Gerry Judah's New York Debut at Fitzroy Gallery Features War-Themed Architectural Paintings

Fitzroy Gallery in New York's Soho neighborhood launched its inaugural exhibition with British artist Gerry Judah's first solo show in the city. Titled 'Country,' the exhibition ran from December 9, 2010, through January 29, 2011, at 77 Mercer Street. Judah presents three-dimensional paintings depicting bombed brutalist structures from the 1970s in dramatic aerial perspectives. These monochromatic works in black or white combine meticulous construction with deliberate destruction, creating architectural funerary portraits. The artist, known for his set design work for clients including Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, The Who, the BBC, and London's Natural History Museum, brings a model-maker's precision to these ominous yet alluring scenes of war and devastation. David Cohen reviewed the exhibition for artcritical, noting how Judah's chromophobia evokes grainy satellite imagery while maintaining an aestheticizing, almost ethereal quality. The works balance remote destruction with visceral impact, appearing both dainty and monumental, abstract yet chillingly real.