Marti Cormand at Josee Bienvenu Gallery

This painting of a sculptural fragment by German modernist artist Emy Roeder, a man puzzling over an abstract sculpture, and a portrait head by German artist Edwin Sharff are all meticulously paintings by Marti Cormand of artworks labeled ‘degenerate’ by the Nazis during WWII. Displaying the images as a series of 5 x 7 inch ‘postcards’ downplays their radicality but emphasizes the fact that their aesthetic has been wholly assimilated into contemporary art. (At Josee Bienvenu Gallery through July 22nd).

Marti Cormand, installation view of ‘Postcards A – Z’ at Josee Bienvenu Gallery, through July 22nd.
Marti Cormand, installation view of ‘Postcards A – Z’ at Josee Bienvenu Gallery, through July 22nd.