PRE-ORDER. Ships 25. May, 2026
At Last Books and Hacienda Books in collaboration with Simian presents Why am I me?, a publication documenting Laura Langer’s first solo exhibition in Denmark.
The publication takes its point of departure in the exhibition at Simian, where the artist transformed the institution’s main exhibition space through a corridor-shaped architectural intervention. Leading visitors in a winding movement through a dense display of paintings arranged in a non-chronological order, the exhibition gathered together works spanning more than a decade of Langer’s practice. Many of the paintings were reactivated from storage for the occasion, addressing questions around speed of production, circulation, personal motivation, and public evaluation.
Mirroring the exhibition’s spatial logic, the publication unfolds through a sequence of installation views, details, and reproductions that emphasize the heterogeneity and shifting visual languages within Langer’s painterly practice. New connections and dialogues emerge between works originally produced in different periods and contexts, allowing recurring gestures, forms, and internal contradictions to surface across time.
Retracing the artist’s development over the past decade, Why am I me? reflects on the changing meanings and internal logic of the works while pointing beyond the present moment. More than a straightforward exhibition catalogue, the publication functions as an introspective gesture — an attempt to understand and integrate the many threads of Langer’s evolving artistic identity.
The publication includes newly commissioned texts by Rosa Aiello, Kristian Vistrup Madsen, and Ana Vogelfang.
21 cm × 30 cm
136 pages
Softcover
Published May 2026
ISBN 978-87-85336-15-6
PRE-ORDER. Ships 25. May, 2026
At Last Books and Hacienda Books in collaboration with Simian presents Why am I me?, a publication documenting Laura Langer’s first solo exhibition in Denmark.
The publication takes its point of departure in the exhibition at Simian, where the artist transformed the institution’s main exhibition space through a corridor-shaped architectural intervention. Leading visitors in a winding movement through a dense display of paintings arranged in a non-chronological order, the exhibition gathered together works spanning more than a decade of Langer’s practice. Many of the paintings were reactivated from storage for the occasion, addressing questions around speed of production, circulation, personal motivation, and public evaluation.
Mirroring the exhibition’s spatial logic, the publication unfolds through a sequence of installation views, details, and reproductions that emphasize the heterogeneity and shifting visual languages within Langer’s painterly practice. New connections and dialogues emerge between works originally produced in different periods and contexts, allowing recurring gestures, forms, and internal contradictions to surface across time.
Retracing the artist’s development over the past decade, Why am I me? reflects on the changing meanings and internal logic of the works while pointing beyond the present moment. More than a straightforward exhibition catalogue, the publication functions as an introspective gesture — an attempt to understand and integrate the many threads of Langer’s evolving artistic identity.
The publication includes newly commissioned texts by Rosa Aiello, Kristian Vistrup Madsen, and Ana Vogelfang.
21 cm × 30 cm
136 pages
Softcover
Published May 2026
ISBN 978-87-85336-15-6
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