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Making art 'should be uncomfortable' – a conversation with visual artist Lorna Simpson

  • Written by Christina Sharpe, Professor of English, Tufts University
Making art 'should be uncomfortable' – a conversation with visual artist Lorna SimpsonVisual artist Lorna Simpson speaks at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Medal Gala in May 2018.Paul Rutherford/Tufts University, CC BY

Lorna Simpson, a pioneering visual and conceptual artist whose striking work on race, gender and identity has placed her among the leading artists of her generation, was recently honored by the School...

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