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Miles McEnery Gallery is pleased to announce its second solo exhibition of new paintings by Raffi Kalenderian. CALL THE CURTAIN/RAISE THE ROOF/SPIRITS ON TONIGHT is on view 8 June through 22 July 2023 at 515 West 22nd Street. Accompanying the exhibition is a fully illustrated publication featuring an essay by Barbara A. McAdam.

Raffi Kalenderian seamlessly interweaves art historical influences and popular culture references with an autobiographical thread. The portraits on view are more than painterly odes to the artist’s friends and family; their visual contexts—patterned wall coverings, …