Blair Simmons
New York University
Simmons is a queer artist, researcher, storyteller and technician. The artist is exploring the concept of "uselessness" in her work, considering what it means for something to be "useless" and who gets to decide what is useful or not. She has turned this artistic research into a course at NYU called Useless Machines. With support from the Liu Shiming Art Foundation, Simmons plans to organize a student show of the useless machine projects from her course.
Photo credits to: Ella Bains
Portrait of the Artist from Ages 16-21, 2022, laptop, cement, water, rocks, dirt. Alt text: Laptop (with data still on it) cast in hammered and chiseled concrete on a white background.
Portrait of the Artist from Ages 20-21, 2022, iPhone, cement, rocks, dirt, glass shards. Alt text: iPhone (with data still on it) cast in concrete with glass shards emerging from the top.
Portrait of Jane from Ages 24-25, 2022, iPhone, cement, rocks, dirt. Alt text: iPhone (with data still on it) cast in hammered and chiseled concrete on a white background.
Portrait of Jane from Ages 22-23, 2022, iPhone, cement, rocks, dirt. Alt text: iPhone (with data still on it) cast in hammered and chiseled concrete on a white background.
Photo credits: Blair Simmons