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Shari Mendelson at Tibor de Nagy Gallery

The centuries and cultural divides melt away like hot glue in Brooklyn sculptor Shari Mendelson’s replicas of ancient artifacts from China, Egypt, Mesopotamia and elsewhere at Tibor de Nagy Gallery.  Using plastic bottles gathered near her studio, Mendelson cuts and glues together forms, using acrylic resin to make patinas that transform trash into ancient artworks.  Here, she creates a Tang Dynasty court lady from recognizable consumer plastics, subtly nodding to the material’s long life.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Dec 5th).

Shari Mendelson, Praying Lotus Woman, repurposed plastic and mixed media, 17 x 10 x 11 inches, 2020.

Susan Jane Walp at Tibor de Nagy Gallery

Vermont-based painter Susan Jane Walp cites early Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca and 20th century great Giorgio Morandi as influences on her painting style.  Accordingly, Walp’s carefully tilted pummelo and spoon exude alertness, suggesting the objects depicted are literally poised for a diner.  A cropped wine cork, pewter jug and glass egg cup extend off the canvas to allude to a wider spread of items in this measured yet rich array.   (On view at Tibor de Nagy Gallery on the Lower East Side through April 14th).

Susan Jane Walp, Pummelo with Spoon, oil on linen, 10 ¼ x 10 inches, 2014.

Delia Brown at Tibor de Nagy

Nodding to the title of Picasso’s carefully posed 1907 bevy of red-light district workers, ‘Demoiselle D’Avignon,’ Delia Brown’s exhibition ‘Demoiselle d’Instagram’ is a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek take on today’s social media self-styling.  Departing radically from her signature realist style, Brown surrounds her subjects in shimmering halos of energy, perhaps emitted from the phones that absorb the attention of each woman.  Meanwhile, baby seals float through the air – their plight ignored by self-absorbed humans. (On view at Tibor de Nagy on the Lower East Side through June 17th).

Delia Brown, mountain, red arrow and tree emojis, oil on canvas, 74 x 60 inches, 2018.

Nell Blaine at Tibor de Nagy

The vibrant colors and domestic setting rich with decorative details in this gorgeous still life by late New York painter Nell Blaine betray her captivation by 19th/20th century European painters like Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. (On view in midtown at Tibor de Nagy Gallery through Jan 28th).

Nell Blaine, White Lilies, Pink Cloth, oil on canvas, 24 x 27 inches, 1990.
Nell Blaine, White Lilies, Pink Cloth, oil on canvas, 24 x 27 inches, 1990.

Kathy Butterly at Tibor de Nagy

New York ceramic artist Kathy Butterly’s new work at 57th Street gallery Tibor de Nagy demonstrates her inexhaustible ability to invent new, evocative forms for both standard vessels and abstract shapes. Though less than 9 inches high, the tiny artworks are powerful. (Through April 12th).

Kathy Butterly, Chatter (foreground), clay, glaze, 6 x 7 x 4 1/8 inches, 2013.