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" A sense of discovery awaits visitors to Grey Art Gallery&amp;#039;s Jes\u00FAs Soto exhibition. Not only because the 40-year-old paintings look so contemporary, but because the show is Soto&amp;#039;s first retrospective in New York since 1974. The Venezuelan-born artist&amp;#039;s abstract paintings combine elements of mid-century modernism, bold color blocks, and strong lines in careful balance with material experimentation. He painted on Plexiglas, nylon, and cloth in three-dimensional layers that reach out from the wall. The show highlights Soto&amp;#039;s years in France, from his quieter experiments with Op art to his friendships with Jean Tinguely, maker of combustible, kinetic assemblages, and Yves Klein, famed for his monochromes. Soto&amp;#039;s work in Paris developed between these two extremes\u2014eye-catching patterns painted with a subtle palette and interactivity. The viewer needs to move around many of the works to fully experience them.  &amp;quot;Soto: Paris and Beyond, 1950-1970,&amp;quot; Grey Art Gallery, New York University, through March 31, 2012; nyu.edu/greyart/ Click here to see the gallery for &amp;quot;French Connection.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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