Painter and sculptor Joe Fig on the importance of seeing

‘Contemplating Compositions’ is an extension of Fig’s 2020 exhibition, ‘Contemplation,’ which featured at the same gallery in 2020. Both shows depict images that many New Yorkers have seen before — people entranced by the art on the walls of galleries and museums. ‘Alex Katz: Gathering’ at the Guggenheim Museum and ‘Edward Hopper’s New York’ at the Whitney Museum of American Art are among many other iconic New York Art collections and shows that are depicted in Fig’s art.