View of B. Wurtz’s 2013 exhibition at Metro Pictures.
Many people were first introduced to B. Wurtz’s whimsical yet rigorous sculptures via his 2011 retrospective at Metro Pictures. The new work in this show features many of Wurtz’s long-beloved materials-empty mesh bags, wooden dowels, food wrappers, straws, bits of wire. In addition to his delicately balanced compositions, there are wall-hung “clocks” (yogurt lids and string), “quilts” (stitched-together bread bags) and a series of colorful shoelace-and-acrylic drawings.