Arthur Simms

And I Say, Brother Had A Very Good Day, One Halo, Martos Gallery, New York, 2022, installation view

Police Line, Brother Looks, 2020, bottles, feathers, wire, glue, wood, paint, screws, 79⅛ x 44½ x 27⅛ inches; 200.66 x 113.03 x 68.58 cm

Police Line, Brother Looks, 2020, bottles, feathers, wire, glue, wood, paint, screws, 79⅛ × 44½ × 27⅛ inches; 200.66 × 113.03 × 68.58 cm

Blanket, 2020, feathers, thread, cloth, canvas, pencil, staples, glue, wood, 41¼ x 41¼ x 3⅛ inches; 104.78 x 104.78 x 7.62 cm

Blanket, 2020, feathers, thread, cloth, canvas, pencil, staples, glue, wood, 41¼ × 41¼ × 3⅛ inches; 104.78 × 104.78 × 7.62 cm

AWESOME PALMER!, 2020, wire, license plates, bamboo, bottles, screws, 76¾ x 46½ x 41 inches; 195 x 118.1 x 104 cm

AWESOME PALMER!, 2020, wire, license plates, bamboo, bottles, screws, 76¾ × 46½ × 41 inches; 195 × 118.1 × 104 cm

First Landing Jump, Suicidal Thoughts, 2019, photographs, thread, pen, ink, aluminum foil, tape, paper, marker, glassine, glue, 41 × 38 inches; 104.1 x 96.5 cm

First Landing Jump, Suicidal Thoughts, 2019, photographs, thread, pen, ink, aluminum foil, tape, paper, marker, glassine, glue, 41 × 38 inches; 104.1 × 96.5 cm

Stupa, 2008, wire, bamboo, screws, bottles, wood, bird house, vegetables, 90 x 64 x 32 inches; 228.6 x 162.6 x 81.3 cm

Stupa, 2008, wire, bamboo, screws, bottles, wood, bird house, vegetables, 90 × 64 × 32 inches; 228.6 × 162.6 × 81.3 cm

Boy, 2007, roller skates, wire, bottles, bamboo, wood, nails, screws, 29 x 19 x 29 inches; 73.7 x 48.3 x 73.7 cm

Boy, 2007, roller skates, wire, bottles, bamboo, wood, nails, screws, 29 × 19 × 29 inches; 73.7 × 48.3 × 73.7 cm

Chariot, 2006, metal, wire, bottles and rollerskate, 12½ x 23 x 14 inches; 31.75 x 58.42 x 35.56 cm

Chariot, 2006, metal, wire, bottles and rollerskate, 12½ × 23 × 14 inches; 31.75 × 58.42 × 35.56 cm

He Looked Like A Ska Prince, 2000, wire, fan with working motor, wood, skateboard, screws, metal, 19 x 34 x 21 inches; 48.3 x 86.4 x 53.3 cm

He Looked Like A Ska Prince, 2000, wire, fan with working motor, wood, skateboard, screws, metal, 19 × 34 × 21 inches; 48.3 × 86.4 × 53.3 cm

Lord Brynner And The Wailers, 1999, pen, thread, glassine, 50 × 32 inches; 127 x 81.3 cm

Lord Brynner And The Wailers, 1999, pen, thread, glassine, 50 × 32 inches; 127 × 81.3 cm

Cross, Black Jesus Entering Jerusalem, 1997, wood, wire, toy horses, screws, nails, motor, bamboo, stone, found objects, 67 x 57 x 25 inches; 170.1 x 144.7 x 63.5 cm

Cross, Black Jesus Entering Jerusalem, 1997, wood, wire, toy horses, screws, nails, motor, bamboo, stone, found objects, 67 × 57 × 25 inches; 170.1 × 144.7 × 63.5 cm

Bicycle, 1996, bicycles, wire, wood, bottles, plastic, metal, objects, 67 x 93 x 30 inches; 170.2 x 236.2 x 76.2 cm

Bicycle, 1996, bicycles, wire, wood, bottles, plastic, metal, objects, 67 × 93 × 30 inches; 170.2 × 236.2 × 76.2 cm

Electric Chair, 1996, wire, knives, metal, chair, objects, 80 x 53 x 24 inches; 203.2 x 134.6 x 61 cm

Electric Chair, 1996, wire, knives, metal, chair, objects, 80 × 53 × 24 inches; 203.2 × 134.6 × 61 cm

Señor Negro, 1996, bicycle, bones, rocks, stones, coral, salt thrower, metal, 53 x 70 x 82 inches; 134.6 x 177.8 x 208.3 cm

Señor Negro, 1996, bicycle, bones, rocks, stones, coral, salt thrower, metal, 53 × 70 × 82 inches; 134.6 × 177.8 × 208.3 cm

Ego Sum, Portrait of Arthur Simms as a Junk Collector, 1994, rope, wood, glue, wire, screws, metal, charcoal, markers, pen, pencil, ice skates, horn, paper, photos, felt, bell, artist’s fingernails, toys, 115 × 56 × 50 inches; 292.1 × 142.24 × 127 cm

Head, 1993, rope, wood, glue, wheel, objects, 67 x 55 x 32 inches; 170.2 x 139.7 x 81.3 cm

Head, 1993, rope, wood, glue, wheel, objects, 67 × 55 × 32 inches; 170.2 × 139.7 × 81.3 cm

News

Reggie Burrows Hodges at the Hammer Museum

Reggie Burrows Hodges in Together in Time: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection
at the Hammer Museum
March 26–August 20, 2023

Ouattara Watts American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces 2023 Art Award

Ouattara Watts receives the 2023 Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

A Conversation with Thaddeus Mosley, NY 2023

A Conversation between Thaddeus Mosley & Alexis Lowry
at Karma, New York
Saturday, March 4th, 4-5pm

Thaddeus Mosley in Conversation at the Harvard Business School

Thaddeus Mosley in Contemporary Black Artists and Public Art
webinar hosted by the Harvard Business School
Thursday March 2, 2023 at 12 pm EST via Zoom