Celebrated late painter Matthew Wong escaped a dreary Edmonton winter in 2016 for an extended stay in LA, during which time he produced dozens of atmospheric paintings currently on view at Cheim & Read Gallery in Chelsea. Light takes over this scene, a blazing celestial orb (is it the sun or reflected light from the moon?) dominating the view from a window. A solitary, skeletal figure appears to look down at an equally lonesome sailboat below. Titled ‘Nostalgia,’ the painting suggests a look back from the next life. (On view through Sept 10th).
