Opening:

Works by George Guarino @ Uncommon Grounds
Pick a Point in a Picture: New Mind Model Works @
Uncommon Grounds, Albany. Thirty digital collages by
George Guarino that are meant to serve as focal points for meditation, self-growth and insight. Guarino will be on hand to discuss his process for enhanced viewing of the artwork on Friday, May 24, 7-9pm and again on Friday, June 28, 7-9pm. (Through July 2)

Jason Middlebrook: Inspired by Asian Pear Wrapping @ MASS MoCA
Jason Middlebrook @
MASS MoCA, North Adams. For the past decade,
Jason Middlebrook has been exploring the complex relationship between man and nature in his sculptures, installations, paintings and large-scale drawings. Responding to the unusual scale of MASS MoCA’s gallery, the artist will be working with planks that in some instances reach tree-like heights, while others will retain a human scale. Middlebrook will also debut a new monumental mobile that will function like a fountain within the gallery. Titled
Falling Water after Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Kaufman residence, the work continues the artist’s exploration of manufactured nature while adding a twist to Wright’s notions of living in harmony with the environment. Opens May 26. (Through April 7)
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