Benjamin Degen at Susan Inglett Gallery

Naked feet running along the shore at night in this painting by Benjamin Degen at Susan Inglett Gallery could belong to cavorting friends or fleeing migrants.  The lack of distinction is the point; Degen created his latest paintings “…in celebration of human movement” and in favor of choosing liberation over self-destruction.  (On view in Chelsea through March 10th).

Benjamin Degen, Night Move, oil and spray enamel on canvas, 60 x 84 inches, 2018.