Travis Louie
Inspired by the John Foxx instrumental “A Beautiful Ghost,” the gallery Roq La Rue asked several artists “to do their take on the title theme.” The result is a group show currently running at the gallery through March 3, with work from Brian Despain, Rick Araluce, Nannette Cherry, Kai Carpenter, Travis Louie, Jeff Jacobson, Kate MacDowell, Peter Ferguson, and Bella Ormseth.
Peter Ferguson
Kai Carpenter
Kate MacDowell
Certain works in the show come with additional context, such as the explanation for the Jacobson piece below: “Translated from ancient Sumerian: ‘face of the spectre and reaching the mountain imprisoned inside the dark glowing chamber.’ Jacobsen uses varieties of religious iconography to express universal mystical ideas. In this case he uses the Capriote headgear used by certain Spanish Catholics sects, to hide the identity of a penitent and remorseful fallen angel depicted in this piece.”
Jeff Jacobson
See more work from the show below.
Brian Despain
Bella Ormseth
Nannette Cherry
Kai Carpenter
Rick Araluce
Peter Saul’s surreal acrylic paintings have reflected, challenged, and parodied the status quo for the past six decades. In a new show at 
Chris Berens
Matthew Grabelsky's oil paintings are at the center of a show currently running at Dorothy Circus Gallery in London. The artist is known for infusing everyday subway scenes with his realistically rendered animal-human hybrids, with “Passengers” collecting five new works and four studies. The show runs through Jan. 5 at the space.