Reinhard Reitzenstein
Carmen Lamanna Gallery
Reinhard Reitzenstein’s recent solo exhibition here is founded upon the primordial—forces of nature observed and weathered. These things are not lumped together lyrically, however; they are implicit. The works are almost elegant, and perpetuate a faith in a nimble, unbiased imagination.
The two liveliest of the four pieces are entitled Sky Cracking and Preparing the Head to Take a Position in the Infinite. These are composed of half-inch-thick forms adhering to the wall in iconographic arrangements. Some of the forms are linear and some ambiguous cutouts; esthetically they are like momentous