High Noon and CHART galleries present Edge Effects, a collaborative exhibition of new paintings by Jennifer Coates (CRF 2019) spanning both gallery spaces at 124 Forsyth St. in the Lower East Side and 74 Franklin St. in TriBeCa. The show will be on view through June 22, 2024.
From High Noon’s press release:
“Edge Effects” is an ecological term that refers to the sometimes problematic changes in biodiversity where different habitats converge. These transitional zones are called ecotones: animal/vegetable environments in flux, like ditches, forest edges, marshes and grasslands. The ecotone provides a metaphorical through line for Coates’s current paintings, in which micro-climates of imagery collide. Zones of color, marks, and depicted elements aggregate and are collaged together, creating a hybrid sense of place.
Coates uses acrylic and spray paint—synthetic chemicals—to represent the landscape, emphasizing the toxicity that now runs through most organisms. Despite this pervasive chemical presence, her paintings present an ecofeminist belief in the possibility of restoring the self through hyper connection with nature.”
Read more here.
Image credit: Detail of “Bacchanal” by Jennifer Coates, 2024 acrylic and spray paint on canvas 72″ x 96″