Alex Israel in ‘Noa, Noa,’ at Metro Pictures

At seven feet tall, Alex Israel’s shades are impressive.  One coldly reflective lens propped against the wall in Metro Pictures’ summer group show ‘Noa, Noa’ seems designed less as sun protection than as proof of its wearer’s extreme fashionability.  (In Chelsea through August 2nd).   

Alex Israel, Lens, UV protective plastic, 2012-13.