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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 is an American photographer who creates surreal and subversive images of everyday objects, such as houses, pastries, and ventriloquist dummies. Learn about her artistic vision, influences, and works at MoMA, including her series Interiors, Walking Objects, and How We See.
Laurie Simmons. Text & Publications Biography Information. Light Room, 1979.
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.
- American
- October 3, 1949
- New York City
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.
Laurie Simmons always starts with an idea—usually something in the world, something that she wants to see. “Then [the artwork] becomes very grounded in a kind of reality: my reality. But the way something eventually looks—that’s all intuition, alchemy, magic.
