Elaine Reicheck updates Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude as part of her Swatches series, for which she Googles canonical art historical works, modifies their color and size, and renders them via a digital sewing machine on small fabric swatches. Presented as one of hundreds, an iconic artwork turns cute, neutralized by its size and the suggestion that it is just one of many. (At Zach Feuer Gallery through Feb 7th).
Elaine Reicheck, installation view of Swatches at Zach Feuer Gallery, Jan 2015.
In this conceptual artwork from 1990, New York artist Elaine Reichek pairs a source photo of a Native American teepee with her own knitted version of it, picturing a marginalized culture with a marginalized craft. Does the homey feel of knitted objects connect with the feelings conjured by this home? Reichek’s unassuming objects ask complicated questions. (At Zach Feuer Gallery through Dec 21st).
Elaine Reichek, Painted Blackfoot, knitted wool yarn and oil on gelatin silver print, 1990.
