Lizzie Fitch, ‘Title TBD’ at Andrea Rosen Gallery

Lizzie Fitch, Title TBD, wood, wood stain, ink on canvas, ink on paper, 2012.
Lizzie Fitch, Title TBD, wood, wood stain, ink on canvas, ink on paper, 2012.

Lizzie Fitch’s ‘Title TBD’ begs a few suggestions.  ‘Man power?’  ‘Guy stuff?’ The central panel’s car/power tool/DIY theme and a pile of spike-ended lumber that looks like its destined for fencing tries hard to conjure masculinity.  The piece tries so hard to look manly, it looks nothing like usual gallery fare (though it recalls Josephine Meckseper’s hot rod imagery).  ‘Feminine’ artwork abounds in New York galleries, so why so little that’s blatantly male? (At Andrea Rosen Gallery, Chelsea, through August 21st).