Elsa Sahal at Natalie Karg Gallery

Curvy harlequins and female clowns populate French artist Elsa Sahal’s latest solo show of ceramic sculpture at Natalie Karg Gallery on the Lower East Side.  Inspired by Picasso’s actors in diamond-patterned clothing, these two truncated figures enact a choreography that could be read as erotic or menacing.  (On view through June 15th).

Elsa Sahal, Harlequins Duo, glazed ceramic, 34 5/8 x 27 ½ inches, 2019.