New York artist Josh Blackwell morphs a plastic carrier bag into a wonder of colorful stitching in a free-standing sculpture that’s a poster child for reuse and recycling. (At 11R on the Lower East Side through June 5th).
Josh Blackwell at 11R
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Miranda Lichtenstein at Elizabeth Dee Gallery
The ‘you’ in this photo by New York artist Miranda Lichtenstein points in several directions; most obvious is a shaming of the plastic bag user, more concerned with convenience than environmental responsibility. It also leads away from Lichtenstein herself, considering that the image is a manipulation of a work by artist Josh Blackwell, whose practice involves layering and sewing on plastic carrier bags. It’s hard to tell where one artist’s work begins and the other ends, but both come out ahead – Lichtenstein for her generosity in sharing her platform and Blackwell for his creativity. (At Elizabeth Dee Gallery in Chelsea through Dec 19th).
Miranda Lichtenstein, You!, archival pigment print, 40 x 26 ½ inches, 2015.