PHOTO: Paul Gabrielli, Untitled (Alarm Bell 1), 2010, Ultra-cal, plastic smoke detector, inkjet-printed sticker, steel bolt, wood, acrylic, enamel, 12 x 12 x 4� inches WHAT: Paul Gabrielli Invisible-Exports 14A Orchard St., New York, NY Through March 27 HAIKU REVIEW: Paul Gabrielli is something of a hyper-realist sculptor - "something" of one because his sculptures, all of which seem to be common working objects for private or public spaces modified in clever ways, often are common working objects modified in clever ways. Sometimes the alarm bell or surveillance camera or piece of handrail is fabricated by Gabrielli in trompe-l'oeil fashion, and sometimes it's the real thing; similarly, the added device that goofily modifies the primary device - the flashlight balanced on the camera, for instance, or the smoke detector attached awkwardly to the face of the bell - could have been crafted by the artist or bought in a local hardware store. This conflation of the handmade and the readymade is itself an elaborate exercise in fooling the eye, and mind, hilariously forcing the shotgun marriage of Duchamp's premise with that of the 19th century verism he disdained. -Peter Frank
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