Kate simon: The view from the inside
Kate Simon is a portrait photographer best known for her imagery of numerous artists, writers, and musicians from Andy Warhol, William S. Burroughs, to Iggy Pop. Kate has work in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Andy Warhol Museum. In 2004, Simon published a limited edition book of her photographs of Bob Marley and Jamaica titled: “Rebel Music”, with Genesis Publications. Kate has had exhibitions throughout her career beginning in 1981 with New York/New Wave at P.S. 1 all the way through her one man show in honor of William S. Burroughs’ centennial at ShowStudio in 2014.
EXHIBITION DATES: October 22, 2022–December 17, 2022
Kate Simon: The View From The Inside is a selection of 32 never-before-seen Cibachrome photographs from the personal archives of accomplished portrait photographer, Kate Simon. With over fifty years of experience, Simon has recorded crucial moments in our collective cultural history that coincide with her own personal story.
Through these photographs, we are granted access to intimate moments between artist and subject. The View From The Inside is an opportunity for the audience to be transported to the moment within the image, allowing us to see the duality of celebrity and vulnerability that Simon brilliantly captures.
The View From The Inside is Kate Simon’s second solo show at Fort Works Art, after her 2019 exhibition Chaos and Cosmos.
“I just had this hunch I was supposed to be a photographer, which sounds ludicrous, but I really did. ”
