Using found objects, Fred Wilson tells a story of a man – in the form of a classic Greek bust – who lies broken before a stoic young African woman in the artist’s 2005 ‘Love and Loss in the Milky Way.’ Surrounded by glowing white milk glass objects (plates and various vessels) with two motherly figures positioned behind them, their disastrous encounter becomes a racially charged rendition of Romeo and Juliet. (At Pace Gallery on 24th Street in Chelsea through Aug 19th).
Tag: relationship
Roe Ethridge at Andrew Kreps Gallery
For his latest series, ‘Sacrifice Your Body,’ New York based photographer Roe Ethridge took a trip to his mom’s hometown in Belgrade, Florida, gathering images that loosely suggest a relationship between mother and son. Here, a phone off the hook suggests a receiver dropped in surprise. (At Chelsea’s Andrew Kreps Gallery through March 29th).