Vignettes repainted by Chris Oh from a highly detailed early northern Renaissance painting transcribe a scene of veneration onto a soccer ball. In the original 15th century painting, St Anthony honors the Christ child. Here, he appears like an apparition on another object of worship. (On view on the Lower East Side at Sargent’s Daughters through March 11th).
Jennifer Dalton’s contribution to FLAG Foundation’s summer group show stays with visitors in a unique way. Custom-printed gum balls invite chewing, once you’ve decided between, ‘Tell Me Everything’ or ‘Don’t Tell Me Anything.’ The balls act as mini-personality test – are you prepared for a long story, or would you rather not know? (At FLAG Art Foundation through August 12th).
For her last series, late Pictures Generation photographer Sarah Charlesworth used available light coming from her studio window to illuminate carefully chosen objects. Here, a glass holding a sphere has the meticulous quality of product photography, but it sells nothing, instead it turns everyday objects into something serenely magical. (At the New Museum through Sept 20th).
Sarah Charlesworth, Carnival Ball, from the ‘Available Light’ series, Fuji Crystal Archive prints with lacquered wood frames, 2012.
