Peter Schuyff, Untitled, 79 x 71 inches, oil on linen, 2015.
Using copies of his birth certificate, pages from his address books and these photos, Chicago-based artist McArthur Binion creates a deeply personal abstract modernism. (At Chelsea’s Galerie Lelong through Oct 17th).
McArthur Binion, MAB: 1971: I, oil paint stick and paper on board, 15 x 15 inches, 2015.
This painting from Jacob Lawrence’s 1941 series about the Great Migration of African-Americans from the rural south to the industrial north starkly describes how discrimination also took place in the north. (At the Museum of Modern Art through Sept 7th).
Jacob Lawrence, from the Great Migration series, tempera, 1941.
Robert Kushner’s latest paintings at DC Moore include this gorgeous rendition of a fern, which blends modernist stripes with Japanese-style gold leafing and complex surface texture in a radiant homage to the natural world. (In Chelsea through Feb 14th).
Robert Kushner, Fern, oil, acrylic and gold leaf on linen, 84 x 60 inches, 2014.
Inspired by the modern glass wall grid of Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Warsaw-based artist Monika Sosnowska’s ‘Tower’ reverses the aspiration and elegance of International Style. Sprawled on the ground an curling like a dying leaf, the massive steel structure is a blunt symbol of failed ideals. (At Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Chelesa through October 25th).
Monika Sosnowska, Tower, steel, paint, unique, 2014.
