Three – Damien Flood, Joy Garnett, Andrew Seto 14 May – 19 June 2011 Theodore:Art 53 Mercer St. NYC 10013 212. 966. 4324 Gallery hours Friday – Sunday 12 – 6 pm or by appointment Stephanie Theodore of Theodore:Art presents a studied exhibition of contemporary abstractions that blur the lines between figuration and non-objectivity. From the gallery's press release: " Damien Flood 's work is situated between fact and fiction. The paintings are modern landscapes that reference the history of painting with an underlying fantastical element. A fleeting familiarity can be found in the work that is soon replaced by an ambiguous questioning. Joy Garnett utilises painting to investigate the modern experience of global events as mediated and choreographed by images from news media and social networks. Walter Benjamin’s prediction that alienated man would be dazzled by the spectacle of destruction seems prescient in light of Garnett’s lushly painted scenes of di...