"Under the grand glass dome of the 19th-century Bourse de Commerce in Paris rises a pristine cone of salt, nearly two metres high. Nearby, a low circular mound of powdery yellow ochre sits next to a hemisphere of cracked red clay. Opposite, a wall of translucent fragrant beeswax curves away towards a circular enclosure formed from interwoven branches, foliage and berries."
""Meg is an incredible figure whose work deserves to be better known," declares Morgan as we walk through the Bourse's huge building. "Her work continues to investigate geometric forms but only using natural materials that are entirely locally sourced." Webster was taught by Richard Serra and Donald Judd and for years her poetic and environmentally conscious work was eclipsed by these mentors-but in Minimal it takes centre stage."
Under the Bourse de Commerce's glass dome Meg Webster displays five nature-based sculptures: a two-metre salt cone, a yellow-ochre mound, cracked red-clay hemisphere, translucent beeswax wall, and an interwoven branch enclosure. Jessica Morgan curated Minimal to broaden Minimalism's narrative by including artists outside the familiar white male US canon. Webster's work investigates geometric forms through locally sourced natural materials and reclaims visibility after mentorships under Richard Serra and Donald Judd. The exhibition assembles over 100 works by more than 50 artists who favored pared-back forms, rejecting illusion and personal expression in pursuit of direct viewer engagement.
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