There’s little subtlety in Robert Longo’s massive, 17 ft tall U.S. flag that appears to sink into Petzel Gallery’s floor and is subtitled ‘The Pequod’ after the ship destroyed by Ahab’s mad quest for vengeance on Moby Dick. (In Chelsea through May 10th).
Robert Longo, Untitled (The Pequod), steel, wood, wax and pigment, 207 x 192 x 12 inches, 2014.
Poised like Venus lying in the grass or hiking semi-nude with a walking stick and an open flannel shirt, Pennsylvania-based artist Rebecca Morgan’s self-portraits are skillfully crafted, hilarious takes on rural stereotypes. Here, she changes gears, donning a ‘depression blanket’ to ward off the chill and the mental state her far-away look suggests. (At Chelsea’s Asya Geisberg Gallery through March 29th).
Rebecca Morgan, Depression Blanket, oil and graphite on panel, 28” x 22,” 2014.
Roughly translated to ‘among other things,’ Mark Fox’s ‘Inter Alia’ assembles snippets of pop culture image and text in a sculpture that appears remarkably to hover next to the gallery wall. (At Robert Miller Gallery through Feb 22nd).
Mark Fox, Inter Alia, ink, marker, watercolor, pencil on paper with archival tape, 21 ½ x 16 ½ inches, 2013.
Small and meticulously handmade, New York artist Lori Ellison’s untitled ink on notebook paper drawings on view at McKenzie Fine Art on the Lower East Side jettison high production values in favor of an absorbingly obsessive art practice. (Through Feb 16th).
Lori Ellison, Untitled, ink on notebook paper, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 2013.
Italian-born artist Domenico Zindato works on each of his meticulous paintings outdoors, at his home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Inspired by his trips to India and Morocco, Sufi music and more, Zindato’s colorful, pattern-rich scenes invite entrée into a magical, alternate universe. (At Chelsea’s Andrew Edlin Gallery through Jan 18th).
Domenico Zindato, detail of Untitled, ink and pastel on paper, 2009.
