Ellen Berkenblit’s snarling big cat dominates Eva Presenhuber Gallery’s basement, where the group show ‘Samaritans’ assembles painting, sculpture and photography that spin strange tales. Above the animal, pipes spew blue clouds while below (or in the distance?) a truck dumps a load of materials. Trapped in the middle of human endeavors, this powerful creature bares its teeth. (On view in the East Village through March 2nd).
