Simone Leigh
September 18–December 12, 2027
Burlington House
Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
United Kingdom
New York-based sculptor Simone Leigh (2012 Creative Capital Awardee) takes over the Main Galleries of the RA in her first major UK exhibition in autumn 2027. Bringing together bronze and ceramic sculpture with film in large-scale installations, Leigh will create monumental new works on occasion of this exhibition. Drawing on African cultures and their diasporas, the artist’s practice centres the histories and experiences of Black women.
Simone Leigh
What's Her Face
Simone Leigh (2012 Creative Capital Awardee) creates ceramic works, videos and installations informed by her interest in African art, ethnographic research, feminism and performance art. She was an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem from 2010–11. She has exhibited work at SculptureCenter and The Kitchen in New York City; the Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna; L’Appartement22 in Rabbat, Morocco; the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh; and the AVA Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa.