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Sahana Ramakrishnan in ‘A Stranger’s Soul is a Deep Well’ at Fridman Gallery

Born in Mumbai, raised in Singapore and living in Brooklyn, Sahana Ramakrishnan draws on a multitude of sources, including Hindu, Buddhist and Greek mythology to create intriguingly enigmatic stories.  Referring to ‘the innate mystery of the other,’ the group exhibition ‘A Stranger’s Soul is a Deep Well’ at Fridman Gallery showcases complex and unexplained imagery, including Ramakrishnan’s characterful animals, gathering around a vessel to ask for retribution.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Feb 20th).

Sahana Ramakrishnan, All The Animals Asked For Blood, egg tempera, sumi ink, gold leaf and ferric chloride on stretched paper, 16 x 13 x 1”, 2020.

Lao Tongli in ‘Transitions’ at Chambers Fine Art

Lao Tongli’s organic forms stand out against a black background, suggesting that they populate some dark, interior space despite their color. Though they look like plant forms or stylized tree branches, their resemblance to blood vessels is appropriate, having been inspired by Tongli’s fathers’ long struggle with heart disease. (On view at Chambers Fine Art in Chelsea through Sept 2nd).

Lao Tongli, (detail of) Horizon, Positive Negative Zero Zero 03, ink and minerals on silk, 54 ¼ x 54 ½ x ½ inches, 2017.

Imran Qureshi at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sobriety and simplicity of Imran Qureshi’s Roof Garden installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a sharp contrast to previous Met roof projects (like the Starn brothers’ climbable bamboo labyrinth in 2010).  Partly in response to deadly bombings in Lahore, Qureshi paints the roof’s floor and walls with blood-red paint splatters and beautifully rendered floral motifs.  (At the Met through Nov 3rd.)  

Imran Qureshi, installation view of ‘The Roof Garden Commission:  Imran Qureshi,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2013.