{"id":7547,"date":"2018-06-10T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=7547"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:07:46","slug":"charles-ray-at-matthew-marks-gallery-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/10\/charles-ray-at-matthew-marks-gallery-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Ray, The Repair Annex at Matthew Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a gallery titled \u2018the repair annex,\u2019 two new sculptures by Charles Ray depict mechanics absorbed in their work.\u00a0 A man squats in a pose reminiscent of Ray\u2019s own kneeling self-portrait from a few years back but also suggesting supplication or rapt attention to a task.\u00a0 Ray\u2019s meticulous renderings, here in painted steel, can take years to realize and the attention to detail and smooth finish give the piece an elegance and preciousness that connect this subject less to an autobody shop and more to an art history of heroic bodies.\u00a0 (On view at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewmarks.com\/new-york\/exhibitions\/2018-05-03_charles-ray\/\">Matthew Marks Gallery<\/a>&#8216;s 526 West 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Street location in Chelsea through June 16<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7548\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/10\/charles-ray-at-matthew-marks-gallery-3\/charles_ray-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7548\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/charles_ray-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Ray, Mechanic 1 and Mechanic 2 (detail), painted steel, mechanic 2: 21 x 14 \u00bd x 18 \u00be inches, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a gallery titled \u2018the repair annex,\u2019 two new sculptures by Charles Ray depict mechanics absorbed in their work.\u00a0 A man squats in a pose reminiscent of Ray\u2019s own kneeling self-portrait from a few years back but also suggesting supplication or rapt attention to a task.\u00a0 Ray\u2019s meticulous renderings, here in painted steel, can take &hellip; 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