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Klara Kristalova at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

A bird woman, eerie twins and a girl with branches growing out of her body are just some of the odd characters populating Swedish artist Klara Kristalova’s show of evocative new ceramic sculpture at Lehmann Maupin Gallery on the Lower East Side. Inspired by folk tales, daily life, movies and even overheard conversations, the psychologically charged figures hint at intriguing stories. (At Lehmann Maupin Gallery through April 26th. Kristalova is also showing at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin on Madison Ave through April 12th).

Klara Kristalova, Birdwoman, glazed stoneware, 2013.

Alex Prager at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Alex Prager has explained that living in LA, she doesn’t have a lot of experience with crowds.  Her latest body of photos and her film ‘Face in the Crowd,’ makes a break with the norm though as Prager directs actor Elizabeth Banks and hundreds of other actors on constructed sets as they play out scenes of crowd dynamics from the thrilling to the terrifying.  (At Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery through Feb 22nd).  

Alex Prager, still from ‘Face in the Crowd’ at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, January, 2013.

Anne Chu at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Anne Chu lifts her chubby cherub straight out of 18th century Rococo painting, then gives it a makeover.  Decorative splashes of paint and a flag bearing an indistinct face question this putti’s celestial purpose.  (At Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery through Aug 16th).  

Anne Chu, Putti with Flag, ceramic, stone, fabric, metal, 2001.

Billy Childish at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

A couple in a rowboat would seem to be tame subject matter for rebellious rocker and prolific writer Billy Childish, but the man’s missing face and this painting’s line-driven style channels provocative Nordic expressionism a la Munch.  (At Lehmann Maupin’s Chelesa location through April 20th).  

Billy Childish, Rowers (version y)(Oyster Catchers, Thames Estuary 1932), oil and charcoal on linen, 2012.

Ashley Bickerton at Lehmann Maupin

This gruesome, one-eyed, blue cigarette bedecked creature with perfect teeth could be the patron deity of Bali-based Ashley Bickerton’s portraits of crazed hedonists.  At over seven feet high, the sheer profusion of color and ornament – from her bottle cap necklace to paint-smeared coral – is impressive.  (At Lehmann Maupin’s Lower East Side location through April 20th)  

Ashley Bickerton, White Head I, acrylic, digital print and plastic laminate on wood, 2012.