Known for his meticulously hand-rendered small sculptures that allude to objects without resolving into specific things, Matt Hoyt again reveals a body of work at Bureau, Inc. that resembles unexplained archaeological finds. This untitled stand-alone piece suggests Rorschach tests, a pelvic-bone or vertebra, without closely resembling any of these. (At Bureau, Inc. on the Lower East Side through April 30th).
Under a stunning sunrise, time runs out, nature takes its course and a masked figure keeps up appearances in this attractively simple yet hard-to-interpret painting by Brooklyn artist Jaya Howey. How it all fits together seems to be less important than noting how it’s all happening at once. (At Bureau on the Lower East Side through June 15th).
Jaya Howey, Opening Narrative with Frame Work 3, oil and acrylic on canvas, ceramic, epoxy, 119 x 94cm, 2014.
