Though it’s tempting to dismiss New-York based artist Gedi Sibony’s new works – rectangles cut from aluminum semi-trailers – as gimmicky abstraction, scrapes, dents and gashes lend each a certain authenticity. Redacted text, as in the covered up letters ‘ALL,’ suggest a hasty attempt at erasing the past. (At Greene Naftali Gallery through Nov 8th).
Gedi Sibony, All, aluminum semi-trailer, 101 ¾ x 104 ¾ inches, 2014.
Known for highly conceptual sculpture and installations using traditionally non-art materials, New York artist Gedi Sibony takes a step towards legibility in his latest show, which offers carpet painted with five images (an acorn, snowflake, seedling, sun and butterfly) that evoke the seasons. Before them a scuffed, arc-shaped form recalls an empty stage – a platform signifying the potential to communicate. (At Chelsea’s GreeneNaftali Gallery through June 15th.)
Gedi Sibony, foreground sculpture: The Porcelains, wood and mixed media, 2013. 3 wall panels: Ceaseless Episodes of Blossom, carpet, primer, 2013.
