The eye-candy suavity found in the heavily marketed current wave of figure painting seen a lot in galleries finds no place here. Political vibes are buzzing everywhere, but are rarely instantly readable as such. Scale is generally small, and of the few monumental pieces, most are sculptures or installations in break-downable formats.Ĭertain themes recur: impermanence, erosion, disease, survival. And it has, overall, a hoarded, shut-in feel. Much of the work by 40 international artists and collectives was made during the past two pandemic-strapped years. The New Museum’s fifth Triennial exhibition, titled “Soft Water Hard Stone,” is largely a product of lockdown.
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