Roe Ethridge at Andrew Kreps Gallery

In Roe Ethridge’s tableau, juicy red apples are more of the poisonous, Snow White variety than the kind used to make all-American apple pie. Coupled with scattered cancer sticks and the words ‘American Spirit’ – a nod to two iconic photos titled ‘Spiritual America’ that criticized aspects of US culture –Ethridge’s assortment of objects is less innocuous than it first seems. (At Andrew Kreps Gallery in Chelsea through April 8th.)

Roe Ethridge, Apples, Almonds, American Spirit, dye sublimation print on aluminum, 49 ½ x 33 inches, 2017.