A: Is for Abundance

Tomorrow brings to the gallery scene very different formats of art. The first is the wonderful drawings of Timothy Wehrle, who continues to explore the world of dream narratives. Dancing between the visionary, the sound of music, and the politics of resisting "Entrances of Old Man Winter" opens at the Cavin-Morris Gallery located at 210 Eleventh avenue on the 20th floor. Wehrle’s style is ever evolving, becoming richer and more packed with metaphorical images and ideas. These are contemporary illuminated manuscripts internalizing the prose without sacrificing the narrative. This group of drawings were influenced by staring up at the clouds. Colored pencils filled patterned details reflecting both personal and worldly thoughts. This self taught artist is someone to watch.

The second is more disturbing. Nicholas Nixon "Patients" is
an exhibition of black and white photographs. Nixon who is compelled by what people are like in extremes, brings this pitiless and profoundly humane series by capturing people at the end of life. From old people in nursing homes to couples dying of AIDS Nixon seems to ask "What is left when we are close to death?" They say the eyes are the mirror to the soul. Here lies fear and yearning, with a flicker of defiance. “Patients” documents people who are seriously or terminally ill. Taken while visiting four different hospitals in Boston over the past three years, the project is a continuation of life's cycle, rarely shared with others beyond family and close companions. Due to the intimate nature of the subject matter most prefer to look away from, the intimacy of the patients’ relationships with their loved ones touches places within us we rarely go. Nixon, well known for his work "People With AIDS" which he began in 1987, documents the debilitation and devastation wreaked by the disease. For his work he was heralded as compassionate and life-affirming. To see this powerful exhibit go to Yossi Milo Gallery tomorrow night until the 16th of February at 525 W 25 street.

From the spiritual dreamlike quality of one artist to the capturing of life's raw fleeting moments these two artists show you the F.A.C.T.S.