Exhibitions

Beauty and Pain: Photographs by Nathalia Edenmont

July 11, 2020 - September 27, 2020

Surveying highlights of Nathalia Edenmont’s photography from 2007 to 2018, this exhibition reveals how her work and life are intertwined. Her early work focuses on the loss of her mother when she was a teenager. That life-changing experience shaped her artistic philosophy, with the artist stating that “there is no beauty without pain or pain without beauty, and in my mind, they are the same.” Her later work in the Fruitfulness series reflects her struggle with infertility. The women in these images—who are often a stand-in for the artist herself—also emanate power, showing control with their gesture and expression, conveying the idea that there is healing to be found through art.

From the Exhibition

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Juicy, 2016. C-print mounted on aluminum. 61 × 50 3/8 in. (155 × 128 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Grief, 2012. C-printed mounted on glass. 59 1/16 × 69 5/16 in. (150 × 176 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Just a Dream, 2016-2018. C-print mounted on aluminum. 59 1/16 × 64 3/16 in. (150 × 163 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Rise and Shine, 2018. C-print mounted on aluminum. 64 15/16 × 66 15/16 in. (165 × 170 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Erect, 2016. C-print mounted on aluminum, 51 9/16 × 43 11/16 in. (131 × 111 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

• Nathalia Edenmont, Swedish, born Ukraine, born 1970. Mother, 2008. C-print mounted on glass, 75 3/16 × 60 5/8 in. (191 × 154 cm). Courtesy of the artist.