New stone, glass, silver and gold mosaics compliment stylized sculptures inspired by Pre-Columbian culture by Pedro Reyes in the Mexican artist’s latest solo show at Chelsea’s Lisson Gallery. Adding bright notes of color and presenting a compact vocabulary of small-scale decorative forms, the small, wall-mounted mosaics recall architectural fragments. One piece featuring scrolling forms is titled ‘Mitla,’ a reference to the Zapotec archeological site rich with patterned architecture. Here, ‘Chaac’ recalls the Mayan deity associated with rain, thunder and lightning. (On view in Chelsea through Oct 18th).
