Barthelemy Toguo,

Toguo's show in the Robert Miller Gallery contained large watercolor paintings, photos, an installation, and a video, all grouped into the smaller rooms according to their mediums. The paintings had a technical play of freedom and control; the outlines of the figures were crisp and clean, while within the outlines the artist worked very wet and let the medium blotch and swirl and do what the water wanted. I found the images to be simultaneously playful and sinister; cartoonish creatures with vines coming from each orifice, like a disease. The installation in the back behind a thin veil hinted at secrecy and shamefulness, while the horny nuns and priests added humor. However, there was a sense of carelessness in all the pieces from small details like pencil guidelines showing from under the watercolor. Not sure if that was intentional or laziness.