Alexander Tovborg at NICELLE BEAUCHENE and Heidi Hahn at JACK HANLEY скачать в хорошем качестве

Alexander Tovborg at NICELLE BEAUCHENE and Heidi Hahn at JACK HANLEY

James Kalm is cruising the Lower East Side when he happens upon a pair of shows that present an interesting contrast between the “epic” and the “intimate”. Alexander Tovborg’s massive “alters of humanity” at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, is a multi-panel painting that rests on a group of bronze sculptures and fills a whole wall of the gallery. Painting on a brick like collage, this work has some references to Aztec or Mayan images. Meanwhile, upstairs, the symbol laden narratives of Heidi Hahn require a slowed down, close up contemplation. These depictions of contemporary women, reading, waiting, and scanning their cell phones are crafted from the artist’s broad brush-work and, flattened plains of color, and prompt a questioning of feminine reverie.