and catch the heart off guard, 2022
58 × 41 × 15 cmPorcelain, marble, platinum, steel, plexiglass
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
Sally Mann, Tintype, Still Life #43, 2020
Unique collodion wet-plate positive on anodized aluminum with soluvar varnish38.1 × 34.3 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
the wind and the light, 2022
Porcelain, marble, platinum, Cor-Ten steel, steel, plexiglass53 × 16 × 18 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
Sally Mann, Tintype, Still Life #18, 2020
Unique collodion wet-plate positive on anodized aluminum with soluvar varnish38.1 × 34.3 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
salt, axe, stars (for O.M), I2023
Porcelain, Cor-Ten steel, platinum, aluminium, glass
70 × 51.4 × 10cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
salt, axe, stars (for O.M), I (detail)2023
Porcelain, Cor-Ten steel, platinum, aluminium, glass
70 × 51.4 × 10cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
Sally Mann, Tintype, Still Life #14, 2019
Unique collodion wet-plate positive on anodized aluminum with sandarac varnish38.1 × 34.3 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (should you think it breathed)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (should you think it breathed) (detail)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
Sally Mann, Platinum, Stone #21, 2022
Platinum/palladium print20.3 × 25.4 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (I could not weigh myself, myself)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (I could not weigh myself, myself) (detail)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
Sally Mann, Platinum, Stone #22, 2022
Platinum/palladium print20.3 × 25.4 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (abroad is close to-night)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.
untitled (abroad is close to-night) (detail)2023
Porcelain, silver, aluminium, glass
38 × 50 × 10 cm
to light, and then return—
Gagosian, New York
14 September–28 October 2023
An exhibition of new works by Edmund de Waal and Sally Mann inspired by each other’s practices was installed at Gagosian's Madison Avenue space. to light, and then return— marked the first time the two artists have shown together in a dedicated exhibition.
The result of an ongoing exchange between two artists who are also celebrated writers, the exhibition was titled after the final line of The spry arms of the wind (c. 1866), a poem written by Emily Dickinson on an envelope scrap. Informed by their mutual fascination with material transformation and themes of elegy and historical reckoning, the works on view included de Waal’s sculptural installations featuring porcelain and other materials, and Mann’s tintypes and platinum prints.
to light, and then return— was complemented by this must be the place, an exhibition of new works by de Waal at 541 West 24th Street, New York, from 13 September until 28 October 2023.