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Laurie Simmons (born October 3, 1949) is an American artist, photographer and filmmaker. Since the mid-1970s, Simmons has staged scenes for her camera with dolls, ventriloquist dummies, objects on legs, and people, to create photographs that reference domestic scenes.
Laurie Simmons is an internationally recognized artist who creates images with intensely psychological subtexts and nonlinear narratives. Learn about her career, exhibitions, films, and collections of her work since the mid-70s.
Laurie Simmons. Text & Publications Biography Information. Light Room, 1979.
Laurie Simmons creates photographs and films that explore the artificiality and superficiality of consumer culture, gender roles, and identity. She uses dolls, miniatures, and ventriloquist dummies to deceive and challenge the viewer's perception of reality.
Learn about Laurie Simmons, who explores the image and expectations of women in the post-war United States through photographs and films featuring dolls and the domestic sphere. See examples of her work, such as Sink/Ivy Wallpaper, Untitled (Woman Standing on Head), and Walking Gun.
Laurie Simmons is a contemporary artist who creates staged scenes using dolls and miniature objects. She is known for her Walking Objects series and her commentary on photographic realism and American culture.
A major survey of the photographer's work, spanning four decades and various media, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Simmons is known for her close-up images of dolls, toys, and other objects that explore gender, identity, and image-making.
