In his visual art and literary works, Edmund de Waal uses objects as vehicles for human narrative, emotion and history. His installations of handmade porcelain vessels, often contained in minimalist structures, investigate themes of diaspora, memory and materiality. de Waal’s ceramics and writing expand upon conceptual and physical dialogues among minimalism, architecture and sound, imbuing them with a sense of quiet calm. However, their meditative quality is neither neutral nor ambivalent. Manifest across de Waal’s practice is a distinct aesthetic philosophy that puts the hand, touch and thus the human above all else. It is about connecting people by reviving and telling stories that matter.

Alice Ensabella is Associate Professor in contemporary art history at the University of Grenoble Alpes and independent curator.  She obtained her Ph.D. in 2017 (a joint degree from the University of Rome 1 - La Sapienza and the University of Grenoble) with a dissertation titled L'arte dei frères voyant. Caratteristiche e dinamiche del mercato dell'arte surrealista a Parigi (1919-1930). Several essays and articles on these topics have been published in international journals and catalogs. She has curated the exhibitions Giorgio de Chirico e Alberto Savinio. Una mitologia moderna (Parma, 2019), Il Surrealismo e l'Italia (Parma, 2024), Giorgio Morandi. Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation (Musée de Grenoble, 2021, Estorick Collection, London, 2023, David Zwirner Gallery, 2025).

Joel Meyerowitz (born in New York, 1938) is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.  Celebrated as a pioneer of color photography, he is a two-time Guggenheim Fellow, a recipient of both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities awards, and a recipient of The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal. He has published 56 books. Joel Meyerowitz is represented by Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York, Polka Galerie in Paris, and Huxley-Parlour Gallery in London. He lives and works in New York and London. 

Luc Tuymans lives and works in Antwerp. His first major museum presentations were held in 1990 at the Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium, and the Vereniging voor het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent. One of the first artists to be represented by David Zwirner, Tuymans has had seventeen exhibitions with the gallery since joining its roster in 1994. In 2001, the artist represented Belgium at the Venice Biennale to great acclaim. Tuymans has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions globally; he is currently the subject of a major solo exhibition at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, and his temporary mural, L'Orphelin, is on view at the Louvre Museum, Paris, through May 2025. His works are featured in museum collections worldwide. 

Amanda Gluibizzi is the founding Co-Director of the New Foundation for Art History (NFAH) and Artseen Editor for the Brooklyn Rail. She specializes in mid- and late-20th century art, design, and urbanism in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Amanda is the author of Art and Design in 1960s New York (Anthem Press, 2021).