Artist: Lorna Simpson

This November, Lorna Simpson debuts a monumental new body of work. A suite of large-scale paintings of meteorites, inspired by photographs found in an early 20th century natural history textbook, creates a temple-like atmosphere of contemplation in which human scale and geological time are unmoored. These canvases are accompanied by a new text-based wall sculpture that references an incredible story from the same book, wherein a named, and then unnamed, Black farmer is surprised when a meteorite lands right at his feet. Simpson’s new works reimagine traditional notions of ancient celestial objects and phenomena, prompting viewers to reflect on the vastness of the cosmos and our place within its grand narrative.