George Negroponte's 'Gravel Road' Exhibition at Anita Rogers Gallery Through January 7

George Negroponte's exhibition 'Gravel Road' at Anita Rogers Gallery in Soho runs through January 7, featuring works that employ cardboard as a primary material. The show's title piece, 'Gravel Road' (2016), measures 18.5 x 7 inches and uses enamel and latex on cardboard. Negroponte's pieces display a predominantly cool palette, though occasional bursts of fire engine red emerge from deep browns, rich greens, blacks, and whites. The artist shapes bits and pieces of cardboard into supports that radiate a muted, soothing light reminiscent of earthen grounds. Irregularities in these disassembled boxes create inherent unpredictability in the compositions. Rounded, overlapping disk-like forms in the title work suggest stacked vessels situated in interior spaces rather than cosmic settings. Negroponte occasionally pairs smaller pieces in intriguing combinations, creating dialogues with animated tension. The work maintains an understated, intimate quality that invites close viewing. Eric Holzman authored the review of this exhibition.