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Whitfield Lovell at DC Moore Gallery

A portrait of a portly businessman paired with a model train engine, a corseted woman with theatrical tassels attached to the sides of her likeness and other drawings of men and women in 19th century dress by Whitfield Lovell at DC Moore Gallery are made more intense and vibrant by their red background. In the new series titled ‘The Reds,’ Lovell continues to pair drawings of individuals with found objects that enhance our understanding of the sitter’s identity.  Here, a young man is surrounded by a hovering halo of stars prompting viewers to question how this individual’s identity relates to country.  (On view through Dec 18th).

Whitfield Lovell, The Red XIV, conte on paper with attached found objects, 45 ¾ x 34 inches, 2021.

Carrie Moyer at DC Moore Gallery

Colors pop and merge into the background while shapes seem to hover on the surface of Carrie Moyer’s latest paintings at DC Moore.  These tensions – which define Moyer’s practice – are made more provocative in her most recent work by the addition of more representative elements, like the tassel-like floral bells dotting the surface of this painting, ‘Hell’s Bells and Buckets.’   Moyer notes that in some recent work, her palette has ‘downshifted,’ or adopted a chromal sobriety found to either side of the central flow of form in this painting.  Far from creating a subdued painting, however, the effect is to heighten excitement at the shifting forms at center.  (On view in Chelsea through May 1st. Masks and social distancing required.)

Carrie Moyer, Hell’s Bells and Buckets, acrylic and sand on canvas, 66 x 60 inches, 2020.

Barbara Takenaga at DC Moore Gallery

Barbara Takenaga’s abstract paintings evoke natural phenomena – here, a polished cross section of a stone or a distant view of far galaxies.  In the case of ‘Overview,’ a standout in her latest solo show at Chelsea gallery DC Moore, she electrifies the heavens with vibrant color and gratifying complexity.  (On view through Oct 6th).

Barbara Takenaga, Overhead, acrylic on linen, 37 ¾ x 35 9/16 inches, 2017.

Chie Fueki in ‘Zig Zag Zig’ at DC Moore Gallery

The world fractures into patterns and planes in Chie Fueki’s energetic rendition of a redhead (painter Ellen Altfest) on her bike, a standout in DC Moore Gallery’s excellent summer exhibition.  In other works by Fueki in the show, women take the wheel in futuristic vehicles that traverse otherworldly landscapes.  (On view in Chelsea through August 10th.)

Chie Fueki, Ellen, acrylic, ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper on wood, 60 x 72 inches, 2017.

Carrie Moyer at DC Moore Gallery

Pleasure is the driving factor in Carrie Moyer’s eye-popping new work at DC Moore Gallery in Chelsea.  Here, ‘Jolly Hydra:  Unexplainably Juicy’ suggests the multi-headed hydra of Greek mythology as it encounters blocks and washes of bubble gum-bright color and sensually curving bodily forms.  (On view through March 22nd).

Carrie Moyer, Jolly Hydra: Unexplainably Juicy, acrylic on canvas, 2017.