The Shock of the Now

Stephen Barker: Selected Works is a modest selection of black-and-white photos that concern the immodest behavior of men in porno theaters. Barker has recorded them using long exposures to compensate for the low light of the darkened movie house. "Aperture magazine had an article about a group of new photographers that everyone should know about," says Judish. "I thought, 'Oh, right.' But when I saw the illustrations of Stephen Barker's work, I knew I had to have some for the gallery."

The four artists feted at Robischon, along with the six at Judish, each take a distinctive path to the same goal: the creation of credible contemporary art. And with no tendency clearly dominating any other and no real paradigm emerging, it looks like pluralism in the fine arts is going to characterize not just the end of this century, but the beginning of the next as well.

Fay Jones, Tom Nussbaum and Natural Order, extended through July 10 at the Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee Street, 303-298-7788.

I Saw the Figure 5 in...Sculpture and Stephen Barker: Selected Works, through June 19 at Ron Judish Fine Arts, 1617 Wazee Street, 303-571-5557.