Ruth Root in ‘The Congregation’ at Jack Hanley Gallery

Ruth Root’s untitled abstraction, created on fabric and Plexiglas dominates Jack Hanley Gallery’s group exhibition ‘The Congregation.’ With its unlikely form, as suggestive of a living creature as an eccentric chair, and mix of wonky hand-created forms and slick pattern, it’s hard to settle on one set of meanings for this wonderfully shape-shifting piece. (On the Lower East Side through Oct 9th).

Ruth Root, Untitled, fabric, Plexiglas, enamel paint and spray paint, 116 x 61 inches, 2015.
Ruth Root, Untitled, fabric, Plexiglas, enamel paint and spray paint, 116 x 61 inches, 2015.

Ruth Root at Andrew Kreps Gallery

Using paint, fabric and Plexiglas, New York artist Ruth Root paints and sews her way toward charmingly idiosyncratic understandings of what abstract painting can be in her latest show at Chelsea’s Andrew Krep Gallery. (Through August 14th).

Ruth Root, Untitled, fabric, Plexiglas, enamel paint, and spray paint, 104 ½ x 63 ¼ inches, 2014-15.