ELI RIDGWAY - FABRIC8 - BACK TO THE PICTURE

QUEEN'S NAILS PROJECTS - WILL BROWN - CASSEL

03.17.12, Part I

(with assistance from Clare Coppel)



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Eli Ridgway Gallery: Aubrey Learner - Circadian; Rebecca Goldfarb - Only ________.

Comment by AB: Abrey Learner broaches a variety of social issues and sensitive subjects via meticulous intricate drawings composed largely of butterflies, insects and other diminutive creatures. Not surprisingly, she has a BS in Biology (in addition to her MFA in painting). The upshot is unsettlingly satisfying. Seeing the art in person is recommended in order to appreciate the detail.

In the project space, Rebecca Goldfarb's meandering scratched photographs and string installation coalesces into a labyrinthine abstract continuity. If you have any questions, it's all arcanely explained in text and diagrams on one of the walls.

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Fabric8 Gallery: Voyage Into A Parallel Universe - Ursula Xanthe Young.

Comment by AB: Ursula Xanthe Young's appaloosa ladies are off on yet another enchanting adventure.

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Back to the Picture: Caballeros.

Artists: Otto Aguilar, Jesse Aguirre, Juan R. Fuentes, Art Hazelwood, Juan Manuel, Fernando Martí, Emmanuel C. Montoya, Gustavo López Ochoa, Calixto Robles, Michael Roman, Pete Villaseñor, Rene Yañez, Rio Yañez.

Comment by AB: Art by dudes.

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Queen's Nails Projects: Fiamma Montezemolo - Border Alchemies.

Comment by AB: Fiamma Montezemolo essays on borders, particularly the one between the United States and Mexico. The main gallery consists of hanging test tubes full of pulverized pieces of the border fence between those two countries. A video and light box installation round out the show.

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Will Brown Gallery: Untitled (Black Painting).

Review by Clare Coppel: Will Brown Gallery explores the hallowed "Black Painting" by tracing the space with the outlines of some of the most famous of black paintings of all time. In the booklet accompanying the show, each painting is identified and some of the original artists' statements are reprinted.

Comment by AB: The artists whose black paintings are traced in actual size include Kazimir Malevich, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Sean Scully, Glenn Ligon, Rashid Johnson and Wade Guyton.

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Cassel Gallery: RatBak@'Cha.

Artists: Fate, Steel, Robert Garcia.

Comment by AB: This invigorating three-fer is comprised of tricked out rats by Fate, appetizing burger art by Steel, and urban genre in paintings and fashion figurines by Robert Garcia.

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