Structure and Imagery

With painter Katrin  Mäurich  at the opening. With Robin Stout (ctr.). Arvid Boecker (ctr) painter and director of Boecker Contemporary   Arvid Boecker and Paul Behnke With White Goblin, 2016.   Installation view: The Thing I Came For at Boecker Contemporary Installation view: The Thing I Came For at Boecker Contemporary ...And images from the catalogue with text by David Rhodes . cover essay by David Rhodes The Thing I Came For new work by Paul Behnke On view through August 19 boeckercontemporary Heidelberg, Germany info photos of the opening reception by Uli Hillendbrand.

Untitled 10.4.16 , 2016, acrylic on canvas, 118 x 78 in. From the Press Release: Hionas Gallery is pleased to announce the forthcoming solo exhibition from David Rhodes, entitled Between the Days, comprising three new large-scale abstract paintings, including one diptych, composed of fractured forms cast in interlocking angles that evoke distinctive yet ambiguous qualities.  The show will run from June 2 - 25, 2016.  Rhodes’ approach to painting is as much constructive as spontaneous, wherein moments of both precision and improvisation may occur. With this latest body of work, the contrast between painted space and lines of exposed canvas is lessoned, yielding a gestalt of rhythms and unified forms that seem to instantaneously accumulate throughout the painting. And while those familiar with Rhodes’ work will recognize a continuity in the resulting compositions, applying lines over and within an illusionistic pictorial space, for these newest paintings ...

Zachary Keeting, September (3) , 2012, acrylic on canvas, 54 x 97 inches By Guest Contributor: Matthew Neil Gehring I was fortunate to catch a number of great shows this weekend, including these two at Brian Morris Gallery, both on Chrystie Street.   "On the Money” at the 163 Chrystie is a group show including Alison Hall, Suzanne Jolson, Zachary Keeting, Jenna Pirelli, David Rhodes, and Gary Stephan. “From Now On In” at 171 Chrystie is a group show including Michael Berryhill, Tom Burkhardt, Steve DiBenedetto, Lydia Dona, Fabian Marcaccio, Carrie Moyer, and Alexi  Worth.  Brian Morris continues to deliver an ambitious program and these shows are testaments to his efforts.  These are two solid groups of artists who have something to say.  All of the artists included in both shows have contributed paintings that seek to expand our experience of painting, and to nudge the enterprise along in some way.  Perhaps each is succ...

  Joe Fyfe and Dennis Hollingsworth   Joe Fyfe   Joe Fyfe   Nichole Cherubini   Mary Heilmann   Martha Clippinger   Dennis Hollingsworth     Martha Clippinger   Joe Fyfe   Cordy Ryman   Cordy Ryman (detail)   Arlene Schechet   Installation view Drifter Curated by David Rhodes Featuring work by: Nicole Cherubini, Martha Clippinger, Joe Fyfe, Mary Heilmann, Dennis Hollingsworth, Cordy Ryman, and Arlene, Shechet Through January 11, 2014 Hionas Gallery 124 Forsyth Street New York, NY 10002

(detail) David Rhodes : Schwarzwälde Through October 13, 2013 Hionas Gallery 124 Forsyth Street New York, NY 10002

Untitled (2013) , acrylic on raw canvas, 20 x 19 in. David Rhodes: Schwarzwälde September 8 - October 13, 2013 Opening reception: Sunday, September 8, 6 - 8 PM Hionas Gallery 124 Forsyth Street New York, NY 10002 * image courtesy of the artist and Hionas Gallery