An exhibition of new sculptures and drawings by Meg Webster, featuring a new installation made from natural materials, will open on May 9 at 521 West 21st Street. The presentation follows Webster’s major exhibition at Dia Beacon, New York (2024–2026), which closed on April 13, as well as her inclusion in the critically acclaimed exhibition Minimal at Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris (2025–2026).

Since the 1980s, Webster has worked with natural materials, including soil, moss, branches, wax, and salt, to create simple, geometric forms that engage the formal vocabulary of Minimalism while foregrounding human scale and sensorial experience. Webster’s practice is guided by her long-standing commitment to the natural world, bringing organic matter into direct dialogue with sculptural form.

In Thicket (2026), Webster layers plant cuttings into a dense, spiraling structure of leafy branches, berries, and flowering buds. The spiral opens wide enough to allow the viewer inside, creating an immersive, enveloping space. As in many of Webster’s works, the body becomes an active participant: moving through the installation heightens awareness of physical presence in relation to sculptural form while sharpening sensory perception of the surrounding vegetation. The spiral is a recurring motif in Webster’s practice, seen in earlier works such as Stick spiral (1986) and Glass spiral (1990).

Also on view are new works on paper and small-scale sculptures. On square sheets, Webster rubs organic materials–ranging from spices to powdered vegetables and flowers–directly onto the surface, producing monochromatic compositions that center color, texture, and scent. A new, three-part sculptural relief made from beeswax extends this interest in embodied perception, recalling the sensorially rich presence of Wall of wax (1990), which suffused its surroundings with a sweet honey smell.