The first show, Kiki Smith, brings on the star power, as this New York-based artist has won major acclaim. Best known for her sculptures and drawings, here she’s represented by something unexpected: a suite of jacquard tapestries produced on computerized looms by Magnolia Editions. To start, Smith created collages and, through a process of sample weavings and alterations, arrived at final versions; at that point, Magnolia turned the collages into the master files that guided the looms. The tapestries are filled with Smith’s favorite subjects, including wild animals, birds and the female form. They’re very much in the character of her drawings, but since they’ve been done in thread rather than ink, they have an incredible depth of surface, and the colors are spectacular.

Stacy Steers Phantom Canyon: Stack of Beds 35mm black and white video, modified antique and new beds and mixed media150 x 62 x 46 in.
Robischon Gallery
The last of the three shows, Kahn + Selesnick, from the partnership of Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, comprises photos depicting an imaginary world of oddly dressed and coiffed denizens, a type of subject that the pair has embraced since the ’80s.
All three shows close on May 6 at Robischon, 1740 Wazee Street. Learn more at 303-298-7788 or robischongallery.com.