Giorgio Griffa at Casey Kaplan Gallery

Giorgio Griffa, Festone, acrylic on canvas, 1984.
Giorgio Griffa, Festone, acrylic on canvas, 1984.

‘Festone’ (festoon) feels like the perfect title for this festive, beautifully colored acrylic painting by Turin-based painter Giorgio Griffa.  Hurricane Sandy damaged  the delicate-appearing work in his first New York solo show since 1970 in October; now the prolific Griffa, who folds and shelves his paintings upon completion, is back with a new selection of pleasingly minimal abstractions worth celebrating.  (At Chelsea’s Casey Kaplan Gallery through March 2nd).