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Zadie Xa in ‘How to Call the Spirits’ at Chapter NY

These extravagantly eccentric boots by London-based Canadian artist Zadie Xa (created with Benito Mayor Vallejo) are part of Xa’s costuming for a performance inspired by Korean spiritual ritual. Installed unobtrusively at Chapter NY, which is hosting an exhibition by San Juan, Puerto Rico gallery Agustina Ferreyra as part of Condo New York, they offer a glimpse of Xa’s fabulously invented performances. (On the Lower East Side through July 28th).

Zadie Xa, They Came Over Water, hand sewn and machine stitched fabric and leather, synthetic hair and hand-carved wood, 28 ¾ x 3 ¾ x 13 inches, 2017.

Leonard Hurzlmeier at Rachel Uffner Gallery

Who she is or what she’s fighting for is unclear in young Munich-based artist Leonard Hurzlmeier’s ‘Rebellion,’ but it’s obvious that the subject is moving forward apace. Hurzlmeier’s bold paintings find fun in full-bodied female figures who engage the world head-on. (At Rachel Uffner Gallery on the Lower East Side through April 23rd).

Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Rebellion, oil on canvas, 78 ¾ x 47 inches, 2016-2017.