ARTIST TALK: Nick Meyer – Good Bones
Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 5:30pm
Free & open to the public
Please join us for an evening with Nick Meyer, as he discusses Good Bones, a newly released body of work and book that reflects on parenthood, history, anxiety, and the uneasy rhythms of contemporary life.
Good Bones emerges from Meyer’s experience of raising a young family amid overlapping crises. Moving fluidly between the intimate and the societal, the work grapples with questions of legacy, responsibility, and how to remain attentive to moments of care and joy in an era shaped by uncertainty and relentless news cycles. Drawing a parallel to Gary Winogrand’s restless mid-career doubts, Meyer positions this project as both a self-portrait and a document of its time: an attempt to look clearly at the present while acknowledging the ways history repeats, erodes, and persists.
In this talk, Meyer will speak about the making of the book, the ideas that shaped the work, and how photography functions for him as a way to sit with ambiguity rather than resolve it. The evening will include a presentation followed by conversation and audience questions. Copies of the book, along with Archive, another release from Meyer’s imprint Nowhere Books, will be available for purchase.
This event is open to all and especially suited for anyone interested in contemporary documentary practice, photobooks, and work that bridges personal experience with broader cultural reflection.
From the artist: “I suppose this is a self-portrait of sorts. Looking forward to the future that will be my legacy: how have I been able to navigate this confusing present? Clearly, I am not the first to look outside and feel this, and I am sure I won’t be the last. But even as this disquiet lingers, I do not believe we are altogether ineffective, so I am working to gain an acceptance of things that may or may not be inevitable, to push back on our lost sense of self. Staring back, perhaps there can be a better awareness of our moments of joy, and with that insight, try to fix some of the rot that has invaded this house as we seek a way to regain control over a future that will remain undefined. ” – Nick Meyer
About the artist:
Nick Meyer (b.1981) lives and works in Western Massachusetts. Using a documentary adjacent approach, Nicks’ work often explores themes of permanence and mutability from a personal, historical, and allegorical entrance point.
He is the recipient of the Pace Gallery Award and the Barclay Simpson Prize. His project “Either Limits or Contradictions”, (Published, Daylight 2017) appeared in TIME Lightbox, Huck Magazine, Musee, L’oel De La Photographie and Ain’t-Bad. His third book of photographs, “The Local”, was published by MACK in 2021 and was featured in publications such as Buzzfeed, The Guardian, Rolling Stone Italia, Creative Review, The Boston Globe, and more. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally and is included in numerous private collections. He has been a visiting lecturer at Landmark College, CCV, Marlboro College, and Amherst College. Currently, he teaches photo and video as an adjunct professor at Greenfield Community College.
Editorial clients include Mass Appeal, Wired, Orion, Harpers, FAZ, and The New Yorker. More information can be found at nickmeyerphoto.net.
This event is free, open to all, and no advance registration is required. We hope to see you there!
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