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FIRST THURSDAY - 11.07.13 - Part I

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John Berggruen Gallery: Julian Lethbridge - Paintings.

Comment by AB: Highly ordered abstracts by Julian Lethbridge are disciplined in every detail, particularly when you zoom in close to see how his motion-rich compositions are cordoned off into sectors by precise lines and grids. Upstairs is a satisfying survey of portraits by Chuck Close. Worth a visit.

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Art by Julian Lethbridge at John Berggruen Gallery.

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Large abstract art by Julian Lethbridge.

Art in above image closer (like it).

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Julian Lethbridge art show at John Berggruen Gallery.

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Chuck Close portraits upstairs.

Self-portrait by Chuck Close closer.

Portraits by Chuck Close.

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Dolby Chadwick Gallery: Joshua Meyer - Rustle, Sparkle, Flutter, Float.

Comment by AB: Figures and portraits emerge from mists of mottled impasto like distant memories or elusive subconscious contemplations.

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Art by Joshua Meyer at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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Art by Joshua Meyer.

Joshua Meyer at his Dolby Chadwick Gallery art show.

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Art by Joshua Meyer closer.

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Joshua Meyer art.

Art by Joshua Meyer.

Joshua Meyer art.

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Hespe Gallery: Robert Townsend and William Lagattuta.

Comment by AB: Both of the artists in this quirky doubleheader hark back to the past with Robert Townsend painting idyllic yet slightly off kilter renditions of the American good life circa the mid-20th century. He dresses the part, too. William Lagattuta meanwhile waxes more conceptual, focusing on ideas of signage by painting weathered arrows to nowhere on distressed metal panels.

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Art by Robert Townsend at Hespe Gallery.

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Robert Townsend and his art at Hespe Gallery.

Art by Robert Townsend.

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Arrow art by William Lagattuta.

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William Lagattuta and his art at Hespe Gallery.

Art by William Lagattuta.

Ambiance - Robert Townsend & William Lagattuta art show at Hespe Gallery.

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Scott Richards Contemporary Art: Yrjo Edelmann.

Comment by AB: Just in time for The Holidays, and some of the best trompe l'oeil art I've seen in a while. Yrjo Edelmann's shimmering haphazardly wrapped packages look so real that you want to open 'em right up, but that's never gonna happen because they're perfectly flat painted canvases. A number are irregularly shaped in order to further finesse the ruse. Go see.

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Package painting by Yrjo Edelmann at Scott Richards Contemporary Art (like it).

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Tromp l'oeil art by Yrjo Edelmann.

Pinkie cam detail of art above. See? I told you it was a painting.

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Yrjo Edelmann paintings of packages.

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Art by Yrjo Edelmann.

Long view - Yrjo Edelmann art show at Scott Richards Contemporary Art.

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George Krevsky Gallery: Helen Berggruen - A Restless Harmony.

Comment by AB: Swirling brushstrokes lend a buoyant air of imaginativeness to otherwise representational interiors, still-lifes and outdoor scenes, at times inducing a sense of unease or maybe even turmoil.

Helen Berggruen artist art