Shrunken and placed in a jar by the evil genius Braniac, the capital city of Superman’s home planet exists but just out of reach. Mike Kelly takes up the theme of past trauma as ever-present influence on the present in an installation of mixed media installations and lightboxes based on drawings of Kandor culled from comics. (At Venus Over Manhattan through January 28th).
Famed creator of the mobile and stabile, Alexander Calder, used light and shadow to envision scaled up versions of his sculpture. In an inspired display technique, Upper East Side gallery Venus Over Manhattan does the same, keeping the gallery dark so that maquettes cast dramatic shadows and the pieces take a step beyond Calder. (Through Dec 21st).
Alexander Calder, Morning Cobweb (intermediate maquette), sheet metal, bolts and paint, 1967.
