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LUCY WILLIAMS: Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things

Current viewing_room
10 SEPTEMBER - 31 OCTOBER 2026
  • Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things is on view through Saturday 31 October 2026 at 525 West 22nd Street.  Accompanying the exhibition is a fully illustrated catalogue featuring an essay by Emily McDermott.

  • 'In her collages, Williams not only captures the striking aesthetic resonance of these buildings but also the tension between the...
    LUCY WILLIAMS
    Palm Springs #6, 2026
    Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
    25 3/4 x 39 1/2 inches
    65.4 x 100.3 cm

    "In her collages, Williams not only captures the striking aesthetic resonance of these buildings but also the tension between the individuality of inhabitants and the uniformity enforced upon them."

    - Emily McDermott in "Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things"

  • New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”  10 September - 31 October 2026. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,
    “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”
    10 September - 31 October 2026.

  • "While such references and deliberate interventions establish significant, complex, and even meta frameworks that offer portals to walk deeper and deeper into Williams’s works, viewers should also allow themselves to stop and appreciate the decorative beauty of the façades themselves. Despite the taboos placed on words like “decorative” and “beautiful” in the artworld, Williams is the first to admit that they describe her work. Referencing Sophie Taeuber-Arp by way of Walt Whitman, Williams says, “'Making decorative work is fine if you’ve thought about it deeply and create it with intentionality.”"

    - Emily McDermott in "Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things"

    • LUCY WILLIAMS Radiant City #10, 2025 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 17 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches 44.5 x 38.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Radiant City #10, 2025
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      17 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches
      44.5 x 38.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Radiant City #11, 2025 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 17 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches 44.5 x 38.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Radiant City #11, 2025
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      17 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches
      44.5 x 38.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Radiant City #12, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 17 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches 45.1 x 74.9 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Radiant City #12, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      17 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches
      45.1 x 74.9 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Radiant City #13, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 17 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches 45.1 x 38.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Radiant City #13, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, cotton crochet thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      17 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches
      45.1 x 38.7 cm
  • New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,” 10 September - 31 October 2026.

    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,” 10 September - 31 October 2026.

    • LUCY WILLIAMS Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #4, 2026 Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 14 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches 36.2 x 71.8 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #4, 2026
      Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      14 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches
      36.2 x 71.8 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #5, 2026 Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches 36.2 x 36.2 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #5, 2026
      Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches
      36.2 x 36.2 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #6, 2026 Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches 36.2 x 36.2 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Bookcase (with abstract assemblage) #6, 2026
      Paper, engineered wood, oak veneer, piano wire, wool, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches
      36.2 x 36.2 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Bookcase (with mobiles) #1, 2026 Paper, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches 26 x 38.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Bookcase (with mobiles) #1, 2026
      Paper, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      10 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
      26 x 38.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Bookcase (with mobiles) #2, 2026 Paper, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches 26 x 26 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Bookcase (with mobiles) #2, 2026
      Paper, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
      10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
      26 x 26 cm
  • LUCY WILLIAMS
    Palm Springs #6, 2026
    Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, piano wire, and acrylic paint on birch ply panel
    25 3/4 x 39 1/2 inches
    65.4 x 100.3 cm
  • New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”10 September - 31 October 2026.

    New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, “Lucy Williams: Beautiful, Perfect Things,”10 September - 31 October 2026.

    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2024 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, wooden dowel, piano wire, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches 37.5 x 29.8 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2024
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, wooden dowel, piano wire, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
      37.5 x 29.8 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches 37.5 x 26.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
      37.5 x 26.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches 37.5 x 26.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
      37.5 x 26.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches 37.5 x 26.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
      37.5 x 26.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches 37.5 x 26.7 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
      37.5 x 26.7 cm
    • LUCY WILLIAMS Threaded Assemblage, 2026 Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, wooden dowel, piano wire, and acrylic paint on panel 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches 37.5 x 29.8 cm
      LUCY WILLIAMS
      Threaded Assemblage, 2026
      Paper, Perspex, engineered wood, cotton embroidery thread, wooden dowel, piano wire, and acrylic paint on panel
      14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
      37.5 x 29.8 cm
  • ABOUT THE ARTIST | LUCY WILLIAMS

    Lucy Williams' studio, London, UK, 2026.
  • LUCY WILLIAMS (b. 1972 in Oxford, UK) received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art at The Glasgow School of...

    Lucy Williams in her studio, London, UK, 2026.

    LUCY WILLIAMS (b. 1972 in Oxford, UK) received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art at The Glasgow School of Art, Glasglow, Scotland, and her Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at the Royal Academy Schools, London, UK.

     

    Williams has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA; McKee Gallery, New York, NY; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; and Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, UK.

     

    Her work has been included in several group exhibitions including The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Bernhard Knaus Fine Art, Frankfurt, Germany; Galerie Mitterrand, Paris, France; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; National Galleries of Scotland: Modern Two, Edinburgh, Scotland; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI; Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, UK; and Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT, among others.

     

    Her work may be found in the collections of the Anderson Collection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Firebird Collective, London, UK; Francis H. Williams Collection, Wellesley, MA; Hiscox Collection, London, UK; ISelf Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA; and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI, among others.

     

    Williams lives and works in London, UK.

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