Quiet Times and Unusual Gems
Chelsea is really quiet in January. Many of the shows have been up since the end of last year. Group shows proliferate and often they are just a jumble of the gallery stable artists. So it was good to come across “Stripped, Tied and Raw” at the Marianne Boesky Gallery on 24th Street.
It’s a group show of artists who have worked by stripping, ripping, twisting, draping, stretching, stitching and painting canvas; thereby expanding the definition of a painting. The artists are Jorge Eielson, Donald Moffett, David Noonan, Steven Parrino and Salvatore Scarpitta.
The gallery press release state that these “five artists have broken free from the dimensional confines of the stretcher while remaining true to painting, material and form assuming equal weight as content.”
It’s an unusual concept and a great theme for a group show. The styles are very different and yet work well together. It’s a well curated show and continues until February 13th.
