An exhibition titled “In the Wake” by artist Zoe Leonard will be on view at Hauser & Wirth, New York, from September 13 through October 22, 2016. This is the gallery’s first exhibition of the New York-based artist. This exhibition showcases the artist’s distinctive merging of photography, sculpture, and installation.The exhibition will debut Leonard’s three new bodies of work that balance the thorough conceptualism and personal vision for which she has achieved critical recognition. Using old snapshots belonging to her family taken after the World War II as her starting point, she examines the aftereffects of war that reverberate through generations. Apart from the photographs, there will be a group of new sculptures consisting of stacks of vintage photography manuals on display as well.Together, Leonard’s new photographic works and sculptures invite us to contemplate the role photography plays in constructing history, and to consider the roots of contemporary photographic culture.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek of the exhibition
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