Demetrius Oliver at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

Like Rachel Whiteread’s resin water tower, installed on a New York rooftop in the late 90s, Demetrius Oliver’s cast resin turbines exalt the humble devices used to harness our most precious natural resources. In combination with other pieces in ‘Pneumato,’ his current solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Oliver considers the natural world through everyday objects. (On view through Feb 11th).

Demetrius Oliver, Atmospheric I, II and II, cast resin, steel pedestal, 51 ½ x 15 x 15 inches, 2015.

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Merrily Kerr is an art critic and writer based in New York. For more than 20 years, Merrily has published in international art magazines including Time Out New York, Art on Paper, Flash Art, Art Asia Pacific, Art Review, and Tema Celeste in addition to writing catalogue essays and guest lecturing. Merrily teaches art appreciation at Marymount Manhattan College and has taught for Cooper Union Continuing Education. For more than a decade Merrily has crafted personalized tours of cultural discovery in New York's galleries and museums for individuals and groups, including corporate tours, collectors, artists, advertising agencies, and student groups from Texas Woman's University, Parsons School of Design, Chicago's Moody Institute, Cooper Union Continuing Education, Hunter College Continuing Education and other institutions. Merrily's tours have been featured in The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Sydney Morning Herald and Philadelphia Magazine. Merrily is licensed by New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs as a tour guide and is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA USA)