CURRENTLY ON VIEW in New York, galleries are presenting a rare look at six decades of paintings by Felrath Hines, Henry Taylor’s venture into printmaking, and the first U.S. solo exhibition of Ethiopian Jewish artist Tigist Yoseph Ron. Solo exhibitions of Barkley L. Hendricks and Miles Greenberg also on view. The shows are closing in the coming weeks.
FELRATH HINES, “Flowers,” 1963-67 (oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches; Frame: 24 3/4 x 29 inches).
Felrath Hines: A Personal Pursuit @ Spanierman Modern, 958 Madison Ave, New York, N.Y. | Nov. 15, 2024-Feb. 15, 2025
Born in Indiana, Felrath Hines (1913-1993) was active in New York and Washington, D.C., where he was a conservator at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Known for his geometric abstractions, this exhibition features 20 paintings dating from 1947 to 1992.
HENRY TAYLOR, “It wasn’t just Sunday, it was Easter Sunday and I had to wear a dress,” 2024 (color aquatint, sugarlift and spitbite aquatints, 123.2 x 106.7 cm / 48 1/2 x 42 inches; framed 130.5 x 113.7 x 5.1 cm / 51 3/8 x 44 3/4 x 2 inches). | © Henry Taylor, Photo by Sarah Muehlbauer
Henry Taylor. no title @ Hauser & Wirth, West 18th Street, New York, N.Y. | Nov. 1, 2024-Feb. 15, 2025
Known for his loosely rendered figure painting, Los Angeles artist Henry Taylor is exploring a new medium: printmaking. The exhibition presents a series of limited-edition etchings and hand-painted monoprints created in collaboration with Paulson Fontaine Press, a woman-owned studio, gallery, and publisher in Berkeley, Calif.
TIGIST YOSEPH RON, Detail of YAYA 1, 2024 (oil on canvas, 14 x 10 inches). | © Tigist Yoseph Ron, Courtesy the artist and Fridman Gallery
Tigist Yoseph Ron: YAYA @ Fridman Gallery, 169 Bowery, New York, N.Y. | Jan. 9-Feb. 22, 2025
The debut U.S. solo exhibition of Ethiopian-born, Israel-based Tigist Yoseph Ron features new paintings and charcoal drawings. The works explore the estrangement between the artist and her late father. Her layering and erasure techniques engage memory.
Installation view of “Miles Greenberg: Desire Path” at Salon 94
Miles Greenberg: Desire Path @ Salon 94, East 89th Street, New York, N.Y. | Jan. 10-Feb. 15, 2025
Canadian-born, New York-based performance artist and sculptor Miles Greenberg is showing with Salon 94 for the first time. The exhibition presents new marble sculptures and a nine-hour video featuring recent performance works, including “Sebastian” (2023) and Respawn (2024).
BARKLEY L. HENDRICKS, “A Cute Little Lemon,” 2016 (oil on canvas, 19 1/4 x 29 3/8 x 1 inches, framed). | © Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy of the artist’s estate and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Barkley L. Hendricks: Space is the Place @ Jack Shainman Gallery, 513 West 20th Street, New York, N.Y. | Jan. 9-Feb. 22, 2025
Philadelphia, Pa.-born, New London, Conn.-based Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017) is best known for his powerful portrait paintings. Curated by Elizabeth Sann, this exhibition taps into the visionary, cosmic, and Afrofuturist symbolism that threads his practice. The presentation brings together works from across his oeuvre—portraiture, compositional still lifes, landscapes, works on paper, and photography—dating from 1968 to 2016. The title of exhibition is drawn from the 1972 film by Sun Ra (1914-1993), the experimental jazz composer and icon of Afrofuturism. CT
BOOKSHELF
“The Life and Art of Felrath Hines: From Dark to Light” explores the life and work of artist Felrath Haines who worked in abstraction and was a sought after conservator. “Barkley L. Hendricks: Solid!” is a comprehensive new monograph of the artist. It is the fifth book in a series examining the entire practice of Barkley L. Hendricks with an emphasis on lesser-known aspects. The other publications include “Barkley L. Hendricks: Photography,” “Barkley L. Hendricks: Landscape Paintings,” “Barkley L. Hendricks: Basketball,” and “Barkley L. Hendricks: Works on Paper.” The volumes are available as a boxed set. Also consider the exhibition catalog, “Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at The Frick.” The recent museum retrospective of Los Angeles artist Henry Taylor was accompanied by the catalog “Henry Taylor: B Side.” Published in 2018, “Henry Taylor” is the first major monograph of the artist.
