Below tiny members of a celestial choir, four earthly singers raise voices in praise in Tyler Ballon’s painting at Deitch Projects in SoHo. Identifying ‘the Black church as a place of comfort and strength,’ Ballon also pictures scenes from the life of a pastor (a job both of his parents have filled) that honor this leadership role. Other paintings feature loving relationships between friends and family and special moments including a graduation and a commemoration of Black lives lost. (On view in SoHo through Jan 15th. Note holiday hours and closures.)
