Occupying a restive position between wilderness and civilization, gardens are a locus of man’s attempt to tame nature. Since the mid-1980s many photographers have created bodies of work that examine the diverse forms and rich metaphorical associations of gardens...

One of the leading artists of her generation, Lorna Simpson first became well known in the mid-1980s, examining racial and gender identity with large-scale photograph and text works that are formally elegant and subtly provocative...