Though it’s tempting to dismiss New-York based artist Gedi Sibony’s new works – rectangles cut from aluminum semi-trailers – as gimmicky abstraction, scrapes, dents and gashes lend each a certain authenticity. Redacted text, as in the covered up letters ‘ALL,’ suggest a hasty attempt at erasing the past. (At Greene Naftali Gallery through Nov 8th).
Gedi Sibony, All, aluminum semi-trailer, 101 ¾ x 104 ¾ inches, 2014.
This ready-made painting/sculpture composed of truck doors hung on the wall by New York artist Gedi Sibony looks like it’s been around the block. Heavy use and the suggestion of censorship in the grey-painted areas give these otherwise mundane doors interest. (At Chelsea’s Barbara Gladstone Gallery through August 1st).
Gedi Sibony, The Revolving Rey, trailer, 109 x 94 ½ inches, 2014.
Known for highly conceptual sculpture and installations using traditionally non-art materials, New York artist Gedi Sibony takes a step towards legibility in his latest show, which offers carpet painted with five images (an acorn, snowflake, seedling, sun and butterfly) that evoke the seasons. Before them a scuffed, arc-shaped form recalls an empty stage – a platform signifying the potential to communicate. (At Chelsea’s GreeneNaftali Gallery through June 15th.)
Gedi Sibony, foreground sculpture: The Porcelains, wood and mixed media, 2013. 3 wall panels: Ceaseless Episodes of Blossom, carpet, primer, 2013.
