His second solo show at New York's BUIA Gallery might be called "Heaven Is a Place on Earth," and his first one entitled "Painting Can You Take Me to Heaven," but the paintings by Kadar Brock—described as "kick-ass abstraction" by the Village Voice—are rougher, rawer, and louder than any divine perch. Thanks to his mostly sunny palette, Brock's canvases have a hyper nu-rave style bounce to them, but even his all-compositions have a punch. His paintings might not be heaven, but they sure make living seem fun.