Leslie Hewitt

Photo by Richard Renaldi

Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977, St. Albans, NY) uses a hybrid approach to photography and sculpture to revisit the still-life genre from a post-minimalist perspective. Hewitt’s assemblages often include personal mementos as well as books and vintage magazines that refer to the Black literary and popular culture ephemera of her youth.

Interested in the mechanisms behind the construction of meaning and memory, she challenges both by evoking connections and meaning in her juxtapositions. Hewitt earned a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York (2000) and an MFA in sculpture from Yale University (2004).

Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Barely Moving, Imperceptible, Slow Drag)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM25. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.

Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Barely Moving, Imperceptible, Slow Drag)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM25. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Barely Moving, Imperceptible, Slow Drag)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM25. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Imperceptible, Slow Drag, Barely Moving)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 192 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM26. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Imperceptible, Slow Drag, Barely Moving)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 192 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM26. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Imperceptible, Slow Drag, Barely Moving)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 192 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM26. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Imperceptible, Slow Drag, Barely Moving)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 192 x 96 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM26. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Slow Drag, Barely Moving, Imperceptible)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 72 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM17. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Slow Drag, Barely Moving, Imperceptible)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 72 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM17. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
Leslie Hewitt (b. 1977), "Untitled (Slow Drag, Barely Moving, Imperceptible)," 2022. hot rolled steel, red oak, and inherited glass objects. 12 x 96 x 72 in. Courtesy the artist and Perrotin. TGM17. Photography by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
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