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Jade Alexis Thacker in ‘Towards a More Beautiful Oblivion’ at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery

Though young Brooklyn-based painter and printmaker Jade Alexis Thacker’s watchful characters look too aware to be courting oblivion, they’re standouts in Fredericks & Freiser Gallery’s summer group show ‘Towards a More Beautiful Oblivion.’  Thacker’s paintings often include black and yellow color contrasts that convey danger and anxiety, but here, cool colors, an intimate embrace and the angelic, wing-like arm of the figure on the right also speak to comfort and strength in friendship.  (On view in Chelsea through August 6th).

Jade Alexis Thacker, familiar void, oil and acrylic on canvas, 70 x 42 inches, 2021.

RongRong and inri at Chambers Fine Art

To make work for the 2012 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, photographers RongRong and inri packed up their family and moved from Beijing to rural Japan, creating timeless, ethereal black and white scenes shot in a 200-year-old house. (At Chambers Fine Art in Chelsea through Aug 20th).

RongRong and inri, Tsumari Story No 11-4, silver gelatin print, 46 ¾ x 58 ¼ inches, 2014.
RongRong and inri, Tsumari Story No 11-4, silver gelatin print, 46 ¾ x 58 ¼ inches, 2014.

Bradley Biancardi in ‘Lover’ at Thierry Goldberg Gallery

They’re not looking at each other, but this dancing couple makes a connection through the eyes. As if they share a common vision, or are alert to each other’s thoughts, each bears an eye of the other as they engage in an elaborate courtship ritual. (At Lower East Side Gallery Thierry Goldberg, through May 1st).

Bradley Biancardi, Rain Dance/Bing Bang, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 54 inches, 2015.
Bradley Biancardi, Rain Dance/Bing Bang, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 54 inches, 2015.