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Taryn Simon

American · b. 1975 · Photographer

Taryn Simon is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, text, sculpture, and performance. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Taryn Simon, Larry Mayes, Scene of Arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana. Police found Mayes hiding beneath a mattress in this room. Served 18,5 years of an 80-year sentence for rape, robbery and unlawful, 2002, C-PrintLarry Mayes, Scene of Arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana. Police found Mayes hiding beneath a mattress in this room. Served 18,5 years of an 80-year sentence for rape, robbery and unlawfulVan Ham · €18,060≈ $21,584≈ £15,430Sign up to see
  2. Taryn Simon, Playboy Braille Edition. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York“, aus der Serie: „An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2006, C-PrintPlayboy Braille Edition. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York“, aus der Serie: „An American Index of the Hidden and UnfamiliarGrisebach · €10,160≈ $11,594≈ £8,561Sign up to see
  3. Taryn Simon, The Central Intelligence Agency Main Entrance Hall, CIA Original Headquarters Building, Langley, Virginia, 2003/2007, Archival pigment print, flush-mountedThe Central Intelligence Agency Main Entrance Hall, CIA Original Headquarters Building, Langley, VirginiaPhillips · £8,125≈ $10,421≈ €9,382Sign up to see

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Taryn Simon, Playboy Braille Edition. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York“, aus der Serie: „An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2006, C-Print
Playboy Braille Edition. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York“, aus der Serie: „An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2006
Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025
€10,160Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Ronald Jones, Scene Of Arrest, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, Served 8 years of a death sentence for Murder and Rape, 2002, Chromogenic print
Ronald Jones, Scene Of Arrest, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, Served 8 years of a death sentence for Murder and Rape, 2002
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$8,255Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Cuban Cigars (Prohibited), 2010, Complete set of 11 archival pigment prints, framed within two plexiglass boxes
Cuban Cigars (Prohibited), 2010
Phillips · Nov 21, 2023
£6,985Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, William Gregory. Wick's Parlor, Louisville, Kentucky, 2002, Inkjet-Print
William Gregory. Wick's Parlor, Louisville, Kentucky, 2002
Van Ham · Jun 9, 2022
€8,580Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Ron Williamson. Baseball field, Norman, Oklahoma, 2004, Inkjet-Print
Ron Williamson. Baseball field, Norman, Oklahoma, 2004
Van Ham · Jun 9, 2022
€8,580Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Great White Shark in Captivity Million-Gallon Outer Bay, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Califonia, 2007, C-Print
Great White Shark in Captivity Million-Gallon Outer Bay, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Califonia, 2007
Van Ham · Dec 1, 2021
€8,925Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Weather Modification, Cloud Seeding Weather Modification, Inc. Watford City, North Dakota, 2007, C-Print
Weather Modification, Cloud Seeding Weather Modification, Inc. Watford City, North Dakota, 2007
Van Ham · Dec 1, 2021
€4,165Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Larry Mayes, Scene of Arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana. Police found Mayes hiding beneath a mattress in this room. Served 18,5 years of an 80-year sentence for rape, robbery and unlawful, 2002, C-Print
Larry Mayes, Scene of Arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana. Police found Mayes hiding beneath a mattress in this room. Served 18,5 years of an 80-year sentence for rape, robbery and unlawful, 2002
Van Ham · Jun 23, 2021
€18,060Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Terrell Yarbrough, death row inmate, age 22, outdoor recreational facility, Mansfield Correctional Institution, Ohio, where prisoners spend one hour a day outside of their cells, 2002, C-Print
Terrell Yarbrough, death row inmate, age 22, outdoor recreational facility, Mansfield Correctional Institution, Ohio, where prisoners spend one hour a day outside of their cells, 2002
Van Ham · Sep 26, 2020
€8,385Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Death with Dignity Act. Don James, spokesman for Compassion & Choices, Portland, Oregon, 2005/2007, C-Print auf Kunststoffplatte aufgezogen
Death with Dignity Act. Don James, spokesman for Compassion & Choices, Portland, Oregon, 2005/2007
Van Ham · Sep 26, 2020
€5,547Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, The Central Intelligence Agency Main Entrance Hall, CIA Original Headquarters Building, Langley, Virginia, 2003/2007, Archival pigment print, flush-mounted
The Central Intelligence Agency Main Entrance Hall, CIA Original Headquarters Building, Langley, Virginia, 2003/2007
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
£8,125Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Infectious Medical Waste Center, Sanitec Industries Inc. Sun Valley, California, 2006-07, chromogenic colour print and metal plaque
Infectious Medical Waste Center, Sanitec Industries Inc. Sun Valley, California, 2006-07
Phillips · Dec 11, 2013
£6,000Sign up free to see
Taryn Simon, Beans (Prohibited) 2010 5 archival, inkjet print in
Beans (Prohibited) 2010 5 archival
Pandolfini · May 13, 2026
Taryn Simon, Black Square XV, Cigarette Plain Packaging,, Archival inkjet print; framed, a Gagosian Gallery label on the reverse; this work is no. one from an edition of 5
Black Square XV, Cigarette Plain Packaging,
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
Taryn Simon, Research Marijuana Crop Grow Room, National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, Mississippi from An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2005/2007, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted
Research Marijuana Crop Grow Room, National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, Mississippi from An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2005/2007
Phillips · Nov 3, 2016

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