Tag: bells

Dona Nelson in ‘Painters Reply: Experimental Painting in the 1970s and Now’ at Lisson Gallery

Dona Nelson’s walk around frames turn painting into sculpture, insisting that viewers have access to (and equally value) both front and back.  In ‘Bells,’ blues and greens with a horizontal section of yellow suggest a sunset seen through a window while sections of white canvas deceptively imply transparency.  (On view in Lisson Gallery’s ‘Painters Reply:  Experimental Painting in the 1970s and now through Aug 9th.)

Dona Nelson, Bells, acrylic and acrylic medium on canvas, 80 x 80 inches, 2017.

Vibha Galhotra at Jack Shainman Gallery

High pollution levels in India’s Yamuna River have inspired New-Delhi based artist Vibha Galhotra to gather water samples and statements from locals, which are included in her latest solo show at Jack Shainman Gallery. Here, the toxic-looking material that appears to ooze down from an unknown source is composed of ghungroos, the bells worn in traditional Indian dance, making a connection to the compromised environment and the female body. (In Chelsea through Dec 5th).

Vibha Galhotra, Flow, nickel coated ghungroos, fabric, polyurethane coat, 129 x 93 ¼ x 112 ½ inches, 2015.