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Laurie Simmons and daughter Lena Dunham on "My Art" and Me Too

Lena Dunham and her mother Laurie Simmons at KCRW.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jan 23, 2018 • 1 min read

Lena Dunham and her mother Laurie Simmons at KCRW. Photo by Amy Ta.

New York artist Laurie Simmons has made a movie called “My Art,” which includes a cameo by her daughter, Lena Dunham. The film is about a 60-something woman artist breaking ground on a new project. It deals with some very timely feminist issues.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Laurie Simmons

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    Lena Dunham

    Creator of "Girls" on HBO

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