Rose B. Simpson
LOT 15
Heritage 1, 2023
Ceramic and glaze
8.125 x 6.75 x 4.25 inches
Courtesy of the artist, Jessica Silverman, and Jack Shainman Gallery
Suggested retail value: $35,000
Starting bid: $16,000
About the Artwork
Rose B. Simpson is a mixed-media artist working in ceramic sculpture, metals, fashion, performance, music, installation, writing, and custom cars. A leading Indigenous sculptor who channels ancestral spirits in pursuit of human universals, Simpson is part of a multigenerational, matrilineal lineage of artists working with clay. Simpson describes her work as “a seeking out of tools to heal the damages I have experienced as a human being of our postmodern and postcolonial er ... These tools are sculptural pieces of art that function in the psychological, emotional, social, cultural, spiritual, intellectual, and physical realms.” Simpson's ceramic mask Heritage 1 watches and witnesses, serving as a protector. The work imbues consciousness to that which we deem inanimate, inviting eye contact with generations of ways of knowing. In 2024, Simpson was featured in the Whitney Biennial, and debuted a public sculpture project at Madison Square Park and Inwood Hill Park, NY. Her works are in numerous museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; ICA Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; MCA Chicago; Denver Art Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and SFMOMA, among others. In 2025, Simpson will be the subject of a solo exhibition at the de Young, San Francisco.
HOW TO BID:
Bidding is available from May 18-June 5.
1) Text 'READY TO BID' or call 628-237-8195.
OR
2) Visit Headlands' Auction Exhibition to see the artwork and bid via pen & paper.
