Felix Gonzalez-Torres at David Zwirner Gallery

Long strands of clear and white plastic beads by late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres are an austere version of the usually colorful plastic beading hung in homes. Here in the huge, Spartan spaces of David Zwirner Gallery (which marks joint representation of the artist with Andrea Rosen Gallery with this show), the curtain has the sobering effect intended, heightening our awareness of passing from one state to another. (On 20th Street in Chelsea through June 24th).

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Chemo), strands of beads and hanging device, dimensions vary with installation, 1991. Glenstone Museum, Potomac, Maryland.