Artist Simone Leigh And Collector Pamela J. Joyner Honored At MoMa Black Arts Council Benefit
MoMa Black Arts Council Benefit celebrated the cultural contributions of Simone Leigh and Pamela J. Joyner this year. The annual event is a tentpole of the New York Arts scene.
Leigh is an accomplished artist whose work across mediums is infused with powerful social commentary. Her sculpture, video, and installation work have been celebrated around the globe. In 2022, she represented at the 59th Venice Biennale with a triumph showing of her exhibition Simone Leigh: Sovereignty. In 2023, she forced the world to reconsider their relationship to the labor of Black women with a striking survey of her work at The Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston.
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