Nina Chanel Abney at Jack Shainman Gallery & Mary Boone Gallery

Nina Chanel Abney’s electrifying new paintings take gun violence, racial conflict, and protests turned violent as subject matter. Their dynamic jumble of forms echoes the constant stream of alarming news supplied 24/7 by the media. (Nina Chanel Abney is showing new work at Jack Shainman Gallery’s 20th Street location through Dec 20th and Mary Boone Gallery’s 24th Street location through Dec 22nd).

Nina Chanel Abney, detail of Untitled, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 5 panels, 96 1/8 x 60 15/16 x 1 15/16, 2017.