Queer community in natural settings inspired Diedrick Brackens latest show of vibrant weavings at Jack Shainman Gallery’s 20th Street location. Here, two figures connect to each other via the closeness of their echoing silhouettes as they create organic shapes in harmony with the landscape around them. (On view through August 20th).
Nina Chanel Abney describes her new paintings at Jack Shainman Gallery as picturing ‘Black autonomy’ in scenes of ‘care, cultivation and collective leisure.’ Individuals farm, fish, ride bikes and race boats, sometimes without clothing, in scenes that question what utopia is. (On view in Chelsea through Dec 23rd).
Amid a gorgeous Hudson Valley landscape, friends mingle on the porch of ramshackle Rokeby mansion in Celeste Dupuy-Spencer’s colorful celebration of togetherness at Marlborough Contemporary. Anchored by homeowner Ricky Aldrich in a blue jumpsuit, this multiage gathering of babies, dogs, kids and neighbors pays homage to community. (On view in Chelsea through Oct 7th).
Marlborough Contemporary’s summer group exhibition ‘Feedback’ includes a wall of painted fiberglass sculptures by John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres as the show considers collaborative practices in art – in this case between artists and community residents. (On view in Chelsea through August 4th).
Sandwiched on the wall between two roughly lettered signs reading, ‘The End is Here’ and the enigmatic ‘You Are Pretty Good,’ Jim Torok’s photo-realist renderings of friends and acquaintances like ‘Jennifer’ bring the artist’s thoughts and his community together in the quiet of the gallery. (At Pierogi through Feb 12th).
