Sally MannA Thousand Crossingsfrom 18 June 2019 until 22 September 2019 Concorde, Paris
Sally Mann was born in Lexington, Virginia. Many years ago she wrote about what it means to live in the South; drawing on a deep love for that area and a profound awareness of its complex historical heritage, she raised bold, thought-provoking questions – about history, identity, race and religion – that went beyond geographical and national boundaries.
This exhibition is the first major retrospective of the eminent artist's work; it examines her relationship with her native region and how it has shaped her work. The retrospective is arranged in five parts and features many previously unknown or unpublished works. It is both an overview of four decades of the artist's work and a thoughtful analysis of how the legacy of the South – at once, homeland and cemetery, refuge and battlefield – is reflected in her work as a powerful and disturbing force that continues to shape the identity and the reality of an entire country.
Curators : Sarah Greenough and Sarah Kennel
Exhibition jointly organised by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, with the Jeu de Paume, Paris