Ron Nagle: Necessary Obstacles at Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC — **Installation view, Ron Nagle: *Necessary Obstacles* at Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC (24th Street)**

**Installation view, Ron Nagle: *Necessary Obstacles* at Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC**

**Ron Nagle, Smart as a Whippet, 2021, ceramic, glaze, catalyzed polyurethane, and epoxy resin, 4⅛ × 3⅝ × 4¾ inches; 11 × 9 × 12 cm**

**Close up, Ron Nagle, Smart as a Whippet, 2021, ceramic, glaze, catalyzed polyurethane, and epoxy resin, 4⅛ × 3⅝ × 4¾ inches; 11 × 9 × 12 cm**

**Ron Nagle, Hot Prowler, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic, 4½ × 3½ × 3¾ inches; 11 × 9 × 10 cm**

**Close up, Ron Nagle, Hot Prowler, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic, 4½ × 3½ × 3¾ inches; 11 × 9 × 10 cm**

**Ron Nagle, Only the Homely, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic, 5¼ × 4¾ × 6½ inches; 13 × 12 × 17 cm**

**Close up, Ron Nagle, Only the Homely, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic, 5¼ × 4¾ × 6½ inches; 13 × 12 × 17 cm**

**Ron Nagle, Necessary Obstacles, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic 3¼ × 5½ × 4¼ inches; 8 × 14 × 11 cm**

**Close up, Ron Nagle, Necessary Obstacles, 2021 ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, epoxy resin, and acrylic, 3¼ × 5½ × 4¼ inches; 8 × 14 × 11 cm**

**Ron Nagle, The Eye-roller, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, and epoxy resin, 4¼ × 3¼ × 4¾ inches; 11 × 8 × 12 cm**

**Close up, Ron Nagle, The Eye-roller, 2021, ceramic, catalyzed polyurethane, and epoxy resin, 4¼ × 3¼ × 4¾ inches; 11 × 8 × 12 cm**

Ron Nagle: Necessary Obstacles at Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC (24th Street)

Through October 23, 2021

All images courtesy of Ron Nagle and Matthew Marks Gallery

Ron Nagle is known for his intimately scaled sculptures made of ceramic elements that are slip-cast, fired, and embellished with epoxy and other synthetic materials that allow him to expand his forms beyond the limits of clay. Evoking otherworldly landscapes or surreal architectural arrangements, Nagle’s inventive works elicit a vast range of associations. “The thing you want people to feel,” Nagle has said, “is something they haven’t felt before.” An exhibition of eighteen new sculptures and six related drawings is on view at 523 West 24th Street through October 23.

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