Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon — Taryn Simon studied at Brown University. the recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is conceptual art and performance. The authority associates the name with contemporary art. Works named in the authority record are A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters. Work by Taryn Simon is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and Foam Paul Huf Award. The heading is also recorded as Taryn M. Simon. Taryn Simon is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q534385. It is also recorded that taryn Simon was born in 1975 at New York City. Taryn Simon is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that taryn Simon is recorded as photographer and artist.

Taryn Simon in brief

Born
1975
Known for
photographer and artist
Place of birth
New York City
Contents

Identity and overview

The following is established of the heading itself.

Taryn Simon is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q534385. Taryn Simon is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Taryn Simon is recorded with the occupation photographer. It is also recorded that wikidata Query Service catalogues 5 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that open Library catalogues 6 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading.

Cryopreservation Unit, Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Michigan is dated 2004 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2007.459a, b). Institutional cataloguing adds that chapter XI from "A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I-XVIII" is dated 2008 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2014.133a–c). Taryn Simon: Photographs of secret sites is dated 2009 and held by TED (inventory 643). Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines is dated 2011 and held by TED (inventory 1423).

Chapter IV, No. 4 from the series, "A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII" is dated 2008/11 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.1481.1-3). It is also recorded that study for the Pentecost is dated c. 1580 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5658). Institutional cataloguing adds that shade is dated 2010 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2010.452). Institutional cataloguing adds that bowl with Cover and Stand is dated 1928 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.40).

Pieta is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5480).

Collections and holdings

Institutional holdings are recorded as follows.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 2 objects associated with this name. Institutional cataloguing adds that metropolitan Museum of Art records 2 objects associated with this heading. The record continues: tED records 2 objects associated with this heading. It is also recorded that the Metropolitan Museum of Art records 2 objects associated with this heading.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 6 objects associated with this heading.

Reception and standing

The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows.

Taryn Simon is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship and Foam Paul Huf Award. It is also recorded that open Library catalogues 6 works under this name.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 11 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and DOAJ. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

In detail

Taryn Simon studied at Brown University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is conceptual art and performance. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.

Works named in the authority record are A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters.

Work by Taryn Simon is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and Foam Paul Huf Award.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Taryn Simon (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    OUTROS CAPÍTULOS: DIÁLOGOS ENTRE IMAGEM E TEXTO NA OBRA DE TARYN SIMON, Existências: Anais do 31º Encontro Nacional da ANPAP, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Studying America (photographically): From Walker Evans to Taryn Simon, Renewing the American Narrative, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Taryn Simon, Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The photographic archive in contemporary art (2012-2022) : unpacking visual experiences in the works of Taryn Simon and Evan Roth

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q534385: Taryn Simon

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Taryn Simon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Taryn Simon.

    open access index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Taryn Simon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Taryn Simon.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Taryn Simon (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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