Capsule Art Reviews: "Anodyne," "Between Heaven and Home," "CTRL
group two," "Elixir," "Pressing News," "Prints"   "Between
Heaven and Home" For a while, Christopher French was known as
the guy who made conceptual pieces out of Braille paper. But
there's nary an inch of it in his exhibition of new art at Devin
Borden Gallery. The six works on display are all united in
materials — oil and acrylic on linen — as well as their healthy
population of circles. Black, white, pink or yellow dots line
abstract flowers, reference pools of ivy and, when connected by
lines, resemble molecules or, to go significantly bigger,
constellations, such as in the seemingly aptly titled piece
Between Heaven and Home. These sharp circles are comprised of
oil mixed with different materials, including marble dust,
making for subtle differences in texture and shine. French's use
of color seems to be simplified compared to previous works, but
also bolder and more purposeful, as in Touchy-Feely, a work of
black-and-white dots over a teal