Marcie Miller Gross: Density In seven site-specific pieces at the Paragraph, Marcie Miller Gross continues the theme of repeated shapes, lines and textures evident in her Foldoverfold exhibit at the Kemper a few months back. It's more benign, though — there's nothing immediately compelling about the seven felt-and-wood works on display. "Cream (Section) #1" hangs like a beige flag representing an imaginary Martha Stewart nation, all soft, warm and fuzzy. "Cream (Vertical)" and "Cream (Horizontal) #2" are mild and passive — they nearly disappear on the gallery wall. More interesting is "Untitled #1," where the perfectly horizontal shape appears like a primitive piece of meat (made of industrial felt), with beautiful bass wood as the bone. "Untitled #2" continues the motif, altering the shape only slightly for a bump in the center. "Cream (Horizontal) #2" and "Cream (Horizontal) #1" are essentially flip-flopped versions of each other, with a barely discernable difference in the width of their felt strips. Gross works in an intentionally narrow landscape that sometimes doesn't leave room for the viewer. Through July 8 at the Paragraph, 23 E. 12th St., 816-221-5115. (R.T.B.)
