Tag: stacked

Sean Scully at Cheim & Read Gallery

A stack of imposing, black steel frames by abstract painter Sean Scully fills the atrium-like space of Cheim & Read’s small side gallery – the first piece encountered when entering the show. By contrast, ‘Colored Stacked Frames,’ (seen here) in the furthest gallery radically alters the somber mood of the show, injecting vibrant color into Scully’s normally restrained palette. (In Chelsea through May 20th).

Sean Scully, Colored Stacked Frames, stainless steel with automotive paint, 10 x 8 x 8 feet, 2017.

Ugo Rondinone at Barbara Gladstone Gallery

In Ugo Rondinone’s exhibition of stacked sculptures at Barbara Gladstone Gallery in 2013, the Swiss artist piled rocks to resemble human figures. Here, vivid colors set the tone for a show that is about visual pleasure. In the background, a circular form (made from branches cast in aluminum and gilded) stands in for the sun setting over this cheery, primordial landscape. (In Chelsea through Oct 29th).

Ugo Rondinone, installation view of ‘the sun at 4pm’ at Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 530 W. 21st Street, Sept 2016.
Ugo Rondinone, installation view of ‘the sun at 4pm’ at Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 530 W. 21st Street, Sept 2016.