{"id":12937,"date":"2026-02-18T10:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=12937"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:08:26","slug":"eva-robarts-bikes-bolts-and-brooms-at-nicola-vassell-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/eva-robarts-bikes-bolts-and-brooms-at-nicola-vassell-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Robarts, &#8216;Bikes, Bolts and Brooms&#8217; at Nicola Vassell Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titled \u2018Bikes, Bolts and Brooms,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/evarobarts.com\">Eva Robarts<\/a> show of new sculpture at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicolavassell.com\/exhibitions\/34-eva-robarts-bikes-bolts-brooms\/\">Nicola Vassell Gallery<\/a> makes familiar objects feel both strange and wonderful by clustering them in colorful accumulations.\u00a0 A rainbow of overlapping V-shaped bike frame segments and monochromatic panels made of roughly woven, crushed flat broom handles convey a certain amount of energy just by their tilting, dense arrangement of forms.\u00a0 In the back room, this combination of a scythe and truck mirror titled \u2018Dancers\u2019 strikes a darker, dangerous note.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Feb 21<sup>st<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3389px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/088f1b02-4ee9-c924-e0e6-7d72fcfda3a1.jpg\" width=\"3389\" height=\"3992\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Robarts, Dancers, scythe, trucking door mount mirror, steel hardware, 35 x 54 x 33 inches, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titled \u2018Bikes, Bolts and Brooms,\u2019 Eva Robarts show of new sculpture at Nicola Vassell Gallery makes familiar objects feel both strange and wonderful by clustering them in colorful accumulations.\u00a0 A rainbow of overlapping V-shaped bike frame segments and monochromatic panels made of roughly woven, crushed flat broom handles convey a certain amount of energy just &hellip; 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