Exhibition Titled “Pond Edge” by Michael Mazur at Mary Ryan Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Pond Edge focuses on Michael Mazur’s use of water, especially pond imagery, in paintings, prints and works on paper from the mid 1990s through 2008. On view are paintings, oils on vellum, and experimental monoprints that are being exhibited for the first time. The gallery has represented Michael Mazur (1935-2009) since 1990. Bodies of water and water itself have been constant sources of material and inspiration for Mazur. Ever drawn to the fluidity of the natural world [...]

Liquid Graphite Works by Christopher Cook at Mary Ryan Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Mary Ryan Gallery presents “Concrete Firmament,” Christopher Cook’s third solo show at the gallery. Continuing to work in liquid graphite (graphite powders, oil, and resin) on aluminum panels or coated paper, in this new sequence of images Cook explores the formal and psychological qualities of road tunnels. In doing so he is also able to reconsider an earlier fascination with worlds within worlds, and encapsulated space. These ‘graphites’ contain both photographic (or cinematic) and painterly elements, often [...]