Pixels and biological cells are the focus of Japanese artist Kohei Nawa’s ‘PixCell’ artworks at Pace Gallery, sculptures that invite viewers to consider the relationship between the natural and artificial. In this sculpture of a baby deer, the surface is rendered in spheres of various sizes, as if distorted by being viewed through a lens. Transparent and appearing to rise up from the surface of the animal, the cells speak to the title of the show, ‘Aether,’ by giving the deer an ephemeral quality that belies its physical weight and form. (On view through Oct 22nd).
Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Bambi #24 (Aurora), mixed media (glass beads, resin, Taxidermy, aluminum plate), 26 1/8 x 25 9/16 x 25 9/16 inches, 2021.
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.
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