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Simryn Gill at Tracy Williams Ltd.




Stones gathered from an urban beach in Port Dickson, Malaysia rest alongside prints created from a huge variety of German potatoes in Australian artist Simryn Gill’s latest solo show at Tracy Williams, Ltd.  Both projects suggest nature’s overlooked abundance.  (On the Lower East Side through Jan 10th).

Simryn Gill, Foreground: Untitled, stones collected from one of the few remaining urban beaches in the town of Port Dickson, 8 wooden tables, 29 1/2 x 72 x 144 inches, 2015.  Background:  Let Them Eat Potatoes, 182 Louis Vuitton writing inks on Gmund paper, 24 x 17 inches each, 2014.


Eleanor Ray at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects





Eleanor Ray’s tiny rendition of Fra Angelico’s Annunciation at the Convent of San Marco in Florence substitutes the early Renaissance master’s exquisite detail for a soft-edged summary. Seen in Ray’s painting through a doorway and from below, the architecture acts like a winged altarpiece, opening to reveal a mirage-like vision. (At Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects through Dec 24th). 

Eleanor Ray, San Marco Stairs, oil on panel, 6 x 5 ½ inches, 2014.

Katy Grannan at Salon94 Bowery

Taken in what photographer Katy Grannan calls ‘spontaneous collaborations,’ photos of anonymous subjects on the street from 2012-13 lend a heroic quality and astounding dignity to Californians on the margins. (At Salon 94 Bowery on the Lower East Side through Dec 20th).

Katy Grannan, Anonymous, Modesto, CA, archival pigment print on cotton rag paper mounted to Plexiglas, 55 x 41 inches, 2013.

Ruby Sky Stiler at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

From straight on, Ruby Sky Stiler’s large new sculptures of female heads and bodies look like bronze architectural features intended for the metalwork of a gate or fence. Actually made of wood with two intersecting perpendicular panels, their legibility morphs as the viewer walks around them; clustered in pairs or groups, they suggest a silent community of watching women. (At Nicelle Beauchene Gallery through Dec 20th).

 Ruby Sky Stiler, Head, stained Baltic birch, 36 x 24 x 13 inches and Wave Head, stained Baltic birch, 46 x 30 x 15 ½ inches, 2015.

Cynthia Daignault at Lisa Cooley Gallery

From rural barns to suburban houses, flowing rivers to barren desert, Cynthia Daignault pictures it all in her epic 360 piece painting project ‘Light Atlas,’ now on view at Lower East Side gallery Lisa Cooley. Born of a desire to add to the number of women who’ve produced art and literature from on country-wide travels, Daignault’s project is a surprisingly tranquil picture of the country. (Through Dec 20th).

 Cynthia Daignault, installation view of Light Atlas at Lisa Cooley Gallery, oil on linen, overall dimensions variable, in 360 parts, 8 x 10 inches each, 2015.