By Mary Voelz Chandler

11/23/07

Undoubtedly there are fans of Ricki Klages' work, those attracted to the Wyoming-based artist's landscapes. In this show, grandly titled "Un Viaggiatore Agitato," she presents vistas from countries she has visited, then covers them with what amounts to a screen of objects floating above.

But my money, in terms of the two solo shows nearing an end at Sandy Carson Gallery, is on the otherworldly imagery produced by New York-based artist Michael Zansky.

Zansky works in the world of entertainment as an art director, creating set designs for productions such as Law & Order and a recent remake of Godzilla. His own work includes images and constructions both engrossing and whimsical.

Here, Zansky is represented by wall-hung digital and painted works involving objects - figural wood carvings, lenses, bolts - that seem to flow out of the flash point of the show: Supreme Court Series I, which involves three giant lenses through which a revolving head of George Washington appears, variously, really huge or upside down.

As would be expected from someone who creates environments, Zansky's work is something for a viewer to fall into, it's that rich.