergic
- Diane Simpson at MCA Chicago
- Diane Simpson reviewed in the Boston Globe
- Diane Simpson featured in 500 Words on Artforum.com
- Diane Simpson reviewed in The New York Times
- Diane Simpson solo exhibition at ICA Boston
- FEMALE GENIUS: Diane Simpson in PIN-UP Magazine
- Diane Simpson and Lesley Vance at Herald St.
- Diane Simpson in Mommy at Yale Union
- Brian Calvin, Christina Ramberg, and Diane Simpson at Kayne Griffin Corcoran
- Diane Simpson in Bonsai #5 at Maccarone
- Diane Simpson in Over & Under at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
- Pared-Down: Lui Shtini and Diane Simpson at Silberkuppe
- Diane Simpson a “Standout” at Independent
- Diane Simpson Project with Matt Keegan Launched at LA Book Fair
- Diane Simpson at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
- Diane Simpson in All Summer In a Day
- Diane Simpson’s Cape now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Diane Simpson in Displayed, curated by Matthew Higgs
- Diane Simpson in My Hands Are My Bite at Monique Meloche
- Diane Simpson in What Not to Wear at GWU’s Brady Gallery
- Diane Simpson’s Window Dressing at New York University
- Diane Simpson at JTT Gallery
- Diane Simpson solo exhibition at JTT
- Susan Giles connects with Diane Simpson at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Diane Simpson to participate in the fifth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial
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- Diane Simpson artist talk with Lilli Carré, Laura Davis, and Carol Jackson