Bizarre scenarios like this exchange of processed meat in young Canadian photographer Elaine Stocki’s hand-colored silver gelatin prints make for captivating and strange images that run the gamut from obviously staged to apparently documentary. (At Chelsea’s Thomas Erben Gallery through June 28th).
Elaine Stocki, Meat Meet, hand-tinted silver gelatin print, 29.5 x 37.75 inches, 2013.
‘Dolly meets the Greek’ by London-based artist Jill Mason assembles unconnected elements – Princess Di hair, a cartoon ear and a scrap piece of siding painted with waves – to create a funny, cheeky portrait befitting a surreal romance novel. (At Nicelle Beauchene Gallery on the Lower East Side through May 18th).
Jill Mason, Dolly meets the Greek, oil on canvas, 55 x 47 ¼ inches, 2013.
