Whitfield Lovell’s immediately absorbing set of fifty-three charcoal-on-paper portraits in DC Moore’s summer group show ‘Interlayered’ pairs the faces of Black men and women with playing cards from a vintage deck, suggesting that as each card has its unique identity in a group, so do the individuals assembled here. Lovell typically finds his subjects in late 19th and early 20th century photos sourced from a variety of places, from flea markets to photo archives; isolated from their settings, each person has remarkable presence. Paired with cards, Lovell suggests that in life, alone or together, they might play and/or be played. (On view through Aug 6th).
