Anne Neukamp at Marlborough Contemporary

Anne Neukamp’s post-analogue paintings picture office tools in large-scale, graphically simple images that look as if they’ve been composed in digital space, yet are manifest before us in oil, tempera and linen. Titled ‘Morsel,’ this tantalizing icon offers a puzzle piece and a mystery envelope, dangling meaning in front of viewers. (At Chelsea’s Marlborough Contemporary through June 24th).

Anne Neukamp, Morsel, oil, tempera, acrylic on linen, 39 3/8 x 31 ½ inches, 2017.

Katharina Grosse at Gagosian Gallery

From the depths of Katharina Grosse’s huge abstractions, shapes materialize and invite interpretation. The Berlin-based artist describes her new works as “portals to a small room, where all the color has been crammed into a tiny space.” Peering into these openings is an intense optical experience. (At Gagosian Gallery’s 24th Street Chelsea location through March 11th).

Katharina Grosse, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 117 11/16 x 79 ½ inches, 2016.
Katharina Grosse, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 117 11/16 x 79 ½ inches, 2016.

Matthias Bitzer at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Berlin-based artist Matthias Bitzer’s paintings, mixed media works and sculptures at Marianne Boesky Gallery are uniquely difficult to categorize. Constructed from concrete, wood, glass and more (and those are just the 2-D, wall mounted works), elegantly minimalist artworks take the eye on an adventure of materials. (In Chelsea through Dec 17th).

Matthias Bitzer, installation view of ‘A Different Sort of Gravity,’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery through Dec 17th.
Matthias Bitzer, installation view of ‘A Different Sort of Gravity,’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery through Dec 17th.

Alicja Kwade at 303 Gallery

Large mirrors intersect with clear glass frames in Berlin-based Polish artist Alicja Kwade’s first solo show at 303 Gallery, confusing the sightlines and adding intrigue to the gallery’s stunning new space on 21st Street. In the foreground, Kwade offers a beautiful brass sculpture that suggests the trajectory of a slowing spinning and falling hoop, arresting a sequence of events as a sculpture. (In Chelsea through June 30th).

Alicja Kwade, installation view of ‘Alicja Kwade,’ at 303 Gallery, May 2016.
Alicja Kwade, installation view of ‘Alicja Kwade,’ at 303 Gallery, May 2016.

Volker Hueller at 11R

Painter and sculptor Volker Hueller is known for mining art history, remixing styles and associations from yesteryear into a contemporary visual vocabulary. In this recent painting, on view at Lower East Side gallery 11R, he turns one of his signature, geometric characters into art object, suggestively equating face and vase. (Through April 24th).

Volker Hueller, Face ‘n’ Vase, mixed media on canvas, 78 x 56 inches, 2015.
Volker Hueller, Face ‘n’ Vase, mixed media on canvas, 78 x 56 inches, 2015.