Josh Sperling at Perrotin Gallery

Josh Sperling describes his shaped canvases as “simple, beautiful, and fun” in a recent Perrotin Gallery video that touts the pleasures of looking.  He can add ‘huge’ to describe fifteen-foot tall Hocus Pocus, a centerpiece of his current show at the gallery. Evoking flowers or ripples from raindrops in water, the assemblage of eighty-four separate paintings is pure enjoyment.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Feb 16th).

Josh Sperling, installation view of Hocus Pocus, acrylic on canvas (84 elements), 15 x 18 feet, 2018.