“The groupings cross several cultures, starting with Americana, in a lively exhibition of mostly 19th-century paintings, objects and Gothic Revival furniture from the estate of the photographer Saul Leiter, followed by a more homogeneous sight: a row of six distinctive sculptural heads and busts from the dealer Frank Maresca.”
– Roberta Smith on A Specific Eye: Seven Collections recently on view at Demisch Danant.

“The exquisite Laura Craig McNellis retrospective, organized in collaboration with Ricco/Maresca Gallery, offers an intimate glimpse into what the artist deems significant; a plate of fish, a lemon slice, an olive jacket dotted with flowers. Pulling from three distinct bodies of McNellis’ work, Ode to Dolly spans decades of her artistic career, and underscores her reverence for everyday objects. Her quiet compositions reveal the holiness of a ham hock, the sleekness of a silverfish, the ordinary made extraordinary with each loving brush stroke.” – Sophia Cosmadopoulos on Ode to Dolly on view through April 20 at Shrine Gallery.

This coming May, Ricco/Maresca Gallery will participate at Frieze New York (5/2-5/5) in a collaborative booth curated by filmmaker and artist Javier Téllez. The presentation, to which we are contributing works by Martín Ramírez and Ken Grimes, will be titled The Doors of Perception and will investigate the visionary and mystic nature of Outsider art.