I attended a great little exhibition/party at the Tribeca Grande last night for new series by artist, Charles Lutz entitled, “Sold”. The party was sponsored by Surface Magazine and Svedka (free cocktails with election inspired names were flowing).

The paintings worked perfectly with the earth tone pallet of the hotel’s interior and it was refreshing to view art in a unique setting rather than on a white wall. I was struck by how much I liked that the series was painted entirely on circular canvases — as it has the potential to be trite and chincy. The craft was also quite impressive. Charles has some other thought provoking work on his site including “Stacked” — a sculptural commentary on commerce and the art world. Check him out.