Malcolm Kentners 31 Spofford

Open Gallery, at 323 NW 6th, is a small exhibition space that fronts studios. From the outside, you might not even know it's a gallery. But once inside its sticky door, you'll see evidence of the contrary. The artists who work in the gallery space take turns curating, and the current show, "In Rooms" is well placed in the smallish space—it's a collection of paintings and mixed media that focuses on the domestic. Malcolm Kentner's "31 Spofford" is a tiny replica of an urban apartment building, complete with a fire hydrant, mismatched curtains, and a gridded-over door. It's what dollhouses would look like if they were honest.

Meanwhile, Nick Makana's "Helena Markos" and "Helena Markos" (get it?) are what look like identical paintings of a red-patterned, geometric interior reminiscent of the Overlook Hotel in Kubrick's Shining. Compositions aside, though, the paintings are not identical, but identifying the differences between them is like a spot-the-differences exercise in the back of a magazine for children, if those had visible brushstrokes lending warmth and depth to stretched canvas.

The show is rounded out by Daniel Long's bright, contained paintings of domestic spaces, Brandon Chuesy's naked women reclining in their homes like a cartoonish, purple-tinged nod to Edward Hopper, and more abstract offerings from Paul Wackers and Grant Hottle.

"In Rooms" is an impressive offering from a small collective. It offers a dollhouse-sized punch of voyeurism, in a charming, well-curated lineup. It's up through November 30, and well worth seeing if you like your art on a tiny, focused scale.