Sally Mann at Edwynn Houk Gallery

On the occasion of Sally Mann’s memoir, ‘Hold Still,’ Edwynn Houk Gallery is exhibiting a selection of work by the artist best known for photos of her children. In this picture from 2004, Mann veils our view of her daughter Virginia, whose beauty is nonetheless apparent. (In the 57th Street area through July 10th).

Sally Mann, Virginia #36, gelatin silver enlargement print with varnish, 50 x 40 inches, 2004.

Sally Mann at Edwynn Houk Gallery

Sally Mann, Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2006-12.
Sally Mann, Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2006-12.

As Sally Mann recovered from an accident in which she was thrown from and pummeled by her dying horse in ’06, she turned to self-portraiture to create haunting ambrotypes like this one.  Streaking, blurring, over and underexposures mar the images, speaking movingly to the damage inflicted on their subject. (At Edwynn Houk Gallery on Fifth Ave & 57th Street through Nov 3rd.)