Alexandra Pacula paints cities the way a camera does when the shutter stays open too long: headlights stretched into ribbons, signage smeared into color, architecture barely holding its edges. This solo show brings 11 new oils, ten from an international city series that grew out of a Maker's Mark collaboration. If you like painting that reads abstract up close and unmistakably urban from across the room, catch this one.
What to expect
Large oil canvases of night streets rendered in long smears of light, best viewed from across the room first and then up close to see how loosely the marks are actually laid down. The gallery is a single ground-floor Chelsea space, quick to see and easy to revisit.
Good to know
- West 25th Street on the ground floor; take the C/E to 23rd Street
- Free entry, walk-ins welcome during gallery hours
- Closed Sundays and Mondays, as most Chelsea galleries are
- Step back across the room — the paintings resolve at distance
- Level entry from the sidewalk
- Pair it with the other West 25th Street galleries in the same building
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Common questions
How many works are in the show?
Eleven new paintings, ten of them from Pacula's international city series.
Is the gallery free to visit?
Yes, entry is free during regular gallery hours.
What does Pacula paint?
Urban nightscapes rendered as if in long-exposure photography, with light and traffic dissolved into motion.
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