until Saturday October 26 2019

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street
10128 New York
United States

Loophole of Retreat, an exhibition presented on the occasion of Simone Leigh (b. 1967, Chicago) winning the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize, she layers form, sound, and text to fashion narratives of resilience and resistance. The exhibition serves as a touchstone for Leigh’s long-standing commitment to honoring the agency of black women and their power to inhabit worlds of their own creation. Leigh’s presentation will encompass a suite of sculptures and a sound installation, as well as a text by the renowned historian Saidiya Hartman that will be available as a broadsheet. Selected by a jury of international critics and curators, Leigh is the twelfth artist to receive the biennial prize, which was established in 1996 to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art. Loophole of Retreat is organized by Katherine Brinson, Daskalopoulos Curator, Contemporary Art, and Susan Thompson, Associate Curator, with Amara Antilla, Assistant Curator. The Hugo Boss Prize and the exhibition are made possible by HUGO BOSS.

The Hugo Boss Prize 2018: Simone Leigh, Loophole of Retreat
From APRIL 19 till OCTOBER 26, 2019

An exhibition presented on the occasion of Simone Leigh (b. 1967, Chicago) winning the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize