Stevenson, Jonathan, Chromatic Propulsion at Frosch & Co., August 8, 2024
Artists: Sharon Butler, Barbara Friedman, Bruno Jakob, Jerry Kearns, Edie Nadelhaft, Fran Shalom, Vicki Sher, Judith Simonian, Fedele Spadafora, Yanik Wagner, Hans Witschi, Becky Yazdan.
Anyone who knows Fran's work will recognize an intelligent and joyful inclusivity that welcomes the viewer into a space of play where the exacting curve and the handmade curve, the perfectly straight line and the minor embellishment, the smoothly scraped surface and the smallest cultivated glitch are all welcomed into a collective visual feast. I can't help smiling as I move through the gallery feeling that I am being winked at. Sometimes off kilter, the work looks almost minimalist from a distance. And yet as you move up closer there is a sense of "look what I can do" that feels more like "look what we can get away with". I love this feeling of mischievousness!
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