Carlton Scott Sturgill at Pelavin Gallery
Pelavin Gallery presents a solo exhibition of recent work by Carlton Scott Sturgill. Working with materials taken from the landscape of American suburbia, such as paint-chip samples from Home Depot and designer clothing from the All-American company, Ralph Lauren, Sturgill creates works that examine shifting notions of sexuality, privacy and ...Landscape of Memories at Muriel Guepin Closing April 10
SILK IS SOFT: LIFE IS HARD
Site-specific Installation, 2011
Sheila Goloborotko
Hand-cut aluminum, paper (covered with shellac and paint), and linoleum
(Created for exhibition with Muriel Guépin Gallery)
a bit about the silk worm moth
I have long been fascinated, not only by how silk is made, but by how we as human beings discovered the ...Eric LoPresti: Different Country at Like the Spice Gallery
The American landscapes that Eric LoPresti depicts in his new paintings and drawings is, despite the soft hues with which he often inflects it, one that consistently reflects a 'dark center'. Maintaining his established focus on the physical and psychological aftermath of the Cold War, LoPresti renders landscapes bearing the ...Luke Achterberg: The Writing Off The Wall at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
Opens Thursday, April 7, 2011
April 7 - May 7, 2011
Steel and paint, the muscle and skin of manufacturing, are the same materials Luke Achterberg uses to mold and coat his sculptures. It would seem a mental cross walk from manufacturing to art, but that is the direction one takes with ...Eric Swangstu at FXFowle Gallery
Seattle-based artist, curator and educator Eric Swangstu returns to New York for a solo exhibition at FXFowle Gallery. The self-titled exhibit features fourteen newly realized paintings that infuse sentiment and symbolism within unassuming artifacts. Motorcycle helmets act as theoretical shields to realistically rendered male portraits and commonly spherical object studies. ...Kathleen Migliore-Newton
The subjects should be seen in the larger context of dislocation and cultural hybridization. Living in New York City, I am a witness to the arrival of immigrants, and the human panorama of people of diverse cultures going about their daily lives. I have tried to dream their lives.
The collision ...