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Veronica Ryan

Retrieval

521 West 21st Street

October 16 – November 22, 2025

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Veronica Ryan, Confines, mid-2000s/2023, hairnet, hydrocal, plastic soap bottles, plaster, colored hairband, 9 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Confines, mid-2000s/2023, hairnet, hydrocal, plastic soap bottles, plaster, colored hairband, 9 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Seepage, 2024, himalayan salt, plastic bottles, crochet thread, 11 x 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Seepage, 2024, himalayan salt, plastic bottles, crochet thread, 11 x 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Confines, mid-2000s/2023, hairnet, hydrocal, plastic soap bottles, plaster, colored hairband, 9 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Confines, mid-2000s/2023, hairnet, hydrocal, plastic soap bottles, plaster, colored hairband, 9 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Seepage, 2024, himalayan salt, plastic bottles, crochet thread, 11 x 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Veronica Ryan, Seepage, 2024, himalayan salt, plastic bottles, crochet thread, 11 x 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm). © Veronica Ryan. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery. Photo: Steven Probert

Opening in November 2025, Veronica Ryan will present new works alongside a major historical piece, Archaeology of the Black Sun, 1956–2002. Known for her meticulously handcrafted work, Ryan’s sculptures and installations examine environmental concerns, personal narratives and memories, as well as the wider psychological implications of history, trauma and recovery.

The exhibition follows the artist’s first survey, Veronica Ryan: Unruly, at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St Louis, MO, which features over four-decades of work and will travel to the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, OH in August 2025. Ryan will have a one-person exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK in Spring 2026.