Allison Katz: Ruthless in Chalk Farm at Battat Contemporary » From left to right: Chalk Farm, (2009, oil on canvas, 39 x 34 inches;) Poires Noires (2009, oil and rayon string on canvas, 66 x 56 inches;) Jelly (2008, oil on canvas, 25 x 18 inches;); Drapery, after Yves Saint Laurent’s coffin cover, (2009, cloth, dried wheat, spraypaint, table, 24 x 60 inches); sand painting on the floor, colored sand, 70 x 66 inches. Courtesy of the Artist

From left to right: Chalk Farm, (2009, oil on canvas, 39 x 34 inches;) Poires Noires (2009, oil and rayon string on canvas, 66 x 56 inches;) Jelly (2008, oil on canvas, 25 x 18 inches;); Drapery, after Yves Saint Laurent's coffin cover, (2009, cloth, dried wheat, spraypaint, table, 24 x 60 inches); sand painting on the floor, colored sand, 70 x 66 inches. Courtesy of the Artist

From left to right: Chalk Farm, (2009, oil on canvas, 39 x 34 inches;) Poires Noires (2009, oil and rayon string on canvas, 66 x 56 inches;) Jelly (2008, oil on canvas, 25 x 18 inches;); Drapery, after Yves Saint Laurent’s coffin cover, (2009, cloth, dried wheat, spraypaint, table, 24 x 60 inches); sand painting on the floor, colored sand, 70 x 66 inches. Courtesy of the Artist