Back to Basics

Back to Basics

This summer in Chelsea, the group shows have a more pronounced shift away from language and images and toward fairly raw materials.

Works by, from left, Sarah Braman, Nicole Cherubini, David Brooks and Jedediah Caesar, part of the D'Amelio Terras show "Circumventing the City."

Works by Ian Pedigo, left and right, and Rosy Keyser, at Peter Blum.

Works by, from left, Eric Wesley, Paul Lee, Gregor Hildebrandt, Bozidar Brazda and Piero Manzoni, at Bortolami.

Two works by Nathan Hylden at the Wallspace exhibition "Laying Bricks."

Works by, from left, Bjorn Dahlem, Jorge Pardo and Robert Melee at the Petzel exhibition "The Lath Picture Show."

Nathan Hylden's "6.22.07" and Alice Konitz's "Double Take" at Wallspace.

Sculptures by Nick Herman and large archival prints by Jonah Freeman and Michael Phelan at Peter Blum.

August 31, 2007