Moira Dryer at 11R




Late painter Moira Dryer’s career is in a revival as 11R gallery explores how the artist worked within the framework of minimalism to both create an emotional impact via color and convey personality via references to representation (a fingerprint, in this case). (On the Lower East Side through Feb 7th).

Moira Dryer, Untitled, casein on wood, 48 x 63 inches, 1987.


Moira Dryer at 11R




Late painter Moira Dryer’s career is in a revival as 11R gallery explores how the artist worked within the framework of minimalism to both create an emotional impact via color and convey personality via references to representation (a fingerprint, in this case). (On the Lower East Side through Feb 7th).

Moira Dryer, Untitled, casein on wood, 48 x 63 inches, 1987.


Luis Martinez Pedro in ‘Concrete Cuba’ at David Zwirner Gallery




The rhythmic concentric rings in calming cool colors in this painting by Cuban artist Luis Martinez Pedro might bring to mind drops of water falling on the surface of the water, but don’t be too sure.   The work features in a group show of art by ‘The Ten,’ a group formed in the late 50s of concrete artists in Cuba who resisted depicting forms from nature. (At David Zwirner Gallery through Feb 20th).

Luis Martinez Pedro, Aguas territorials (Territorial Waters), oil on canvas, 39 9/16 x 30 ½ inches, 1964.


Jacco Olivier at Marianne Boesky Gallery




Known for videos made from photos taking during his painting process, Dutch artist Jacco Olivier embraces abstraction in his latest projections at Marianne Boesky’s Lower East Side space. Without the narrative found in his previous painted videos, the recent work becomes meditative; it’s not so much watching paint dry as watching it drift slowly across the canvas. (Through Feb 14th).

Jacco Olivier, Equilibrium II, HD Animation, 3 min, 20 seconds, projection size: 37 3/8 x 33 ½ inches, 2015.


Molly Zuckerman-Hartung at Lyles & King

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung made a splash in the last Whitney Biennial with a huge painting on drop cloth that had been spray painted, pierced with a dremmel and stitched together with an industrial sewing machine. ‘Fruited Void,’ a standout in a two-person show at Lower East Side gallery Lyles & King, likewise is roughly handmade – fabrics with seeping stains meet in uneven tucks – but a warm palette and curving colors convey a softer sensibility. (Through Feb 7th).

 Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Fruited Void, acrylic and oil on sewn silk, cotton, linen, 55.125 x 65.125 inches, 2014.