Sopheap Pich at Tyler Rollins Fine Art

This nearly ten-foot high bamboo and rattan sculpture by Sopheap Pich is a standout in the second iteration of the Cambodian artist’s two-part solo show at Tyler Rollins Fine Art in Chelsea.  Inspired by a Louis MacNeice poem about reconciling opposites, Pich suggests seed pods and lungs with a piece that is 2-D, 3-D and larger than life.  (On view through April 19th).

Sopheap Pich, Dyad, wood, bamboo, rattan, wire, 117 ¾ x 65 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches, 2019.

Hein Koh in ‘Seed’ at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Hein Koh’s ‘Big Mother of Pearl’ sculpture injects a note of humor in Paul Kasmin Gallery’s summer group show, ‘Seed,’ curated by Yvonne Force.  Force identifies a spiritual generative force in the act of creating art; Koh’s curvy, colorful and rhinestone-glittery shell has just produced a pearl that resembles an eye and a portal into other galaxies.  (On view in Chelsea through August 10th).

Hein Koh, Big Mother of Pearl, acrylic, Aqua-Resin, fiberfill, fiberglass, glitter, Hydrocal, rhinestones, spandex, string, styrofoam, velvet, 16 – 31 (adjustable) x 60 x 36 inches, 2017.