Math Bass in ‘Throwback Jack’ at Fredericks & Freiser

In Fredericks & Freiser Gallery’s group show homage to painter John Wesley’s erotically charged Pop aesthetic, Math Bass presents a painting from her ‘Newz!’ series in which pared down, ambiguous signs connect her paintings to Wesley’s.  When a similar painting was installed as a mural in the lobby of the Hammer Museum last fall, the black shape could be read as a one-sleeved shirt.  Here, a dog emerges to play with the pink ball and extended foot.  (On view in Chelsea through July 26th).

Math Bass, Newz!, gouache on canvas, 30h x 70s inches, 2019.