Installation view of "The Wave," 2014. Photo Jason Mandella. Courtesy the artist and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery.
Opening just after the polar vortex hit New York, Sarah Crowner’s third solo exhibition at Nicelle Beauchene is certainly a sight for frost-covered eyes. A series of abstract paintings, their undulating red patterns made from sewn pieces of canvas, are positioned around a stagelike platform paved with handmade teal-blue tiles. Blurring the boundaries between craft, theater and interior design, the installation offers a warm, inclusive take on modernist art.