Guy Simpson: Painting the Places We Leave Behind
Guy Simpson's paintings begin with things most people overlook: a wall socket, a strip of parquet flooring, a set of blinds, a crack in plaster, a school chair left behind in an empty room. He has built his practice around these ordinary details, turning them into records of place, memory and change. Born in Johannesburg in 1994 and now based in Cape Town, Simpson has developed quickly since his first solo exhibition at THK Gallery. He has since exhibited with Everard Read and Goodman Gallery, while his work has traveled beyond South Africa through exhibitions and art fairs. In 2025, his solo booth with Untitled Art at Latitudes Art Fair won the Lexus Best Stand award. His growing visibility reflects an artist whose work has become increasingly difficult to classify: part painting, part sculpture, part architectural record. But the speed of his career is less interesting than the direction of his practice. Simpson is moving away from simply depicting rooms and objects and towards ...
