Since 2015, New Delhi-based artist Gauri Gill has worked with indigenous communities and craftsmen in the Indian state of Maharashtra to create arresting photographs of masked people in everyday situations. In recent work at James Cohan Gallery’s new Tribeca location, Gill continues to be inspired by the masks worn in annual, entire-community performances of religious rituals but has commissioned secular versions that deviate from the normal look and use of such masks. Collaborating with the individuals in the photos, Gill devises uncanny scenarios that momentarily bridge fictional and real worlds. (On view at 52 Walker, 2nd floor through Nov 13th. Masks required.)
