Tyler Mitchell

And this beauty carries within itself the intimation that the past can never die because it still exists, intact, on some other plane of time, around which we cannot see directly. 
—Clarence John Laughlin

The way we disappear. And reappear. 
—Robin Coste Lewis

Gagosian is pleased to announce Ghost Images, an exhibition of new works by Tyler Mitchell. Opening on February 27 at 541 West 24th Street, this is the gallery’s debut exhibition of Mitchell’s work in New York, and the first since announcing its global representation of the artist.

Engaging with Southern gothic themes, Mitchell’s new images of seaside leisure (all works 2024) are rooted in his Southern upbringing and explore the psychological space of memory, questioning how photographic tableaux might capture presences that are unseen but deeply felt. They also ask if photographs have the capacity to document memory and express self-determination in the light of history.