Laura Lancaster was inspired to paint from old photos in which she couldn’t tell herself apart from her twin sister. For her debut show in New York, the Newcastle, England-based artist culled images from found home movie reels, pictures that are still energized by uncertainty. (At Sargent’s Daughters on the Lower East Side through April 19th).
Laura Lancaster, untitled, oil on board, 51 x 90 inches, 2015.
Stockholm-based artist Anton Alvarez has turned Salon94’s Freeman Alley space into his studio this month to construct new works using his ‘thread wrapping machine.’ Pictured here with an assistant, Alvarez (rear) guides an object into the machine’s opening, allowing glue coated thread (each a different color) to wrap around and create a pattern. (Through May 9th – see Salon94.com for a schedule of Alvarez’s studio hours).
Anton Alvarez, installation view of ‘Wrapsody,’ at Salon94 Freemans, April 2015.
A selection of small sculptures made by kinetic installation artist Jon Kessler and given as gifts over the years to family and friends, now presented at Salon94 Freemans, is a change of pace but no less zany than the artist’s major works. (On the Lower East Side through March 28th).
Jon Kessler, Keeper of the Key, mixed media, 13 x 8.5 x 5 inches, 2013.
Using colorful corrugated thermoplastic, British artist Matthew Darbyshire has recreated often-seen items in Airbnb listings, making an otherwise unlikely connection between Michelangelo’s David and an old industrial radiator. (At Lisa Cooley Gallery on the Lower East Side through March 29th).
Matthew Darbyshire, CAPTCHA No. 24- David (foreground), multi-wall polycarbonate, silicone and steel armature, 78.7 x 31.5 x 23.5 inches, 2015.
California artist Marlon Mullen reduces the world to blocks of color and general forms, conveying the gist of his source material – ads and images in art magazines – in striking simplicity. (At JTT Gallery on the Lower East Side through March 15th).
Marlon Mullen, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches, 2012.
