The New York Times
June 29, 1986
CRITICS' CHOICES: Photography
By Andy Grundberg
Now that the solstice has passed, it is high season for the rite of summer known as the group show. These potpourris of diverse talents can be as lightweight as drive-in movies, but occasionally there are real finds.
The Laurence Miller Gallery recently moved from 57th Street to SoHo (138 Spring Street), and it is now able to show much larger works than before. Of the 10 artists in the opening exhibition, none takes better advantage of the opportunity than Val Telberg. Mr. Telberg, an artist who has been at work since the 40's, seems to be hitting his stride again here, deftly combining photographs, photo copies, text and drawing in a large black-and-white collage that suggests a nuclear winter of the soul. While the artist's indebtedness to Surrealism remains clear, he seems to have found a means to address social reality as well.
