Lower East Psychedelic

In an article last month I discussed solo exhibitions by four artists at galleries on the Lower East Side whose work deploys psychedelic color palettes and alternately abstract or surreal forms to unveil completely mesmerizing visions for viewers. I enjoyed Marilyn Minter's surreal and brilliant photographs, paintings and videos of beauty and baking projects seen from so close that they become ugly (as seen in Green Pink Caviar above) at Salon 94 Freemans and David Shaw's strange rainbow sculptures extrapolated from branches and tree trunks at Feature Inc.

The delightfully colorful and creative cut-out sculptures, totems and masks of Michael Velliquette at DCKT Contemporary were a little less interesting, as they seemed caught up in their own cuteness. My favorite of the four, though, was Jen Stark's mesmirizing show of abstract sculptures and drawings at LMAKprojects. Click here to read the whole article.