Tag: brooklyn

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung at Lyles & King

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung made a splash in the last Whitney Biennial with a huge painting on drop cloth that had been spray painted, pierced with a dremmel and stitched together with an industrial sewing machine. ‘Fruited Void,’ a standout in a two-person show at Lower East Side gallery Lyles & King, likewise is roughly handmade – fabrics with seeping stains meet in uneven tucks – but a warm palette and curving colors convey a softer sensibility. (Through Feb 7th).

 Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Fruited Void, acrylic and oil on sewn silk, cotton, linen, 55.125 x 65.125 inches, 2014.

Keltie Ferris at Mitchell-Innes and Nash

Brooklyn-based painter Keltie Ferris is known for abstract paintings that recall the city grid, so you’d think she’d relish LA’s road systems on her recent residency there. Instead, she turns her eye skyward in pieces like ‘oRiOn,’ a canvas that hints at a celestial hunter, outlined in vivid color and decorated in a shower of shooting stars. (At Chelsea’s Mitchell-Innes and Nash through Oct 17th).

Keltie Ferris, oRiOn, acrylic and oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 2015.

FAILE and BAST at the Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn art duo FAILE and artist friend BAST put a new spin on the old question, ‘what is art?’ by teaming up at the Brooklyn Museum to present a free arcade decorated in their signature posters. According to the museum text, they aim to relieve ‘the pressure of a traditional gallery environment,’ which they do in spades – it’s hard to remember you’re in a museum. (Through Oct 4th).

Installation view of the FAILE and BAST Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, Brooklyn Museum, September, 2015.

Carolyn Salas at Koenig & Clinton

Brookyn-based sculptor Carolyn Salas’ wonky minimalism hides a surprise – what appear to be metal sculptures are Aqua-Resin covered in graphite and Styrofoam cut-outs are Hydrocal. Stepping down the production values on ‘metal’ sculpture and upping the ante on Styrofoam make for a light-hearted game changer. (At Chelsea’s Koenig & Clinton through July 10th).

Carolyn Salas, installation view at Koenig & Clinton, June 2015.

Kehinde Wiley at Brooklyn Museum

New York artist Kehinde Wiley turns the tables on canonical western art history in paintings which substitute contemporary characters of African descent for European figures. Here, in a centerpiece of Wiley’s current Brooklyn Museum exhibition, a young man plays the role of odalisque. (Through May 24th).

Kehinde Wiley, installation view of ‘Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic,” Brooklyn Museum, February, 2015.