In his photo collages of cityscapes, shot at different times of day from the same vantage point, Bejing-based artist Ji Zhou creates a harmonious view from fragments. (At Klein Sun Gallery in Chelsea through August 3rd).
Ji Zhou at Klein Sun Gallery
Tag: building
Jose Parla at Mary Boone Gallery & Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
Once a street artist, now an artist inspired by the
histories of the built environment, Jose Parla adds layers of posters, grime
and brightly colored paint to faux fragments of wall currently on view at Bryce
Wolkowitz Gallery and Mary Boone Gallery.
Considering that the block on which these galleries stand has been
largely rebuilt in the past several years, Parla’s treasuring of fragments from
the past has particular resonance.
(Through Oct 31st).
Jose Parla, installation view at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery,
Sept 2015.
Leidy Churchman at Murray Guy Gallery
New York artist Leidy Churchman considers what it means to be above it all, replicating a promotional picture for 432 Park Ave, the hemisphere’s tallest residential building (for now). Known for more its exclusivity than its architectural merit, Churchman turns the tower’s top floors into a glowing Olympian retreat. (At Chelsea’s Murray Guy through June 6th).
Leidy Churchman, Tallest Residential Tower in the Western Hemisphere, oil on linen, 72 x 60 inches, 2015.
Ann Wilson at The Drawing Center
Inspired by the fact that the Drawing Center’s 1866 SoHo building originally housed a loom company, Chicago-based artist Anne Wilson’s installation is an artwork being gradually created by winding and crossing thread around the gallery’s columns. (Through December 14th).
Anne Wilson, To Cross (Walking New York), site-specific performance and sculpture, 2014.
Carlito Carvalhosa at Sonnabend Gallery
Known for artwork inspired by and interacting with architecture, Brazilian artist Carlito Carvalhosa fills two rooms of Chelsea’s Sonnabend Gallery with an installation of fluorescent lights, telephone poles and glassware that suggests a field of ungainly plants or delicately balanced, deconstructed architecture.
Carlito Carvalhosa, Possibility Matters, Poles, glasses, fluorescent lights, dimensions variable, 2014.