NEW YORK, NY.- The group show Dot takes as its starting point the point itself. The dot is a form that recurs in myriad ways in contemporary art, from mark-making technique to image and motif. This show is a small slice of these iterations. As Jennifer Bartlett famously stated “When in doubt, dot.” and it seems she was not alone.

The recurring use of dots as a picture-making strategy has found its way into the practice of artists from fresh approaches to Pointillism in the work of Yoko Ono, Glenn Goldberg and Graham Anderson, to explorations of dot-matrix reproduction and printing mechanisms in works by Liz Deschenes, Yuki Higashino and Marsha Cottrell.

Nancy Brooks Brody and Tony Feher both worked in Bartlett’s studio during their lifetimes and dots found their way into their own Minimalist approach to sculpture. A playful twist of gathering and stacking found circular objects results in Sur Rodney (Sur)’s ongoing work, Nipplemuseum.

For others, the dot serves as a staccato punctuation, moving its way through compositions in lyrical fashion. We see this in the paintings of Erika Ranee and collage works of Ray Johnson. Xylor Jane uses dots as a mathematical system, creating sequences of color that develop emergent non-linear patterns. Linda Matalon and Pamela Jorden see the circular form of the dot as a relationship, as much about the space in and around the dot as the dot itself.

In this show, the closely hung installation emphasizes how dots gather and interact to form an aggregate image, a field of dots within dots, and highlights the dynamic energy between artists in conversation with one another.

Graham Anderson
Jennifer Bartlett
Nancy Brooks Brody
Marsha Cottrell
Liz Deschenes
Tony Feher
Glenn Goldberg
Yuki Higashino
Xylor Jane
Ray Johnson
Pamela Jorden
Linda Matalon
Yoko Ono
Erika Ranee
Sur Rodney (Sur)

January 9 – February 14, 2026
Opening Reception : Friday, January 9, 6 – 8PM