Carol Bove in ‘Painting in Space’ at Luhring Augustine

Carol Bove, Aurora, concrete, bronze, steel and seashells, 2012.
Carol Bove, Aurora, concrete, bronze, steel and seashells, 2012.

After appearing on the cover of May’s Art in America magazine, Carol Bove’s sculpture ‘Aurora’ is on view in Chelsea at Luhring Augustine’s ‘Painting in Space’ summer group show.  Bove is known for accumulating and displaying books, objects and ephemera that relate to 60s culture.  More recently, she’s been scavenging natural materials to continue her investigation of what a readymade object (or collection of them) might convey when put on display as art.  With their spikes, undulating surfaces and bands of color, these shells are exquisite examples of nature’s creativity and a contrast to the manmade, geometric rods that cradle them.  (Through August 17th).