Perlow's studio is located in the aging epicenter of Chicago's Loop, a most appropriate setting for the creation of work that is infused with the visual and emotional tension of change. The raw, urban cadence of this environment resonates in the flickering, distorted grids of light and shadow cast by elevated trains. The space outside Perlow's loft - characterized by elegant design and worn surfaces, stillness and movement, order and unrest - foreshadows the unusual juxtapositions a visitor encounters upon entering the studio. Paintings and mixed media works on paper radiate the colors of exotic locales, heating up the cool light that fills the long, narrow space. Disheveled worktables covered by various raw materials are contrasted by the tranquility of a second-hand chair from which Perlow comfortably contemplates the stages of a painting. 

John Brunetti (from the exhibition's catalog)