Nicole Wermers' Sculptural Satire at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Through July 29

Nicole Wermers presents sculptures that blend art-historical references with political commentary at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. Her work employs industrially produced materials in ergonomic constructions, continuing a lineage from Marcel Duchamp by staging objects to emphasize their alien qualities. The exhibition includes the Vertical Awnings series, featuring rolled-up awnings with colored stripes that evoke Daniel Buren's signature patterns and Nancy Shaver's towering assemblages. Another series, Givers & Takers, consists of upturned restroom hand dryers whose blowers direct air into stove exhaust fans with bowed glass hoods. These pieces highlight the limited options characterizing consumer choice through subtle variations between iterations. The sculptures resemble caricatures of top-hatted capitalists, critiquing entitlement rhetoric in American politics over the past six years. The show runs through July 29 at 521 West 21st Street in New York.