Jane Lombard Gallery’s summer group show ‘Soft Structures’ is an immediate ‘wow,’ enticing visitors with ten textile-centric artists’ inventive use of materials. At the show’s entrance, Woomin Kim’s huge soft sculpture of fingertips with wildly decorated nails charms with its humor and vibrant color. Nearby, Crystal Gregory’s knit cotton and silk netting, embedded with pewter and cast in concrete pits the various strengths of textile, metal and concrete while Elodie Blanchard creates pleasingly wonky ‘ceramic’ vessel forms from fabric, leather and mylar balloon. As summer group shows are increasingly replaced by solo shows in New York galleries, this exhibition argues for the vitality of the group showcase. (Curated by independent curator Jen Wroblewski. On view through Aug 8th in Tribeca. Note summer hours).
