16. “Metallica” at Foxy Production
Don’t get the wrong idea: this is not a show about James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, or anyone else behind the making of Master of Puppets. Instead, this compelling group exhibition takes its name from the 16th-century text De Re Metallica (On the Nature of Metals) and features three artists who have mastered metals in very different ways. LaKela Brown creates fossil-like plaster impressions of jewelry from hip-hop’s first generation; ektor garcia makes beguiling mixed-media sculptures in which metals weave into, or disguise themselves as, other materials entirely; and Ronny Quevedo uses gold and silver leaf to highlight the value of pragmatic yet culturally significant patterns and forms from the histories of indigenous peoples. In total, the results are visually and intellectually rich.
Location: Foxy Production, 2 East Broadway, #200
Price: Free
Time: Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
—Tim Schneider
