Mattera,Joanne."BlackandWhire"JoanneMatteraArtBlog,4.29.2016(http://joannemattera.blogspot.com/2016/04/black-and-white.html)lastaccessedMay4,2016BlackandWhite.There'salotofgreatworkinChelseaandtheLowerEastSiderightnow--morethanIcanreportoninindividualposts--soI'llbeofferingafewroundups.Thefirstisthisone:alookatarangeofworkinblackandwhite.Someoftheexhibitionsarestillup;othershaveclosedorareaboutto.

MelissaMeyer,NewWork,atLennonWeinberg,upthroughMay7Here,DrawtheLine,2015,oiloncanvas,72x96inchesMelissaMeyerisbestknownforherlarge-scalepaintingsthatfeaturechromaticskeinsoflineandshape,buttwosplendidpaintings--onelarge,theotherasmall

diptych--revealjusthowcalligraphictheartist'slineis.Viewtheonlinecataloghere.

Smalldiptychwithdetailbelow

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TamarZinn,AttheStillPoint,throughMay7atKathrynMarkelFineArtTamarZinnpracticesaparticularlyelegantformofwhatIwouldcallcontemplativegeometry.Shelaysdarkandlightrectanglesontopofadeepachromaticfield(inwhichtherearehintsofrusset,roseoryellow).Thegeometryis"intuitive,"saysZinn,andeachpaintingdevelopsinatangoofplanandchance.Viewtheonlinecataloghere.

AttheStillPoint4,2016,oilondibond,20x16inches

AttheStillPoint1,2016,oilondibond,20x16inches

AttheStillPoint14,2015,oilondibond,20x16inches.....

EllsworthKelly,Photographs,atMatthewMarksGallerythroughApril30AdifferentkindofcontemplativegeometryisonviewintheblackandwhitegelatinsilverprintsofEllsworthKelly,strikingimagesofbarns,doors,shadowswhoseshapesreflectthoseofhispaintings.IfirstsawprintsfromthisseriesatKelly'sretrospectiveattheGuggenheimin1996.IamnotabigfanofKelly'spaintingandsculpture,butthephotographsIloved.Onehastowonderifthephotographsinformedtheworkforwhichheisknown,orifit'stheotherwayaround.Acatalogwillbeavailable.

ThefirstofthreelargegalleryroomsofEllsworthKellyphotographs

MoreKellyphotographs.Iinquiredtheprice."They'reonlybeingsoldtomuseums,"Iwastold.

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RobdeOude,TiltsandPinwheels,atdmcontemporary,throughApril24Here,Bromide,2014,oiloncanvas,32x32inchesRobdeOudepaintsgrids,layersofgridsinonepainting.Eachlayershiftsslightlysothatamoirepatternemerges.Dependingonthecolorsheusesandtheangleoftheshift,DeOudecreatespatternininfinitevariety.Hissoloatdmcontemporaryfeaturedmanychromaticworksaswell.

Bromidewiththree12x12inchworks,shownbelow

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RobertRymanatDiaArtFoundationinChelsea,throughJuly31Thislong-runningexhibitionattheDiaFoundation'sspaceon22ndStreetfeaturestheworkofRobertRyman.Amasterofwhite,Rymanisalsoamasterofmaterial.Thefivesmallpaintingsintheimageaboveareenamelonmetal,forinstance,whiletheslightlylargerpaintingatright,alsoshownbelow,isoilonaluminum.IhadalittleaccidentwithmyiPhonecamera--Iaccidentallydeletedpicturesbeforetheywerefullyuploadedtomydesktopcomputer--soIcannotshowyoutherangeofwhatIsaw.IpulledthesetwofromtheInternet.ReadRobertaSmith'sreviewhere,whereyouwillseeadditionalgoodpics.Theworksareilluminatedbydaylightonly,whichpromisesmorehoursofoverheadlightaswemoveintosummer.

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JudithBraun.Homeostasis,atMcKenzieFineArt,throughApril24Homeostasisisanorganism'sabilitytoremainstabledespitefluctuationsintheforcesthatactuponit.Ourinternalbodytemperature,indeed,ourhealth,dependsonthisprocess.IwonderifJudithBraun'srecentexperiencewithanddefeatofbreastcancersuggestedthetitle.Certainlyherfingertipdrawings--particularlythemuralssheisknownfor--areanassertiverecordofherpresence.Speculationaside,Braun'sworks,stronglysymmetricalandmateriallytangible(sheworksingraphiteorcharcoalonDuralarorpaper)feelatthesametimecompellinglyspiritual.

Above:SymmetricalProcedureNE-21-4;below,SymmetricalProcedureNE-21-3,both2014,graphiteonDuralar

InstallationwithSymmetricalProcedureFB-30-2,2014,charcoalonpaper,26x26inches,onfarwallCloserviewbelow

Installationwall.Moreviewshere.....

TedLarsen,IndustrialPark,atMargaretThatcherProjectsthroughApril23Here,CertainRisk,2015;salvagesteel,marine-gradeplywood,silicone,vulcanizedrubber,chemicals,hardware,showninsitubelowleftTedLarsenisoneofthoseartistswhoturnsstrawintogold,ormorespecifically,salvagedmaterialsintorefinedforms.Theworksinthisseries--moreofwhichyou

canseehere--featureroundedforms,someplayful,others,asabove,seriouslysensuous.AnongoinghallmarkofLarsen'sworkishismeticulousconstructionofmultipleplanes,whichprovidesvisualpleasureofadifferentsort.

InstallationviewwithCerainRisk,left,andStopAction,rightPOSTEDBYJOANNEMATTERAAT3:10PM