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Apparitions materialize on the backs of paintings while art smocks reveal the imprint of saintly heads in Katelyn Ledford<\/a>\u2019s skeptically mystical works at Fredericks and Freiser Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0 Possessed of great skill in fooling the eye, Ledford paints what look to be the verso of framed artworks, suggesting that meaning might be found in what would normally be hidden from view.\u00a0 Messages like, \u2018Keep looking\u2019 or \u2018free\u2019 so convincingly appear to be rendered in masking tape that identifying the actual material \u2013 acrylic and oil \u2013 comes across as a revelation.\u00a0 Recurring clown faces, which the artist regularly dons on her social media, suggest a performative aspect to the painterly skill that entertains and delights her audience.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Feb 7th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Katelyn Ledford, Free, acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apparitions materialize on the backs of paintings while art smocks reveal the imprint of saintly heads in Katelyn Ledford\u2019s skeptically mystical works at Fredericks and Freiser Gallery.\u00a0 Possessed of great skill in fooling the eye, Ledford paints what look to be the verso of framed artworks, suggesting that meaning might be found in what would … <\/p>\n

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