Known for high-relief acrylic and foam paintings, Gina Beavers’ work on paper now at Chelsea’s Marianne Boesky Gallery still leaps off the surface, even though it’s fully 2-D. Inspired by enticing ‘food porn’ images and ubiquitous makeup tutorials available on-line, Beavers combines the two here in ‘Hot Dog Nails.’ (On view through August 5th).
‘Seething’ is the perfect word to describe the undulating mass of red and purple folds that writhe and twist in South African artist Frances Goodman’s ‘Seething Mass,’ a standout in Richard Taittinger Gallery’s current group show. Composed of acrylic nails in colors that range from blood red to vivid magentas and purples, this abstract wall sculpture hangs near shields that resemble sharpened, painted fingernails. In both cases, Goodman gives adornment dangerous potential. (On view on the Lower East Side through June 30th).
Alicia Gibson’s charmingly messy abstraction revels in the possibilities of nail decoration and personal expression in ‘Nail Polishing Club remix.’ Gumdrops, hats and very celebratory tombstones come to mind in this riotous appreciation of a female art. (In ‘X’ at Lyles & King through Aug 12th).
