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Sydney G. James at Jane Lombard Gallery

Based on her mural that was destroyed by vandals in Miami in 2021, Sydney G. James’ ‘Serving Tee Liberation’ at Jane Lombard Gallery is a painted act of resistance.  Posing with a look of sage calm, James’ friend and frequent model wears a t-shirt that announces and celebrates female autonomy, a riposte to the slogans in red text on white backgrounds which reflect past derogatory comments aimed at the artist.  The painting pays homage to James’ friend Scheherazade W. Parrish, a writer and artist who wears a different text-bearing t-shirt daily during Black History Month.  Via murals, painting, text and video, James’ show expresses resilience and acknowledges the support of family and community that make strength possible. (On view in Tribeca through Feb 17th).

Sydney G. James, Serving Tee Liberation, acrylic, t-shirts, fabric, and gel medium on canvas, 113 x 91 inches, 2023.

Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens at Jane Lombard Gallery

From toddler fight clubs to flat earth theories, colorful sculptures by Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens at Jane Lombard Gallery symbolize rumors and conspiracies of the 21st century with seriousness tempered by humor.  The purple head in the foreground of this installation view represents the notion that climate activist Greta Thunberg is actually an actor in thrall to nefarious powers.  Other pieces suggest that the US government can control the weather or that patterns of holes in ripped jeans have been used to communicate secret messages. Lighthearted in appearance but representing harmful misunderstandings, the installation emphasizes the absurdity and ubiquity of widespread falsehoods.  (On view in Tribeca through Dec 17th).

Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, installation view of ‘Alternative Facts of the 21st Century,’ at Jane Lombard Gallery, Nov 2022.

Mounir Fatmi at Jane Lombard Gallery

Moroccan-born artist Mounir Fatmi’s installation ‘Inside the Fire Circle’ offers the idea of literally jump starting conversation via his arrangement of jumper cables, typewriters and paper on which the public is invited to contribute thoughts. The centerpiece of a show that considers the limits of freedom, the installation suggests that self-expression can be risky. (On view at Jane Lombard Gallery through Oct 21st).

Mounir Fatmi, installation view of ‘Survival Signs’ at Jane Lombard Gallery, Sept 2017.

Cey Adams at Jane Lombard Gallery

Designer Cey Adams – former street artist and Founding Creative Director of Def Jam Recordings – memorializes victims of random gun violence in this site-specific mural at Chelsea’s Jane Lombard Gallery. (Through August 12th).

Cey Adams, Fallen Stars of Random Gun Violence in America, latex, spray paint, site-specific mural, 252 x 104 inches, 2016.
Cey Adams, Fallen Stars of Random Gun Violence in America, latex, spray paint, site-specific mural, 252 x 104 inches, 2016.

Shezad Dawood at Jane Lombard Gallery

It’s not the vibrant colors and energetic forms of Shazad Dawood’s ‘Anselm Chapel, Tokyo,’ (seen here in detail) but the strong diagonal lines that connect the London-based artist’s abstract painting on vintage textile with its namesake – Czech/American architect Antonin Raymond’s stark, concrete house of worship. Reconciling opposite appearances seems beside the point with such a joyous composition. (At Jane Lombard Gallery through May 14th).

Shezad Dawood, Anselm Chapel, Tokyo (detail), acrylic on vintage textile, 61.81 x 93.7 inches, 2016.
Shezad Dawood, Anselm Chapel, Tokyo (detail), acrylic on vintage textile, 61.81 x 93.7 inches, 2016.