Mairead O’hEocha at Callicoon Fine Arts

Mairead O’hEocha’s floral still life evokes paintings by 17th/18th century painter Rachel Ruysch while offering a more abstracted take on the genre. Flowers from around the world which may have bloomed at different times combined in the Netherlands to testify to Dutch trade power. Here, the rose at center signals waning strength as it begins to lose its petals. (At Callicoon Fine Arts hosting mothers tankstation limited, Dublin, for Condo New York on the Lower East Side through July 28th).

Mairead O’hEocha, Bouquet with Rose after Rachel Ruysch, oil on board, 31 ½ x 24 ½ inches, 2017.

Xiaoze Xie at Chambers Fine Art

Working from his own detailed photographs, Chinese artist Xiaoze Xie, transforms images of books on dusty library shelves into atmospherically lit bridges to the past. Oil paintings from his latest solo show at Chambers Fine Art in Chelsea include this New Testament translation from Oxford University, wrapped volumes from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu and tomes from the Morgan Library in New York. (On view through June 17th).

Xiaoze Xie, The Queen’s College Library at the University of Oxford (K24, New Testament), oil on linen, 36 x 52 inches, 2016.