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Three years after winning Britain\u2019s biggest art prize Veronica Ryan<\/a>\u2019s evocative, small-scale sculpture invite intimate inspection at Paula Cooper Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0 Despite the many accolades that have come her way in recent years, Ryan continues to craft humble, abstract sculptures from a combination of ephemeral and found materials that speak to the memories and associations held by everyday objects.\u00a0 Titled \u2018Retrieval,\u2019 the show includes objects covered in bandages and sacks of Himalayan salt crystals that open conversations about healing.\u00a0 Pillow-like forms, pincushions and a giant doily speak to the labor and care shown by Ryan\u2019s late mother, who embroidered the family\u2019s pillowcases and made clothing.\u00a0 Here, two small towers created by stacking pie tins and held together by crocheted wool represent a structure made to house bundles of salt and ceramic seeds, symbols of healing and growth. (On view in Chelsea through Nov 22nd<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Veronica Ryan, Totem, pie tins, crochet wool, plaster, thread, Himalayan salt, netting, air-dried clay, acrylic paint, pink totem: 35 x 12 x 9 inches, blue totem: 30 \u00bc x 9 \u00bc x 9 \u00bc inches, 2024-25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Veronica Ryan, Totem, pie tins, crochet wool, plaster, thread, Himalayan salt, netting, air-dried clay, acrylic paint, pink totem: 35 x 12 x 9 inches, blue totem: 30 \u00bc x 9 \u00bc x 9 \u00bc inches, 2024-25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three years after winning Britain\u2019s biggest art prize Veronica Ryan\u2019s evocative, small-scale sculpture invite intimate inspection at Paula Cooper Gallery.\u00a0 Despite the many accolades that have come her way in recent years, Ryan continues to craft humble, abstract sculptures from a combination of ephemeral and found materials that speak to the memories and associations held … <\/p>\n

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