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Amaranth Ehrenhalt, “Carmona,” 1957, oil on canvas, 40 by 40 inches, courtesy Anita Shapolsky Gallery.

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‘COLLECTORS CHOICES’ ON VIEW AT ANITA SHAPOLSKY GALLERY w/1 cut

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NEW YORK CITY — Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents a group exhibition, “Collectors’ Choices,” on view through August 3.

The show features paintings, photographs and sculptures by artists belonging to a younger and older generation. While the gallery traditionally exhibits works of second generation masters of Abstract Expressionism, it recognizes younger artists for diversity in their approaches toward art.

The work on display is an example of the use of various techniques, materials and different artistic ideas. The exhibition juxtaposes the works of older masters such as Robert Rauschenberg, Joan Mitchell or Leonard Nelson to the works and visions of the younger generation.

Mario Bencomo, a Cuban American, is known for colorfully sensual abstractions of nature. Mark Gibian crafts mysterious sculptures of transparent glass sheathed over metal-grid skeletons that recall prehistoric line forms and straddle the organic and industrial realms.

Nancy Steinson’s sculptures are minimal with their simple forms and sharp edges. Morfy Gikas emphasizes different textures, often within a geometrical frame.

Martee Levi is searching for wholeness and relationship, while Shirley Thomas is digging into the layers of dry wall to achieve three dimensionality on the surface of the painting. Richard Ruben’s series “Venetian Fragments” breaks the dictates of the flat two-dimensional work and reminds viewers that he is mainly a gestural artist, who shapes and curves his canvases.

Ching Ho Cheng is known for his torn paper pieces and his alchemical works. Michiko Itatani examines the relationship between emotion and control, exploring opposition and tension. Perez Celis, from Argentina, creates layered and piercing planes in a uniquely interwoven space.

The gallery is at 152 East 65th Street. For information, ashapolsky@nyc.rr.com or 212-452-1094.