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Michael Eastman at Barry Friedman Gallery

Only the birds and Jesus are left at the Better Donut Drive In, in one of American photographer Michael Eastman’s photos of seen-better-days small town America.  Nostalgia, sadness and hope come together in a picture with themes as powerful as its color contrasts.  (At Barry Friedman Gallery through Jan 11th.  Check the gallery’s website or call ahead for holiday season opening hours).  

Michael Eastman, Jesus Donut, digital C-print, 60 x 48 inches, 2008.

Akio Takamori in ‘Clay Bodies’ at Barry Friedman, Ltd

Seattle-based ceramic artist Akio Takamori’s sleeping women rest in round bundles on low pedestals, their eyes open slightly, seemingly observing us while we’re spying on them in their sleep.  Colorful and curvy like Matisse figures, it’s as if drawings have materialized in three dimensions.  (At Chelsea’s Barry Friedman Gallery through Oct 30th.)

Akio Takamori, Sleeping Woman in Red Dress with Orange Hair, stoneware with underglazes, 2013.