CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Image and Text in Public is on view at The Writers Grotto SF beginning June 26, 2022. Opening reception on Sunday, June 26th, from 2pm-4pm. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I am here. I exist. Can you hear me now? We met by serendipity, looked at each other’s photographic work,…
“We need people to see our truth here. We will not stop. We will not quit until this is over.” (Julianne V., Covid ICU nurse in NY.) At the height of the Covid 19 pandemic, I was struck by a powerful testimonial from a NY ICU nurse on FaceBook. I kept hearing her voice as…
Anglim Gilbert Gallery in San Francisco is pleased to present DUMBBALL, an exhibition honoring the work of David Ireland (1930 – 2009), and his influence. The exhibition complements two events: the reopening of the David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street and a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Art Institute. Simo Neri photographed David Ireland’s…
Summer 2014. “GRIDS” reversible raincoat takes a stroll on New York’s High Line. Summer 2014. It’s a beautiful day in New York. I want to go see the evolution of the High Line, and meet up with a friend there. She is wearing “Grids”, a reversible raincoat with a light waterproof fabric on one side…
WEARING CITIES is a site-specific exhibition presented as part of New York’s NYCxDESIGN, a city-wide event. An artistic collaboration between a visual artist, a sound designer, a fashion designer, and a videographer, the show was held at Industry City, in Brooklyn, NY, May 10 – 20, 2014. “I experience myself in the city, and the…
Wear the city, hear the city, feel the city, BE the city! We are proud to announce that Wearing Cities has been invited to participate in New York’s prestigious NYCxDESIGN 2014. After the success of our Paris pop-up show, we will now take over 1300 sq.ft. at Industry City, in Brooklyn! We will be showing…
Our Wearing Cities Pop-up Weekend event took over three sections of Eunhwa’s magnificent showroom and boutique at 19 rue Claude Bernard in Paris, on March 28th, 29th and 30th. Our Wearing Cities event in Paris ushered in the first stirrings of Spring. During three days steeped in urban sensations, visitors could wear, see, hear, and…
WEARING CITIES is a meditation on urban rhythms. A special sneak preview of this exhibition will take place on March 28th, 29th, and 30th at EUNHWA showroom, 19 rue Claude Bernard, 75005 Paris, 10h – 19h. The opening will be held on Saturday 29, from 18h. WEARING CITIES is a multi-media art project, directed by…
Sky art shirt in window Eunhwa’s atelierSpring 2015 Two artists – one from Korea and one from Italy – cross paths in Paris. Their ateliers happen to be in the same neighborhood. As neighbors they have seen and admired each other’s work. They share a strong aesthetic affinity and an adventurous spirit. Simo’s wardrobe contains…
Wearing Cities at Café Léa Paris, Summer 2012. Just before it reaches the rue Mouffetard in Paris, the rue Pascal crosses the rue Claude Bernard, which then climbs towards the Jardin de Luxembourg. The intersection of these two streets is punctuated by the coming and going of the #27 bus, of the bicycles parked right in…
Art and fashion… in collaboration with Eunhwa Kim, Paris Two artists – one from Korea and one from Italy – cross paths in Paris. Their ateliers happen to be in the same neighborhood. As neighbors they have seen and admired each other’s work. They share a strong aesthetic affinity and an adventurous spirit. Simo’s wardrobe…
In September 2005, in collaboration with architectural historian Richard Ingersoll, I was commissioned to produce two monumental, interactive, double-sided ‘photo-curtains’ as part of an international exhibition for the Kunsthaus Museum in Graz, Austria. In September 2005, in collaboration with architectural historian Richard Ingersoll, I was commissioned to produce two monumental, interactive, double-sided ‘photo-curtains’ as part…
In February 2004 the Alliance Française celebrated its 100th anniversary. For this occasion, architect Patrick Chauvin and I were asked to create a site-specific installation, titled “Entre Deux”. In February 2004 the Alliance Française celebrated its 100th anniversary. For this occasion, architect Patrick Chauvin and I were asked to create a site-specific installation, titled “Entre…
For the PASSPORT 2001 fundraiser I collaborated with fashion designer Jessica McClintock who, inspired by my munumental photo kimonos, actually sewed and sculpted photographic strips representing the four elements onto the backs of the flowing robes. Victorian kimonos: taking inspiration from the monumental installation presented during the PASSPORT 2001 fundraising event – “Fire, Earth, Water,…
