Tag: monochrome

Barbara Takenaga at DCMoore Gallery

Both chance paint pours and deliberate, meticulous mark-making comprise Barbara Takenaga’s otherworldly abstractions at DC Moore Gallery.  New, profuse forms suggest fireworks displays or the wonders of unseen life under a microscope.  This small detail of a larger canvas sets paint swirls against hanging strings of beaded forms, two elements that would seem incompatible but which instead offer unexpected depth and an apparent glimpse into a mysterious world.  (On view in Chelsea through Dec 23rd.  Masks and social distancing required).

Barbara Takenaga, (detail of) Pearly, acrylic on linen, 20 x 16 inches, 2020.

Sherrie Levine at David Zwirner Gallery

Iconic appropriation artist Sherrie Levine pairs monochrome paintings replicating colors found in Renoir’s nudes with colorful SMEG refrigerators in groupings that might serve to remind or warn snacking art collectors of Renoir’s voluptuous figures. (At David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea through April 2nd).

Installation view of ‘Sherrie Levine’ at David Zwirner Gallery, March 2016.
Installation view of ‘Sherrie Levine’ at David Zwirner Gallery, March 2016.

Chris McCaw at Yossi Milo Gallery

It would trouble some, but the smell of burning paper is the norm in Chris McCaw’s photographic practice. Using powerful lenses, McCaw magnifies the intensity of the sun to the extent that it burns holes in the light sensitive paper he places in his homemade cameras. The effect is ethereal, as the sun literally carves a path through the sky over shadowy landscapes. (At Yossi Milo Gallery in Chelsea through April 9th).

Chris McCaw, From the series Sunburn, Sunburned GSP#884 (Mojave), three gelatin silver paper negatives, 12 x 40 inches, 2015.
Chris McCaw, From the series Sunburn, Sunburned GSP#884 (Mojave), three gelatin silver paper negatives, 12 x 40 inches, 2015.

Svenja Deininger at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Shape and color are subject matter for Viennese artist Svenja Deininger, who jettisons the latter in this untitled painting to create a play of surfaces and edges. (At Chelsea’s Marianne Boesky Gallery through Nov 14th).

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, oil on canvas, 80 ¼ x 52 inches framed, 2015.

‘Body Electric’ at Ricco Maresca

Ricco Maresca’s excellent ‘Body Electric’ group exhibition of vintage and designed-for-the-body contemporary art takes tattooing to a new level. Here, a sampling of work from Colin Dale (top left), Jacqueline Spoerle (bottom right and left) and Duke Riley (top right) combine detail, skill and originality. (In Chelsea through Oct 25th).

Installation view of ‘Body Electric,’ including work by Colin Dale, Jacqueline Spoerle and Duke Riley at Ricco Maresca, Oct, 2014.