LORNA SIMPSON, CALL WAITING, 1997

Video installation, 16mm black-and-white film transferred to DVD, 13 minutes, 11 seconds, sound

One of the leading artists of her generation, Lorna Simpson is well known for her photographic and film works, which often examine racial and gender identity. In works such as Call Waiting (1997), she depicts people of color engaging in intimate yet incomplete conversations that elude easy interpretation but seem to plumb the mysteries of identity and desire. - Whitney Museum