Adam Parker Smith at The Hole NYC

At first glance, Adam Parker Smith’s shiny mylar balloon sculptures don’t look long for this world; inside of each, however, are resin & fiberglass interiors and metal armatures that give the sculptures heft. Arranged around a faux rock garden, the balloons resemble classic Greek sculptures reinterpreted with humor – Venus stands in the foreground with a champagne bottle body barely covered by a flying scarf while Augustus towers to the rear of the gallery. (At The Hole on the Lower East Side through July 24th).

Adam Parker Smith, installation view of ‘Oblivious the Greek,’ at The Hole NYC, June 2016.
Adam Parker Smith, installation view of ‘Oblivious the Greek,’ at The Hole NYC, June 2016.