Žilda - Naples, Italy
Žilda - Naples, Italy
Telmo Miel - Rome
Hellbent - Truck (NYC)
Photo: Jaime Rojo
Mark Ryden - ‘First Toy’
Simek1 - Athens, Greece
thru April 27:
“all industrious people”
Justin Matherly
Paula Cooper Gallery, 534 W21st St., NYC
Matherly takes as his point of departure an excavated temple-tomb, Nemrud Dagi in Turkey. This archeological site contained commemorative stone reliefs, known as stelae, which had been dedicated to the Hellenestic king Antiochus I. Historically, stelae would establish a ruler’s legitimacy by linking him to a particular divinity or sacred event. Using poured and cast concrete supported by ambulatory equipment, Matherly reimagines Antiochus’ stelae. In the works on view, he focuses particularly on the depicted hand clasp gesture (known as “dexiosis”) that recurs throughout this ancient site. The exhibition also includes a series of unique monoprints based on the Nemrud Dagi site, created by transferring wet ink from transparencies onto paper.
Žilda - Lilith (Naples)
Caroline Caldwell - ‘Real life (now in 3d)’
Unknown - Williamsburg (NYC)
Photo: Miss Heather
Plastic Jesus - Los Angeles