Christine Brache’s flesh-colored domino table swaps cards for playing pieces and features Brache’s face as queen and king. This mash-up speaks to the artist’s comparison of her own post-colonial genetic makeup to a VHS tape recording of a family event that has been repeatedly taped over. (At Fierman through March 19th).
Known for her masterful use of repeated materials, New York artist Tara Donovan has been busy lately with styrene cards, intuitively stacking the plastic slips in patterns that hint at the natural world, digital patterns and more. (At Pace Gallery’s 24th Street location through March 18th).
This swashbuckling Puss in Boots was created on 36 former library card catalogue cards, sourced from eBay by New York artist Matthew Weinstein. One of the topmost cards originally directed readers to a commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy. Now it plays host to a new creation. (At Carolina Nitsch Gallery through Jan 18th).
Matthew Weinstein, piece from ‘The Splendid Outcast,’ featuring card catalogue cards re Dante’s Divine Comedy, ink on paper, 2013.
