Pictured above: “Self Portrait as Boy in Flight,” 2010
She’s baaaaaaack. Yes, one of the world’s greatest living artists (and I say that without hyperbole), Julie Heffernan, has a sumptuous new show opening called “Boy, O Boy.” It consists of her signature, fecund self-portraits, only this time she reimagines herself as a male youth. As someone who is guilty of gravitating toward female-focused works myself, I must say it is refreshing to see the idea of gender and art played with - and in such a splendidly beautiful way. The show is up at PPOW Gallery from April 29th to June 5th, and is absolutely not to be missed.