Abattoir Gallerys current show promotes enjoyment of beautiful paintings free of politics and Art World bluster

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Go ahead, enjoy yourself. It’s allowed at Abattoir Gallery in Cleveland. The gallery’s name, which means slaughterhouse in French, is a nod to its location at a one-time meatpacking plant in a two-room suite in the Hildebrandt Building at 3619 Walton Avenue. Despite any unpleasant associations with offal or meat hanging on hooks that might be caused by its name and location, Abattoir’s mission is to dish up highly palatable art. Launched in 2020 by veteran independent, Cleveland-based curators Lisa Kurzner and Rose Burlingham, the small, for-profit gallery has in part filled a niche once occupied by…