Helen Pashgian at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Visitors to Light and Space artist Helen Pashgian’s show of new work at Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery are invited to sit on benches to appreciate disk-shaped sculptures that appear to hover over pedestals in the gallery, while other pieces require movement to be appreciated. The second scenario applies with this untitled cast epoxy with formed acrylic sphere, which reveals or conceals bands of color as the visitor moves before it.  Designed to reveal how perception of a single object or phenomenon can shift, Pashgian’s invites viewers to delight in the nuances of seeing.  (On view through Jan 8th).

Helen Pashgian, Untitled, cast epoxy with formed acrylic elements, 7 inches diameter, 2020.

Helen Pashgian at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

California Light and Space artist Helen Pashgian’s striking acrylic columns are both warm and austere, drawing visitors to Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery in closer to see the mysterious, barely visible shapes within.  Calling them ‘presences,’ Pashgian acknowledges that each distinct body has a character that can be perceived by alert viewers.  (On view through May 24th).

Helen Pashgian, (foreground) Untitled (orange), (background) Untitled (green), formed acrylic with acrylic elements, 2009.