William Bailey at Betty Cunningham Gallery

Though William Bailey’s serene still life arrangements share subject matter with Giorgio Morandi’s paintings of bottles, jars and vases, their contours are perfectly complete and clear, achieving comparative gravity and a sense of permanence. Still, Bailey’s objects embody a sense of apartness that makes them captivating. (At Betty Cunningham Gallery on the Lower East Side through June 11th).

William Bailey, Doglio, oil on linen, 36 x 39 inches, 2007.
William Bailey, Doglio, oil on linen, 36 x 39 inches, 2007.