Have you got the time?
Rosemary Mayer’s Temporary Monuments (Spring)
Manifold Books, Amsterdam, May 24 – June 21, 2025

From 1977 to 1982, Rosemary Mayer developed a series of works that she called “Temporary Monuments,” which involved various fugitive materials and ephemeral constructions such as balloons, tents, and snow figures. These installations marked the seasons and drew attention to the passage of time; some were dedicated to friends, family, or historical figures. While their duration was limited—whether to the time it took the balloon to deflate, or snow to melt, or the moon to rise and set—these works are remembered and experienced today in the numerous photographs, drawings, flyers, posters, and artist books through which Mayer documented them.

We are so pleased to collaborate on this experimental and iterative exhibition developed by the Estate of Rosemary Mayer in collaboration with Darling Green. The exhibition consists of sketches, ephemera, and documentation that travel in one box, making it possible for smaller spaces to present Mayer's work. Reflecting on the work’s connection to time, each exhibition is loosely curated by the season in which it takes place. The Spring presentation at Manifold Books is the first of this new series and the first exhibition of Rosemary Mayers’ work in the Netherlands.