Francesca Pastine
Through February 25 - Francesca Pastine: Curiosity at Eleanor Harwood Gallery. "Curiosity, not control" is an eternal mantra of mine, and it is highly satisfying to see Francesca Pastine explore the concept through her art in this excellent solo show. She found her own curiosity piqued by the name of Mars rover and the idea of the uncharted territory it is designed to navigate, as she pushed herself to wrangle with the medium of watercolor and its "inspired accidents." As you can see in the work pictured above, said accidents can be divine. The exhibition also features a number of her sculptures, and they are decidedly more deconstructed than her past work (though occasionally an Artforum scrap still peeks out). Creative and unexpected things happen when we relinquish control.
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