Ricardo Brey, Rose of Jericho, 2013–14, mixed media.
Opening: Ricardo Brey at Alexander Gray Associates
Ricardo Brey is best known for his assemblages of diverse materials, and his recent works have explored mythologies, cycles of time and nature, and human history. The centerpiece of this show is Rose of Jericho (2013–14), which includes a box lined with Baroque-inspired patterns, a wilted flower beneath a glass dome, strands of rope, and papers with the artist’s drawings and handwriting folded accordion style. Speaking of similar works, Brey once said, “The box is our head, the box is our cave, the box is the attic, the box is the memory and the world.”
Alexander Gray Associates, 510 West 26th Street, 6–8 p.m.
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