Kay WalkingStick’s paintings at Chelsea’s Hales Gallery traverse and glory in the North American landscape, from mountain peaks, to eroded canyons to windy shorelines. Each is overlaid with a pattern derived from imagery created by Native American peoples who have lived in the areas depicted. Together, the patterns and scenery speak to the deep connectedness of Native histories and culture and the land. (On view through April 16th.)
Outstanding for its color and energy, Hassan Hajjaj’s ‘My Rockstars’ installation at Yossi Milo Gallery features photos of performers, musicians and friends that have inspired the London & Marrakech-based photographer/designer. Shot in pop-up studios around the world with patterned textiles and mats for background, Hajjaj creates or styles each outfit. Borders composed of small-scale commercial products, like the canned tomatoes surrounding Canadian artist MissMe, blend creativity and commerce. (On view through May 29th. Masks and social distancing are required).
Known for painting distracted young women, Jocelyn Hobbie’s contribution to Fredericks & Freiser’s summer group exhibition his typical, but this time she’s engulfed in a sea of distracting patterns (she’s even eating a design) making the model one with her environment. (In Chelsea through July 24th).
Jocelyn Hobbie, Untitled, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2014.
Small and meticulously handmade, New York artist Lori Ellison’s untitled ink on notebook paper drawings on view at McKenzie Fine Art on the Lower East Side jettison high production values in favor of an absorbingly obsessive art practice. (Through Feb 16th).
Lori Ellison, Untitled, ink on notebook paper, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 2013.
