Essence January/February 2021 issue with Rihanna

Music and fashion icon Rihanna covers the January/February 2021 issue of Essence looking like a painting, thanks to artist Lorna Simpson. Simpson created original photographic collages for the cover and a 12-page portfolio entitled, “Of Earth & Sky,” with the pop star posing against the galaxy, in an oyster shell, with rough diamonds on her head and more. Rihanna called Simpson — whose work often explores representation, identity, gender, race and […]