At just smaller than 30 x 23 inches, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’ new lithographs in the entry space of Nicelle Beauchene Gallery are smaller than the artist’s vibrant, pattern-driven paintings in the main space, but more intense and rewarding. Powered by the motion of the curving, androgynous bodies that contort to fit into the picture’s confined space, each print conveys the energy and rhythms of dance. (On view in Tribeca through Nov 23rd).
It’s no surprise that #meditation is one of the first tags Cuban painter Tomas Sanchez uses when posting images of new paintings to Instagram. His intensely detailed, imagined landscapes are inspired by his daily meditative practice and celebrate the sublime on both a vast and tiny scale, eliciting wonder at nature’s complexity. Sanchez’s first show at Marlborough New York in over 15 years offers a decade of work – new and loaned from collections. It features not only verdant scenes but a selection of paintings featuring vast fields of discarded consumer items and trash, a disturbing contrast to the boundlessness of nature in the paintings. (On view through Jan 22nd. Note holiday hours and closures.)
