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Mimmo Rotella at Barbara Gladstone's East 64th Gallery

Barbara Gladstone's show of the work of mid century Italian artist Mimmo Rotella at her splendid space on E 64 Street is short and sweet. Rotella's work will remind you of Alberto Burri , the surfaces built up with gumpy resins and glue as if each layer was an application demanded a week's worth of settling. His palette is my own personal favorite, the nubby burlap hosting flame-like muddy colors and plackets of collage.