"2 Must-See Group Exhibitions in New York City Galleries Now" By David Behringer

Luhring Augustine Gallery presents “Patterns,” another knock-out, two-venue exhibition that presents over 20 artists that often defy and expand expectations of “pattern” in contemporary art. In total, it’s the most like visual music – hosting multiple rhythms in harmony.

At the Chelsea location, Frank Stella’s breathtaking 1968 work “Hiraqla Variation II” anchors the first room. The 20-foot-long painting’s bold overlapping stripes draw you closer while the thin pencil lines between each color (get close), emit a delicate whisper of precision.

Nearby, Emily Kraus’s “Agon, 2024” spans nearly 10 feet wide with a rhythmic echo of drips, layers, and dots. Created with a self-made apparatus of rollers, Emily composes the work by moving canvas in through the rollers as she works, lifting and reapplying her marks at regular intervals. (check out the artist’s Instagram for some video and images of the apparatus). Beyond the ingenuity of her method, the placement, direction, and layering are a brilliant play between chance and control.

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