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Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show by a Banksy Precursor to Trisha Brown at Rockaway Beach | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show by a Banksy Precursor to Trisha Brown at Rockaway Beach | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Tuesday, August 16

Federico Zuccaro Taddeo Rebuffed by Francesco Il Sant'Angelo, (about 1595). Image courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Federico Zuccaro Taddeo Rebuffed by Francesco Il Sant’Angelo, (about 1595). Image courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum.

1. “Hardship and Inspiration” at the Getty Center, Los Angeles

In this virtual talk on the occasion of “The Lost Murals of Renaissance Rome” (through September 4), Getty Museum curator Julian Brooks will explore one of the first illustrated “starving artist” narratives and its enduring relevance. Twenty drawings by Federico Zuccaro map out the setbacks, rejections, and eventual success of his older brother, Italian Renaissance painter Taddeo Zuccaro. Brooks will also explore how these images of artistic persistence have inspired 21st-century Los Angeles singer-songwriters.

Price: Free with Zoom registration
Time: 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET)

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Friday, August 19

Blek Le Rat, <em>Danseuse Colour</em> (2021). Photo courtesy of West Chelsea Contemporary, New York.

Blek Le Rat, Danseuse Colour (2021). Photo courtesy of West Chelsea Contemporary, New York.

2. “Blek Le Rat” at West Chelsea Contemporary, New York

French artist Blek Le Rat developed his unique blend of printmaking and graffiti in Paris the early 1980s after encountering street art in New York City and the work of Richard “Shadowman” Hambleton. His symbol was a small black rat: an anagram of the word “art” that he spread art throughout the city the way rats carry disease. Blek’s pop culture-infused stencil graffiti helped pioneer the art form and was highly influential: in Banksy’s first public interview, with the Daily Mail in 2008, the British artist lamented that “every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it too, only Blek did it 20 years earlier.”

Location: West Chelsea Contemporary, 231 10th Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, August 20

Trisha Brown Dance Company in rehearsal at Rockaway Beach, Queens. Photo by Alice Plati for Beach Sessions Dance Series.

3. “Trisha Brown: Beach Sessions” at Rockaway Beach, New York

In this event, dancers will perform a work by choreographer Trisha Brown along the Rockaway shoreline. The audience is invited to follow the dancers along the beach as they move from Beach 97th Street to Beach 110th Street. Now in its eighth year, “Trisha Brown: In Plain Site” is a program highlighting a selection of early works by the choreographer specifically chosen to respond to the beach and its shoreline.

Location: Various locations, Rockaway Beach, New York
Price: Free
Time: 5:30 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Through Friday, August 26

Nam June Paik, <em>Admiral/Crying TV</em> (2005). Photo by Rob McKeever, ©Nam June Paik Estate, courtesy of Gagosian.

Nam June Paik, Admiral/Crying TV (2005). Photo by Rob McKeever, ©Nam June Paik Estate, courtesy of Gagosian.

4. “Nam June Paik, Art in Process: Part Two” at Gagosian, New York

Gagosian wraps up the second and final installment of its career survey of pioneering Korean American video artist Nam June Paik. The exhibition features three of the artist’s 1980s satellite broadcasts and late examples of his television sculptures. The show is curated by John G. Hanhardt, the man behind the artist’s shows at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1982, the Guggenheim Museum in 2000, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2011.

Location: Gagosian Park & 75, 821 Park Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Monday, September 5

Liz West, Hymn to the Big Wheel (2021) at Manhattan West. Photo by Jakob Dahlin, courtesy of Brookfield.

5. “Liz West: Hymn to the Big Wheel” at Manhattan West

Take advantage of the break in New York’s summer heatwave to check out this immersive sculptural work by Liz West just east of Hudson Yards. The octagonal structure features transparent sheets in jewel-like colors that catch the sunlight, creating vibrant shadows across cobblestone streets. The project is curated by Canadian public art firm Massivart, and was originally displayed last summer in London during the Canary Warf Summer Lights festival. It will also be on view on the Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place (September 9 through September 25).

Location: Manhattan West Plaza, 385 9th Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Sunday, September 18

"Adama Delphine Fawundu: Wata Bodis," Newark. Photo by Anthony Alvarez, courtesy of Project for Empty Space, Newark.

“Adama Delphine Fawundu: Wata Bodis,” Newark. Photo by Anthony Alvarez, courtesy of Project for Empty Space, Newark.

6. “Adama Delphine Fawundu: Wata Bodis” at Project for Empty Space, Newark

Adama Delphine Fawundu, a 2022 artist-in-residence at Project for Empty Space, presents an exhibition featuring a 360-video projection and mixed-media hanging sculptures made from hand-dyed fabrics. Fawundu conceived of the exhibition, which is inspired by the African diaspora experience, as a spiritual conversation with her namesake, her late grandmother who she called Mama Adama. “Although our physical bodies have only shared space on this earth for 23 years, our spirits have always been intertwined,” Fawundu wrote in her artist’s statement.

Location: Project for Empty Space, 800 Broad Street, Newark
Price: TK Free
Time: Wednesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, September 24

Luchita Hurtado, <em>Untitled</em> (1971). Photo by Jeff McLane, ©the Estate of Luchita Hurtado.

Luchita Hurtado, Untitled (1971). Photo by Jeff McLane, ©the Estate of Luchita Hurtado.

7. “Luchita Hurtado” at Hauser and Wirth, Southampton

Luchita Hurtado, who died in 2020 at age 99, only began to received recognition for her decades-long career in the final years of her life. But while you may have seen her paintings, Hurtado’s works on paper, including charcoal, crayon, graphite, and ink drawings, have kept a low profile. Hauser and Wirth presents intimate self-portraits, plus other pieces never exhibited in her lifetime.

Location: Hauser and Wirth, 9 Main Street, Southampton, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Tojiba CPU Corp, <em>Disc Buddie #4448</em> (2022). Photo by Tom Powel Imaging, courtesy of Nahmad Contemporary, New York.

Tojiba CPU Corp, Disc Buddie #4448 (2022). Photo by Tom Powel Imaging, courtesy of Nahmad Contemporary, New York.

8. “The Painter’s New Tools” at Nahmad Contemporary, New York

There’s more to art and technology that the love-it-or-hate it NFT, as this group show at Nahmad Contemporary suggests. Artists pushing the boundaries of painting have been incorporating everything from computer printers and tablets to CGI, AI, and coding into their practices. The exhibition includes groundbreaking works by Darren Bader, Urs Fischer, Wade Guyton, Camille Henrot, and Sarah Sze, among others.

Location: Nahmad Contemporary, 980 Madison Avenue, Third Floor, New York
Price: Free with appointment
Time: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

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Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Midsummer Dance Party to Cindy Sherman’s Debut at Hauser and Wirth | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Midsummer Dance Party to Cindy Sherman's Debut at Hauser and Wirth | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Wednesday, July 6–Thursday, August 18

Liu Shiming, right with the clay maquette for Cutting Through Mountains to Bring in Water” (1958). Photo courtesy of the Godwin-Ternbach Museum.

Liu Shiming, right with the clay maquette for Cutting Through Mountains to Bring in Water (1958). Photo courtesy of the Godwin-Ternbach Museum.

1. “Passages: Sculpture by Liu Shiming” at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College

Liu Shiming was one of the China’s first Modern sculptors, marrying the influence of ancient Chinese art and Western artists such as Auguste Rodin. Shiming, who lived from 1926 to 2010, gets a retrospective of 62 ceramic, wood, and bronze sculptures, as well as 12 drawings.

Location: Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Klapper Hall at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, Queens
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, July 21, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; email to visit

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, July 7

The Morris Jumel Mansion. Photo courtesy of the Morris Jumel Mansion.

The Morris Jumel Mansion. Photo courtesy of the Morris Jumel Mansion.

2. “Á La Mode: Revolutionary Rum and Rye” at the Morris Jumel Mansion, New York

The Morris Jumel Mansion’s annual fundraising event is titled “Hercules Mulligan” this year, after the American Revolution spy (and character in Hamilton, which premiered at the mansion). The interactive event will feature a rum tasting and a DIY ice cream-making lesson. It’s also a chance to view the new exhibition “At Ease: Photographs by Military Veterans in New York” (through September 11), which includes photos taken by 23 veterans as part of free workshops with the Josephine Herrick Project.

Location: Morris Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York
Price: $60
Time: 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, July 7–Saturday, August 20

Shara Hughes, <em>Truth Search</em>. Courtesy of Nichola Vassell Gallery, New York.

Shara Hughes, Truth Search. Courtesy of Nichola Vassell Gallery, New York.

3. “Uncanny Interiors” at Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York

Summer group shows can be hit or miss, but Nicola Vassell has a strong line-up for her entry into the field. The exhibition of paintings of interiors features a wide-ranging list of artists including David Hockney, Kerry James Marshall, Henri Matisse, Tschabalala Self, Shara Hughes, and Toyin Ojih Odutola.

Location: Nicola Vassell Gallery, 138 Tenth Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Friday, July 8

Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party 2014. Courtesy of photographer Joe Schildhorn/BFA.

Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party 2014. Courtesy of photographer Joe Schildhorn/BFA.

4. “Midsummer Dance” at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York

The Parrish has wisely split its annual gala festivities into two events: Saturday’s dinner, where a table can run $100,000, and a fun Friday night dance party for the rest of us mere mortals. There will be music on the terrace thanks to Oscar Nñ of Papi Juice; Larry Milstein and Destinee Ross-Sutton are chairing the event. It’s also the last chance to catch the touring exhibition “An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018” (through July 10), which originated at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art in 2019.

Location: The Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, New York
Price: $250 and up
Time: 8 p.m.–11 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, July 9

Michele Oka Doner. Photo by Jordan Doner, courtesy of LongHouse Reserve.

Michele Oka Doner. Photo by Jordan Doner, courtesy of LongHouse Reserve.

5. “LongHouse Talks: Michele Oka Doner in conversation with Carrie Rebora Barratt” at the LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton

Artist Michele Oka Doner’s wide-ranging work includes sculpture, furniture, jewelry, books, and design—all inspired by nature. At this East End sculpture garden, she’ll talk about growing up in Miami Beach surrounded by banyan trees, and maintaining her connection with the natural world even while living in the urban jungle that is New York City. “I feel embedded,” she has said, “in the veins of leaves. I looked at those and I looked at my hands as a child—I knew it was the same as us.”

Location: LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton, New York
Price: $35
Time: 5 p.m.–7 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Harold Granucci, <em>Nine Planets with Sun</em>. Photo courtesy of AS&R Gallery.

Harold Granucci, Nine Planets with Sun. Photo courtesy of AS&R Gallery.

6. “Harold Granucci: Geometry – Brunch Reception and Estate Talk” AS&R Gallery, Clinton Corners, New York

Outsider artist Harold Granucci, born in 1916, began making art at the age of 65, drawing eight hours a day until his death at age 90. The resulting geometrically-based artworks incorporate his unique view of the world in grids and sequences. His daughters will give a talk about his largely unseen body of work, which uses math-based ratios that occur in nature.

Location: AS&R Gallery, 99 Willow Lane, Clinton Corners, New York
Price: Free with RSVP
Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through, Thursday, July 14

James Bidgood (1933-2022); James Bidgood's "Lobster, Water Colors (Jay Garvin)," early 1960s. Courtesy of ClampArt

James Bidgood’s “Lobster, Water Colors (Jay Garvin),” early 1960s. Courtesy of ClampArt.

7. “Provincetown Pop Up” at the Pillow Top, Provincetown

P-town is a quaint seaside New England vacation locale that is both a gay mecca and a destination for chowder-swilling straight people. New York’s ClampArt has assembled a knockout group show that caters to the former contingent. It leans heavily on the sensual male form. All of the work assembled from queer icons like Peter Berlin, George Platt Lynnes, and Will McBride is redolent of the summer season. Of particular note are the lovely and languid black and white PaJaMa photographs of painters Paul Cadmus and Jared French on the shore of rival homosexual beach destination Fire Island.

Location: The Pillow Top, 351 Commercial Street, 2nd, floor, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Price: Free
Time: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; open late for Friday gallery strolls

—William Van Meter

 

Though Friday, July 29

Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #21 (1978) © Cindy Sherman Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #21 (1978). Photo ©Cindy Sherman, courtesy the artist and Hauser and Wirth.

8. “Cindy Sherman 1977–1982” at Hauser and Wirth New York

In the artist’s first show at Hauser and Wirth since the closing of her longtime gallery, Metro Pictures, Cindy Sherman offers an overview of the early years of her groundbreaking photography career. The exhibition starts, naturally, with Sherman’s famous “Untitled Film Stills” (1977–80), and also includes the series “Rear Screen Projections” (1980), “Centerfolds” (1981), and “Color Studies” (1981–82).

Location: Hauser and Wirth New York, 69th Street
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Friday, August 12

Dana Sherwood, Inside the Belly of the Reindeer (2022). Courtesy of Denny Dimin Gallery, New York.

Dana Sherwood, Inside the Belly of the Reindeer (2022). Courtesy of Denny Dimin Gallery, New York.

9. “Dana Sherwood: The Cake Eaters” at Denny Dimin Gallery, New York

Bring your appetite to this fantastical visual feast from Dana Sherwood, inspired by her imaginings of life with a horse for a mother, and all the dessert she would have eaten in such a scenario. Each work shows a woman snug inside an animal’s stomach, sitting before an array of tasty baked goods—the foods we are instructed to deny ourselves. “We need to be nurtured inside of animals’ bodies, precisely because we are not nurtured otherwise in Western society,” Sherwood said in her artist’s statement.

Location: Denny Dimin Gallery, 39 Lispenard Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, September 4

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10. “Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists, 1800–2000” at the Long Island Museum, Stony Brook

This exhibition featuring more than 80 works by nearly 70 women artists who lived and works on Long Island in the 19th and 20 centuries is a celebration of women’s under-appreciated contributions to the island’s cultural and artistic legacy. The show, part of the off-site programming for East Hampton’s Guild Hall, will explore the obstacles that prevented women from achieving the professional success as their male counterparts, as well as highlighting the work of women who have been overshadowed despite their accomplishments in the field. Expect unfamiliar names as well as artists who have begun to be better recognized in recent years, such as Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, and Howardena Pindell.

Location: Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
Price: $10 general admission
Time: Thursday–Sunday, 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Ongoing

Pierre Jean David d'Angers, <em>Thomas Jefferson</em> (1833). Collection of the Public Design Commission of the City of New York. Photo courtesy of the New-York Historical Society.

Pierre Jean David d’Angers, Thomas Jefferson (1833). Collection of the Public Design Commission of the City of New York. Photo courtesy of the New-York Historical Society.

11. “The Thomas Jefferson Statue in Context” at the New-York Historical Society

In November, the New York City Council Chamber arranged to move its controversial sculpture of Thomas Jefferson by French artist Pierre-Jean David d’Angers to the New-York Historical Society. There, it could be shown in a historical context, allowing viewers to learn about the Founding Father’s complicated legacy as an owner of hundreds of enslaved people.

Location: New-York Historical Society, 1st floor, Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History, 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York
Price: Free
Time: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday–, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

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Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Derrick Adams’s Unicorn Playground to Kiki Kogelnik’s Portraits | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Derrick Adams's Unicorn Playground to Kiki Kogelnik's Portraits | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Monday, June 27–Friday, July 29

Dorika, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo © Finbarr O'Reilly for Fondation Carmignac / ICC A survivor of rape in conflict, Dorika, now 18, makes and sells clothes for a living. She plans to save enough money to buy her own small plot of land to build a home for herself and her daughter.

Dorika, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo © Finbarr O’Reilly for Fondation Carmignac / ICC
A survivor of rape in conflict, Dorika, now 18, makes and sells clothes for a living. She plans to save enough money to buy her own small plot of land to build a home for herself and her daughter.

1. “Life After Conflict: Stories as Told to ICC Outreach by Survivors of the World’s Worst Crimes” at the United Nations, New York

The series “Life After Conflict” shares some of the stories witnessed by outreach staff of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and documented through the lenses of photographers Rena Effendi, Pete Muller, and Finbarr O’Reilly. The exhibition spans five countries—the Central African Republic, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Georgia, and the Republic of Uganda. Among the common threads and themes are home and land, what is lost when one is displaced by conflict, family and connection, and leadership and support.

Location: United Nations headquarters, visitors’ lobby, First Avenue at 46th Street, New York.
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Tuesday, June 28–Thursday, June 30

Paul Maheke, A fire circle for a public hearing (2018), installation view, at Chisenhale Gallery, London. Photo by Mark Blower, courtesy of High Line Art, New York.

Paul Maheke, A fire circle for a public hearing (2018), installation view, at Chisenhale Gallery, London. Photo by Mark Blower, courtesy of High Line Art, New York.

2. “Paul Maheke: A Fire Circle for a Public Hearing” at the High Line, New York

French sculptor, performance, installation, and video artist Paul Maheke presents A fire circle for a public hearing, a performance about the formation of history, memory, and identity, in the U.S. for the first time. Performers Morgan “Emme” Bryant, Lucy Hollier, and Rafaelle Kennibol-Cox will channel various identities in the politically engaged work, which considers the body’s ability to act as a personal and historical archive.

Location: High Line at 14th Street, New York
Price: Free, RSVP encouraged
Time: 7 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, June 29

Steven Evans, <em>Songs for a Memorial</em> (2020-22). Photo courtesy of the New York City AIDS Memorial.

Steven Evans, Songs for a Memorial (2020–22). Photo courtesy of the New York City AIDS Memorial.

3. “Dance for a Memorial” at AIDS Memorial Park, New York

At the beginning of Pride Month, the New York City AIDS Memorial unveiled Steven Evans’s Songs of a Memorial (through September 6), adorning the permanent monument with 12 text-based, polychromatic, LED sculptures. To celebrate the close of the month-long celebration, DJ Lady Bunny and DJ Lina Bradford will lead a silent disco at the site—just leave an ID or a credit card for a free set of headphones.

Location: AIDS Memorial Park, St. Vincent’s Triangle, 76 Greenwich Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Tuesday, June 28–Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Fred Wilson, <em>Mind Forged Manacle/Manacle Forged Minds</em>, rendering. Image courtesy of Fred Wilson and More Art.

Fred Wilson, Mind Forged Manacle/Manacle Forged Minds, rendering. Image courtesy of Fred Wilson and More Art.

4. “Mind Forged Manacles/Manacle Forged Minds” at Columbus Park, Brooklyn

Fred Wilson presents his first-ever large-scale public sculpture, a 10-foot-tall fence installation featuring decorative ironwork and statues of African figures. A project with More Art and the Downtown Brooklyn and Dumbo Art Fund with New York City’s Art in the Parks program, the gates in the piece reference both the incarceration of Black men and immigrant detainees, as well as wealthy gated communities. It’s a reflection on barriers and separation in society, both physical and psychological.

Location: Columbus Park on the plaza between Johnson Street and Montague Street, Brooklyn
Price: Free (RSVP for opening reception)
Time: Opening reception, 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.; on view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, June 29–Friday, September 9

"Derrick Adams: Funtime Unicorns" (rendering). Image courtesy of Art Production Fund.

“Derrick Adams: Funtime Unicorns” (rendering). Image courtesy of Art Production Fund.

5. “Derrick Adams: Funtime Unicorns” at Rockefeller Center, New York

Derrick Adams looks to bring Black joy to the heart of Midtown Manhattan with his new Art Production Fund public installation Funtime Unicorns, featuring interactive black unicorn sculptures-cum-playground toys. The figure of the black unicorn first appeared in Adams’s “Floater” painting series, of portraits of Black people resting on pool floats that the artist later fabricated as actual inflatables. Now, kids will be able to play on a coiled spring playground rocker version of the colorful figure, for a project that pushes back against the narrative that Black art needs to foreground pain and suffering, rather than joy and play.

Location: Rockefeller Center, Channel Gardens, between Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Thursday, June 30

“Georgia Dymock: Eyes Closed, Wide Open,” installation view, Courtesy of JD Malat Gallery.

6. “Georgia Dymock: Eyes Closed, Wide Open” at JD Malat Gallery, New York

This is the last week to catch British artist Georgia Dymock’s solo exhibition at JD Malat Gallery’s New York location. Dymock plays with the notions of femininity and identity, where her work is influenced by her study of anthropology. There are 10 new paintings in her signature style, with curvy, joyous figures partaking in everyday activities.

Location: JD Malat Gallery, 508 West 28th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Saturday, July 2–Sunday, July 31

Eddie Martinez, DDSE (Flower up-close and personal 2 (2022). Photo by Jeffrey Sturges, courtesy the artist, Dieu-Donné, Brooklyn, and the South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk. Sam Moyer, Not Yet Titled (2022). Photo by JSP Art Photography, courtesy the artist, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, and the South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk.

Eddie Martinez, DDSE (Flower up-close and per- sonal 2 (2022). Photo by Jeffrey Sturges, courtesy the artist, Dieu-Donné, Brooklyn, and the South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk. Sam Moyer, Not Yet Titled (2022). Photo by JSP Art Photography, courtesy the artist, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, and the South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk.

7. “Eddie Martinez and Sam Moyer” at the South Etna Montauk Foundation

It seems like artist spouses have always been drawn to Long Island’s East End, from Elaine and Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner to contemporary power couple Eric Fischl and April Gornik. The latest husband and wife duo to make waves on the North Fork are Eddie Martinez and Sam Moyer, the subject of a joint outing at Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann’s non-profit space South Etna Montauk Foundation. Featured works include stone paintings and concrete backgammon boards by Moyer as well as new paper-pulp paintings Martinez made during a recent residency at Dieu-Donné in Brooklyn. The show coincides with the artists’ taking over the annual “Sculpture in the Garden” exhibition at the Landcraft Garden Foundation in Mattituck, New York (through October 29).

Location: South Etna Montauk Foundation, 6 South Etna Avenue, Montauk, New York
Price: Free
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m.–5 p.m., Fridays by appointment

—Sarah Cascone

Through Saturday, July 8

"Kiki Kogelnik: Women" at Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York. Photo courtesy of Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York.

“Kiki Kogelnik: Women” at Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York. Photo courtesy of Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York.

8. “Kiki Kogelnik: Women” at Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York

Mitchell-Innes and Nash’s second solo presentation of Kiki Kogelnik comes on the heels of the artist’s posthumous inclusion in the current Venice Biennale. It features 10 of her graphic, boldly colorful paintings and 21 works on paper, dating from 1962 to 1985. Kogelnik’s depictions of women seemingly in search of personal determination were inspired by her own struggles as a woman artist, such as when she and her fiance, artist Arnulf Rainer, moved in together and she was relegated to the attic, while he got a whole floor as a studio.

Location: Mitchell-Innes and Nash, 534 West 26th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Friday, July 15

Zinaïda, <em>Dakini</em>, still. Photo courtesy of Sapar Contemorary, New York.

Zinaïda, Dakini, still. Photo courtesy of Sapar Contemorary, New York.

9. “Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales” at Sapar Contemporary, New York

A quartet of women artist from Ukraine are among those featured in this group show inspired by photographs of generations of women fleeing the country, and of the destruction of the landscape, following the Russian invasion in February. Each artist presents nature as a source of strength for women as they look to move forward in this time of crisis, drawing on rituals and healing practices. Works on view include Dakini, a video by Ukrainian artist Zinaïda, filmed in a remote Ukrainian village and celebrating the role of women in the regions cultural traditions.

Location: Sapar Contemporary, 9 N. Moore Street, first floor, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, July 16

Alexandra Rubinstein, The Moon Also Rises 1 (2022). Courtesy the artist and Mother.

Alexandra Rubinstein, The Moon Also Rises 1 (2022). Courtesy the artist and Mother.

10. “Alexandra Rubinstein: The Moon Also Rises” at Mother, New York

Nude men become larger than life landscapes in Alexandra Rubinstein’s oil-on-canvas paintings. It’s easy to miss the sexual imagery at a quick glance, but those are six-pack abs and a flaccid penis, not desert dunes; firm butt cheeks, not rounded hills, with waterfalls cascading down muscular backs. It’s a natural progression from the artist’s 2019 series “Dick Diaries,” which featured person-sized male genitalia working at laptops, lying on the couch, and in other everyday situations. But the meaning is darker this time around, inspired by the impending climate crisis, which Rubinstein view as a consequence of cis male complacency and inaction.

Location: Mother, 368 Broadway, Fourth Floor, Suite 415, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Thursday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.; 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

 

Through Sunday, July 31

Estefania Puerta, Tierna Tierra(2020). Courtesy of the Fortnight Insitute

Estefania Puerta, Tierna Tierra (2020). Courtesy of the Fortnight Insitute.

11. “Ashes Denote That Fire Was” at the Fortnight Institute, New York

Fire speaks to the primordial part of the human experience, and comes to us with tales of magic and trickery—most famously as the Greek god Prometheus’s defiant gift to humanity. This intimate group show at Fortnight Institute brings together works by 12 contemporary artists who in some way allude to the element’s enduring lure—from the fiery passions of love to the quest for survival in the wilderness of our times. The exhibition title references a poem by Emily Dickinson, and the works on view do often possess the hauntingly unsaid qualities of verse. Krystel Cárdenas’s beeswax sculpture Reliquary Box, Pendant, and Candles conjures up visions of cloistered prayer, while the softness of the materials, one realizes, would quickly dissolve near the heat of a flame. Meanwhile, Lizette Hernandez’s ceramic works themselves have been hardened into enduring shapes through exposure to the element. The aura of the exhibition is sacrosanct and ancient and enduring and the works on view offer a moment of respite and contemplation amid the tumult of the news cycle.

Location: Fortnight Institute, 21 East 3rd Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Wednesday–Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Katie White

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Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Paola Pivi’s Immersive Denim Tunnel to a Fountain Sculpture at Rock Center | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Paola Pivi's Immersive Denim Tunnel to a Fountain Sculpture at Rock Center | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

Jeppe Hein calls his water-based fountain sculptures “liquid architecture.” His latest interactive water pavilion work at Rockefeller Center will feature four concentric circles of sprinkler “walls” which rise and fall at random, the water creating an ever-changing artwork that doubles as a respite from the summer heat.

Location: Rockefeller Center, Center Plaza, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

2. “M.A.L.E.H.: Messages About the Landscapes of the End of the History, Never Again Edition” at Elma, Brooklyn

For two years, the Ukrainian artist Anton Varga painted apocalyptic landscapes and failed utopias, often using the imagery of Socialist Realism. The works were a way of communicating what he saw as the beginning of the “End of History,” he has written, “and its arrival is expressed in the painful disappearance of utopian will from our societies.” Then Russia invaded Ukraine and similarly dystopian imagery began appearing everywhere. So he stopped the series, darkly pronouncing to himself, “never again.” Proceeds from the sale of works will be donated to Ukrainian aid group Come Back Alive.

Location: Elma, 216 Plymouth St., Brooklyn
Price: Free
Time: Saturday–Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. or by appointment

—Rachel Corbett

 

Wednesday, June 22–May 2023

Meriem Bennani, <em>Windy</em>. Photo courtesy of High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary.

Meriem Bennani, Windy. Photo courtesy of High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary.

3. “Meriem Bennani: Windy” at the High Line, New York

High Line Art unveils its latest work, a co-commission with Audemars Piguet Contemporary that is the first kinetic sculpture by Meriem Bennani, as well as her first sculpture that doesn’t incorporate any video.

Location: High Line, West 24th Street and 10th Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, June 23–Friday, July 15

Honor Titus, <em>Thy Margent Green</em> (2021). Courtesy of Timothy Taylor, New York and London.

Honor Titus, Thy Margent Green (2021). Courtesy of Timothy Taylor, New York and London.

4. “Spotlight: Honor Titus” at the Flag Art Foundation, New York

Flag’s Spotlight series pairs a new or previously unseen work of art with a commissioned text. This time around, it’s writer and editor Derek Blasberg with Honor Titus’s 2022 painting Thy Margent Green.

Location: The Flag Art Foundation, 545 West 25th Street, 9th Floor, New York
Price: Free
Time: Wednesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, June 23–Friday, July 29

Paola Pivi, <eM>Free Land Scape</em>. Photo courtesy of Perrotin, New York.

Paola Pivi, Free Land Scape. Photo courtesy of Perrotin, New York.

5. “Paola Pivi: Free Land Scape” at the Perrotin, New York

At last month’s Frieze New York, Paola Pivi was behind one of the art fair’s most talked-about works, a sculpture of the Statue of Liberty with an emoji-like mask, inspired by her adopted son’s extended immigration battle. A larger version, titled You know who I am, is on view on view at the High Line through next spring, and the artist also has a solo show at Perrotin featuring an immersive installation. Pivi takes over the gallery’s third floor with Free Land Scape, an 80-foot-long denim tunnel.

Location: Perrotin, 130 Orchard Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, June 23–Friday, August 5

Misheck Masamvu, <em>Pink Gorillas in Hell are Gods</em> (2019), detail. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.

Misheck Masamvu, Pink Gorillas in Hell are Gods (2019), detail. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.

6. “Marianne Boesky Gallery x Goodman Gallery: Fragile Crossings” at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York

This two-part show opens this week at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, and on July 21 at Goodman Gallery in London. It features sculpture, installation, film, and painting by artists from both dealers, including Ghada Amer, Sanford Biggers, Kapwani Kiwanga, and Misheck Masamvu. The overarching theme is about global instability and the fragility of the human condition, with art responding to issues such as global warming, the African diaspora, and the slave trade.

Location: Marianne Boesky Gallery, 507 West 24th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Untitled (2015). Courtesy of James Cohan, New York.

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Untitled (2015). Courtesy of James Cohan, New York.

7. “Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: The Language of Symbols” at James Cohan, New York

Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian achieved late-in-life fame for her cut-glass mosaic technique. But the same geometric forms that appear in her sculptures are also the basis for her far less recognized drawing practice. James Cohan looks to celebrate this important aspect of Farmanfarmaian’s career with a show featuring early works on paper as well as later geometric drawings, demonstrating her long-term engagement with spacial thinking.

Location: James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Friday, June 24-Monday, August 1

Blair Borthwick, Starkeepers. Image courtesy the artist and Matriark.

Blair Borthwick, Starkeepers. Courtesy of the artist and Matriark.

8. “Blair Borthwick: The Way You Embrace the Stars and the Moon” at Matriark, Sag Harbor

This solo art show featuring a new body of work from Shelter Island-based artist Blair Borthwick, who left a corporate finance career to study at the Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League in New York. Her works in painting, drawing, and collage, which recall Abstract Expressionism, are deeply rooted in the exploration of self. The show is located inside Matriark, a retail space founded by Brazilian-born entrepreneur Patricia Assui Reed that looks to celebrate women designers and artisans.

Location: Matriark, 133 Main Street, Sag Harbor, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 5 p.m.–7 p.m.; 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Friday, June 24

Jan Steven van Calcar, Muscle figure, (detail) from Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (1543), page. 170–171. Courtesy of the Getty Research Institute.

Jan Steven van Calcar, Muscle figure, (detail) from Andreas Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (1543), page. 170–171. Courtesy of the Getty Research Institute.

9. “The Polykleitos Problem: Illusions of the Ideal in European Anatomical Images” at the Getty Center, Los Angeles

This virtual talk by University of California at Irvine professor Lyle Massey will explore some of the problems confronting early modern anatomists as they tried to define and grasp the human body. For instance, in De humani corporis fabrica (1543), a foundational volume for modern anatomy, writer Andreas Vesalius instructs his readers to find and dissect a human body that looks like an ancient Greek sculpture by Polykleitos. Although almost none of the bodies he himself dissected looked that way, the illustrations in his influential publication rely heavily on tropes of antique male muscularity and direct references to Greek statues. Many anatomical treatises portray the human body as more permeable, abstract, and resistant to Vesalian norms.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 3 p.m.–4 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Saturday, June 25–Friday, August 12

Joshua Petker, <em>Pink Promenade</em> (2022). Courtesy of Rachel Uffner, New York.

Joshua Petker, Pink Promenade (2022). Courtesy of Rachel Uffner, New York.

10. “Joshua Petker’s Serenade” at Rachel Uffner, New York

In his first solo show at the gallery, Los Angeles painter Joshua Petker draws on a wide range of influences to create kaleidoscope-colored canvases with overlapping layers of images that recall the work of Francis Picabia. The result, which is something of a cross between psychedelic rock posters and traditional stained-glass windows, contains references to everything from historical European paintings to cartoon-like, mid-century fairy tale illustrations to tarot cards.

Location: Rachel Uffner, 170 Suffolk Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, June 25–Sunday, September 25

Portia Munson, <em>Reflecting Pool</em> (2013). Photo by JSP Photography, courtesy of Portia Munson.

Portia Munson, Reflecting Pool (2013). Photo by JSP Photography, courtesy of Portia Munson.

11. “Portia Munson: Flood” at Art Omi, Ghent, New York

You might know Portia Munson for her monochromatic installations of all manner of pink objects, from dolls to dildos. Her monumental sculpture Reflecting Pool does the same thing for the color blue, filling a 15-foot-wide above-ground swimming pool with a profusion of mass-produced blue plastic objects. Arranged in a pleasing gradient from dark to light, the display is at once visually appealing and depressing in that it illustrates the waste and disposability of commodification. If you haven’t seen this work in person—it appeared at the 2019 invitational exhibition at New York’s Academy of Arts and Letters—it’s really not to be missed. The exhibition features two additional sculptural installations, including a new work, Blue Altar, with blue plastic items displayed on a shrine-like bedroom vanity, and a dozen small paintings, all on the theme of water.

Location: Art Omi, Newmark Gallery, 1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, New York
Price: $10 suggested donation
Time: Opening reception, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Sunday, June 26

Photo by JJ Shulin, Courtesy of Children's Museum of the Arts.

Photo by JJ Shulin, Courtesy of Children’s Museum of the Arts.

12. “Children’s Museum of the Arts Beach Block Party” at Spring Street Park, New York

This outdoor festival will feature a wide range of projects with artists in residence at the Children’s Museum of the Arts, from spin art and plastic bag weaving to crustacean mosaics and “mer-made” costumes. There will be music courtesy of Duneska Suannette Michel, also known as DJ Luni, as well as popular beach activities including sand castles and volleyball.

Location: Spring Street Park, 6th Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: 12 p.m.–3 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Friday, July 1

Clementine Keith-Roach, <em>New Mourning</em> (2022). Photo courtesy of P.P.O.W., New York.

Clementine Keith-Roach, New Mourning (2022). Photo courtesy of P.P.O.W., New York.

13. “Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page: Knots” at P.P.O.W., New York

Artist couple Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page share a home and two kids, but this is the first time they’ve had a gallery show together. The exhibition pairs Page’s trompe l’oeil paintings mimicking windows with Keith-Roach’s powerful feminist take on terracotta vessels, which feature casts of her own body.

Location: P.P.O.W., 392 Broadway, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

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Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From James Joyce Mania at the Morgan to Photoville in Brooklyn Bridge Park | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From James Joyce Mania at the Morgan to Photoville in Brooklyn Bridge Park | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Wednesday, June 1–Saturday, August 20

Kelly Sinnapah Mary, Notebook of No Return: Memories (2022). Photo: Sebastian Bach, courtesy of Ford Foundation Gallery, New York.

1.”Everything Slackens in a Wreck” at Ford Foundation Gallery, New York

The Ford Foundation, perhaps one of New York City’s longest-shuttered cultural spaces, re-emerges post-lockdown with a four-artist show—featuring Margaret Chen, Andrea Chung, Wendy Nanan, and Kelly Sinnapah Mary—curated by Trinidadian scholar, author, and artist Andil Gosine and inspired by the diasporan experience. Chung has built a site-specific community bird nest from sugar cane scraps collected in Trinidad, while Mary’s contribution includes 20 papier mâché sculptures from her series “Notebook of No Return,” a large-scale triptych painting, and two portraits of her parents inspired by the Indian ancestry she only learned of as an adult.

Location: Ford Foundation Gallery, 320 E 43rd St, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception (RSVP required) 7 p.m.–9 p.m., Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Wednesday, June 1–Saturday, December 4

Egbert L. Viele’s, <em>Sanitary and Topological Map of the City and Island of New York</em> (1865). Courtesy of the New York Public Library.

Egbert L. Viele, Sanitary and Topological Map of the City and Island of New York (1865). Courtesy of the New York Public Library.

2. “Cristina Iglesias: Landscape and Memory” at Madison Square Park, New York

This summer’s Madison Square Park public art installation digs into the physical history of the site, which was once home to Cedar Creek. In memory of this lost body of water, Cristina Iglesias will place five bronze sculptural pools on the park’s Oval Lawn, inviting visitors to imagine the once-flowing waters of this long-forgotten stream—almost as if they were archaeologists investigating New York City’s geological past.

Location: Madison Square Park, between Broadway and Madison Avenue and East 23 Street and East 26 Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, June 2–Monday, September 12

William Klein, Easter Sunday, Harlem High Hat, New York, (1955) © William Klein, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery

William Klein, Easter Sunday, Harlem High Hat, New York (1955). ©William Klein, courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.

3. “William Klein: YES; Photographs, Paintings, Films, 1948–2013” at the International Center of Photography, New York

This retrospective of the multi-faceted photographer includes nearly 300 works, ranging from  photographs, paintings, films, and photobooks. Covering his more than 60-year career, it is the first major US show in decades.

The roughly chronological presentation was organised by ICP curator-at-large David Campany, who worked with Klein for more than a decade to unite the diverse strands of his global practice in painting, graphic design, street photography, fashion photography, documentary film, scripted film, and books. “For a long time, Klein was known as either a fashion photographer or a street photographer or a filmmaker, as different audiences knew and valued different aspects of his work,” Campany said. “Only in recent years has the scope of his achievements begun to be recognized.”

Location: International Center of Photography, 79 Essex Street, New York
Price: $16 general admission; suggested donation on Thursdays, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.
Time: Opening reception, 7 p.m.– 9 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday–Monday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

Friday, June 3-Sunday, October 2

Berenice Abott, James Joyce (1982). Photo: courtesy of Artpress/ Bonhams.

4. “One Hundred Years of James Joyce Ulysses” at The Morgan Library & Museum

Calling all Bloomsday celebrants and Joyce fans: “One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses” at the historic Morgan Library—one of the historic former homes of industrialist J.P. Morgan—traces the author’s path from poet to Modernist literary genius. The show presents key figures in his career, including artists and writers who responded to his magnum opus, and the family who shaped him.

The show delves into Joyce’s imagination during the creation of the book, as reflected in manuscripts, plans, and proofs. There are contributions from the James Joyce Collection at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. This presentation also highlights a significant gift to the Morgan by the art dealer Sean Kelly and his wife Mary, who over several decades accumulated one of the foremost Joyce collections in private hands.

Location: The Morgan Library, 225 Madison Avenue, New York
Price: Adults $22; $14 Seniors (65 +); $13 Students (with current ID) Free to children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult). Free Friday programs take place 5-7 p.m. (Reservations required)

Time: Monday, closed; Tuesday- Thursday, Saturday-Sunday 10:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Friday 10:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

Saturday, June 4–Sunday, June 26

Photo courtesy of the Sanitation Museum.

Photo courtesy of the Sanitation Museum.

5. “Photoville” at Brooklyn Bridge Park 

For my money, Photoville is one of New York’s most engaging art events, presenting inspiring displays of images that highlight pressing social and environmental issues and unique stories of communities around the world—as well as just plain beautiful photographs. The artists featured in 60 exhibitions on view in 20 sites across the city range from graduating eighth graders from Santa Maria School in the Bronx to Indigenous artists Dakota Mace and Tahila Mintz. The show’s hub is in Brooklyn Bridge Park, but there are installations as far afield as Floyd Bennett Field in Queens, where there is a presentation by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and the Sanitation Museum, and Van Cortland Park in the Bronx, featuring work by the Bronx Women’s Photo Collective.

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, 2 Furman Street, Brooklyn, and 20 other locations across New York City
Price: Free
Time: Opening celebration, 1 p.m.–10 p.m.; on view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, June 4–Sunday, July 10

Howard Schwartzberg, <em>Suspended Skeletal Painting</em>. Photo courtesy of Private Public Gallery.

Howard Schwartzberg, Suspended Skeletal Painting. Photo courtesy of Private Public Gallery.

6. “Howard Schwartzberg: Before Painting” at Private Public Gallery, New York

Private Public Gallery, which opened this January in a former synagogue, is giving Howard Schwartzberg his first solo show in 20 years. The artist, who was born in 1965, began developing his own unique approach to painting in the late 1980s, creating sculptural works that reshaped the stretched canvases into shredded strips and other forms. “Rearranging and rethinking the functionality of the painting materials, for example, applying canvas to paint instead of paint to canvas, broadened my interpretation of what a painting can be,” the artist wrote on his website. “Collapse and decay are present in the work, which are glued or sewn back together.”

Location: Private Public Gallery, 531 Columbia Street, Hudson
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m.–6 p.m., and by appointment

—Sarah Cascone

Saturday, June 4–Sunday, September 11

Art by Andre Trenier. Courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden

Art by Andre Trenier. Courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden

7. “Around the Table: Stories of the Foods We Love” at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx

If you’re like me and art and food are two of your great passions, you’ll want to make time this summer for a trek up to the Bronx, where the New York Botanical Garden is celebrating food’s origins in an exhibition celebrating both the art and science of culinary traditions. The show includes tables designed by Bronx artists installed throughout the garden as well as more scientific displays about the environmental and social impacts of our food choices.

Location: The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx
Price: $30 general admission
Time: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Friday, June 10

Adrian Berg, <em>Beachy Head, 1st August</em> (1996). Private Collection, ©David Hockney. Courtesy of Acquavella.

Adrian Berg, Beachy Head, 1st August (1996). Private Collection, © David Hockney. Courtesy of Acquavella.

8. “Unnatural Nature: Post-Pop Landscapes” at Acquavella, New York

This two-part exhibition closed in Palm Beach on May 25, but you can still catch this colorful and stylized ode to contemporary landscape painting curated by Todd Bradway, editor of Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism, on the Upper East Side. The featured artists range in age from 35 to 95 (that would be Lois Dodd at the top) and include the likes of David Hockney and the recently deceased Wayne Thiebaud, to Jules de Balincourt and Nicholas Party.

Location: Acquavella, 18 East 79th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Through Sunday, June 12

Moisés Salazar Tlatenchi, Odiame (2022). Courtesy of Ed. Varie

9. “Neustro Juramento” at Ed. Varie, New York

Don’t miss non-binary queer artist Moisés Salazar Tlatenchi’s luminous solo exhibition at Ed. Varie. Tlatenchi creates works that celebrate the beauty of non-binary individuals, and offers a safe space. The bulk of these works were created in Mexico City in a residency created specifically for them by Ed. Varie. The title translates to “Our Oath” and reflects the time the artist spent connecting to their roots as a first generation Mexican from Chicago.

Location: Ed. Varie, 184 East 7th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Saturday–Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. and by appointment

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Through Wednesday, June 15

Jen DeNike, <em>Visions of the Daughters</em>. Photo courtesy of Signs and Symbols, New York.

Jen DeNike, Visions of the Daughters. Photo courtesy of Signs and Symbols, New York.

10. “Jen DeNike: Visions of the Daughters” at Signs and Symbols, New York

In preparation for her solo show at Signs and Symbols, Jen DeNike personally mined thousands of quartz crystals from geological crevices in Arkansas that have existed for hundreds of millions of years. The show’s title comes from “Visions of the Daughters of Albion,” a 1793 poem by English writer and artist William Blake, envisioning a future where women enjoy societal and sexual autonomy. The main piece in the show is a video in which women lie in repose, projected onto a crystal-encrusted box, inspired by 13th-century Irish burials.

Location: Signs and Symbols, 249 East Houston Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Through Monday, July 25

Kazuko Miyamoto, <em>Progression of Rectangles</em> (1969). Photo courtesy of Zürcher Gallery, New York.

Kazuko Miyamoto, Progression of Rectangles (1969). Photo courtesy of Zürcher Gallery, New York.

11. “Kazuko Miyamoto: Works from 1966 to 2005” at Zürcher Gallery, New York

This exhibition, which opened just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, coincides with Kazuko Miyamoto’s first institutional solo show, “To Perform a Line” at New York’s Japan Society (through July 10). The artist, who was born in 1942, has not been fully recognized for her significant contributions to the Minimalism movement. An alumni of the Art Students League, were she studied under Charles Alston, Miyamoto was the studio assistant and friend of Sol LeWitt, but developed her own brand of abstract geometric paintings, embracing the grid format.

Location: Zürcher Gallery, 33 Bleecker Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Monday, September 5

Bike parking at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Bike parking at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

12. Valet bike parking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

If, like me, you’ve taken up biking as your primary means of transportation in New York, you’ve probably been frustrated by the absurd lack of bike parking, especially outside major cultural institutions. The Met was already head and shoulders above most other museums, with dedicated bike racks in the parking garage, but they are stepping up their game this summer with the return of their seasonal valet bike parking on weekends. The initiative adds 100 spots to the existing parking infrastructure—and means no fumbling with your bike lock.

Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: Saturday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday and holiday Mondays (July 4 and September 5), 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

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Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Gallery for Un-Instagrammable Art to a Curators’ Talk on the Term ‘Latinx’ | Artnet News

Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Gallery for Un-Instagrammable Art to a Curators' Talk on the Term 'Latinx' | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Tuesday, May 24

Virtual Curatorial Leadership Summit. Courtesy of the Armory Show.

Virtual Curatorial Leadership Summit. Courtesy of the Armory Show.

1. “What’s in the X?: Making Sense of the Latin American/Latinx Art Debate” at the Armory Show, New York

The Armory Show kicks off its 2022 Curatorial Leadership Summit, chaired by Mari Carmen Ramírez, curator of Latin American art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, with a conversation about whether to say Latin American, Latino, Latina, or Latinx. The panel, moderated by Ramírez, will discuss the terminology’s historical and theoretical foundation, and how it relates to curatorial and institutional practices.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 1 p.m.–2:15 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, May 25

Installation view “Peter Nadin, The Distance From A Lemon To Murder” at Off Paradise. Photo: Guillaume Ziccarelli. Courtesy of the artist and Off Paradise New York.

2. Peter Nadin in Conversation with Randy Kennedy at Off Paradise, New York

This week, artist Peter Nadin and author Randy Kennedy will be in conversation at Tribeca’s Off Paradise gallery, where an exhibition of Nadin’s work, titled “The Distance From a Lemon to Murder,” is on view through June 23. The show marks Nadin’s return to “painting from life,” after an extended departure from the commercial art world. In the series, Nadin focuses on the meticulous process of grafting a lemon scion (the fruit and branches that stick above ground) to the rootstock of a sour orange (the underground root system and trunk). Nadin’s sculptural paintings are musings on the notion of grafting information and experiences to form our individual realities. Speaking to the Paris Review ahead of their conversation, Nadin recalled reading that Stalin grafted lemon trees, a practice he would take part in between signing the death warrants of hundreds of individuals. “That difference between the actions, the careful grafting and the mass horror,” Nadin said, “I realize now, must have been in my mind without knowing it.”

Location: Off Paradise, 120 Walker Street (the talk will also be livestreamed at @offparadise, and available later for viewing online.)
Price: Free
Time: 6:30 p.m.

—Caroline Goldstein

"Just Wide Enough to Hold the Weight," installation view. Photo courtesy of Baxter St Camera Club of New York.

“Just Wide Enough to Hold the Weight,” installation view. Photo courtesy of Baxter St Camera Club of New York.

3. “In Conversation: Just Wide Enough to Hold the Weight” at Baxter St Camera Club of New York

Baxter St. Camera Club of New York presents a virtual conversation with curators Drew Sawyer and Phalguni Guliani and photographers Marvel Harris and Siddhartha Hajra, in conjunction with the gallery’s current show, “Just Wide Enough to Hold the Weight” (through June 8). The exhibition, which also features work by Soumya Sankar Bose, is an exploration of the three artists’ queer and trans identities through self-portraiture and staged scenes.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 11 a.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Faith Ringgold, Matisse’s Model: The French Collection Part I, #5 (1991). © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022.

Faith Ringgold, Matisse’s Model: The French Collection Part I, #5 (1991). © Faith Ringgold / ARS, NY and DACS, London, courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022.

4. “On Faith: Artists on Faith Ringgold’s Influence” at the New Museum, New York

Catch artists Diedrick Brackens, Tomashi Jackson, and Tschabalala Self in conversation about the massive artistic influence of Faith Ringgold, timed to the nonagenarian’s current retrospective at the New Museum, “Faith Ringgold: American People” (through June 5, 2022). Writer and curator LeRonn Brooks, a contributor to the exhibition catalogue, will moderate.

Location: New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York
Price: $15 general admission
Time: 7 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Thursday, May 26–Friday, June 24

Audrey Flack, <em>Glass Forest I</em> (1954). Courtesy of Hollis Taggart, New York.

Audrey Flack, Glass Forest I (1954). Courtesy of Hollis Taggart, New York.

5. “Audrey Flack: Force of Nature” at Hollis Taggart, New York

Audrey Flack celebrates her upcoming 91st birthday (on May 30) with a show of never-before-seen works on paper, as well as Abstract Expressionist paintings from the 1950s and ’60s. The gallery uncovered the early works on paper while conducting archival research in the artist’s studio. Dating from the period between Flack’s graduation from the High School of Music and Arts in Harlem, her time at New York City’s Cooper Union, and her studies under Josef Albers at Yale, these paintings show the young artist’s development as she came to embrace the Ab-Ex movement.

Location: Hollis Taggart, 521 West 26th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Open reception (RSVP required) 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, May 26

Robert Motherwell’s studio in Greenwich, Connecticut, January 1986. Photo by Renate Ponsold, courtesy of Kasmin, New York.

Robert Motherwell’s studio in Greenwich, Connecticut, January 1986. Photo by Renate Ponsold, courtesy of Kasmin, New York.

6. “In Conversation: Robert Motherwell’s Lyric Suite” at Kasmin, New York

Katy Rogers of the Dedalus Foundation, the director of the Robert Motherwell catalogue raisonné project, will talk with Kasmin senior director Eric Gleason about the artist’s “Lyric Suite” series, which is currently featured in a show of 60 works on paper at the gallery (through June 4). Motherwell painted the works over just a few weeks in 1965, translating his mastery of color and form to an unusually small scale: nine-by-11-inch sheets of unryu paper, purchased at a Japanese store in New York.

Location: Kasmin, 297 Tenth Avenue, New York
Price: Free with registration (attendance is limited)
Time: 6:30 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, May 26–Saturday, July 16

Keisha Prioloeau-Martin, Morning Routine: Water the Plants (2022). Courtesy of Olympia.

7. “Keisha Prioleau-Martin: Garden Party” at Olympia, New York

Olympia presents the first solo exhibition of New York artist Keisha Prioleau-Martin, curated by Nilufa Yeasmin. Having spent her whole life in New York, Prioleau-Martin paints verdant scenes of indoor and outdoor urban spaces. The joyful works depict people coming together to share and enjoy nature as it is available to those in populated cities. The show also presents a new body of sculptures by the artist.

Location: Olympia, 41 Orchard Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening Reception, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Saturday, May 28–Sunday, July 24

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8. “What a Long Strange Trip” at Analog Diary, Beacon, New York

Derek Eller, Abby Messitte, Katharine Overgaard, and Franklin Parrasch are teaming up to open a new gallery, Analog Diary, in Beacon, New York. The new venture will be “a space where thinking about art without the mind clutter of an Instagrammable frame of reference is possible,” according to a statement for the inaugural exhibition. “What is off the table is the notion of ‘off the table’—concepts of exclusion and a restricted mindset are not a thing here.” Reflecting this rejection of prescribed categories, the gallery is opening with a wide-ranging group show featuring Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), Radcliffe Bailey, Nicole Cherubini, Zoë Charlton, Al Freeman,  Miles Huston, Lee Quiñones, and Dorothea Tanning, among others.

Location: Analog Diary, 1154 North Avenue, Beacon, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 4 p.m.–6 p.m; Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, June 25

Moonlight Room, Installation View, Courtesy of Carvalho Park

9. “Moonlight Room: Krista Louise Smith and Rosalind Tallmadge” at Carvalho Park, Brooklyn

Carvalho Park presents a two-person painting exhibition by Brooklyn-based artists Krista Louise Smith and Rosalind Tallmadge. Both artists present serene, monochromatic works in various shades of pale pastel, “offering a transcendent cohesion” of their styles. Dreamy pink and blue hues of the sky appear in Smith’s paintings, often inspired by her travels, and particularly her recent trips to New Mexico’s desert. Tallmadge’s works are infused with light and glimmer, invoking geological elements through the use of materials such as fabric, mica flakes, and marble dust. The effect of them together is like “being wrapped in a serene, feminized glow,” according to co-founder Jennifer Carvalho.

Location: Carvalho Park, 112 Waterbury Street, Brooklyn
Price: Free
Time: Thursday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Through Sunday, August 28

Renee Cox, <em>Miss Thang</em>, from the series "The Discreet Charm of the Bougies"</em> (2009). Photo courtesy of the artist.

Renee Cox, Miss Thang, from the series “The Discreet Charm of the Bougies” (2009). Photo courtesy of the artist.

10. “Black Venus” at Fotografiska New York

This wide-ranging show curated by Aindrea Emelife examines Western representations of the Black female body. By including archival images from 1793 to 1930, as well as contemporary photography from 1975 to the present, the exhibition allows Black women to reclaim their agency, rejecting the fetishization and sexual objectification faced by previous generations. Featured contemporary artists were born from 1942 to 1997, with an intergenerational mix that includes Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Zanele Muholi, and Renee Cox.

Location: Fotografiska, 281 Park Avenue, New York
Price: $26 general admission
Time: 9 a.m.―9 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, June 18 

Evelyn Statsinger, Forest Gift (1987). Courtesy of Gray New York.

Evelyn Statsinger, Forest Gift (1987). Courtesy of Gray New York.

11. “Evelyn Statsinger: Currents” at Gray New York 

For decades, the Chicago-based artist Evelyn Statsinger (1927–2016) created drawings, paintings, and sculptures of the natural world. The artist’s early works from the 1950s were kind of all-over botanical patterns and drew the admiration of the likes of Mies Van Der Rohe. In fact, Statsinger had two exhibitions of her work at the Art Institute of Chicago, first in 1952 and then again in 1957. Statsinger’s later works, though, are particularly beguiling, as this exhibition organized by writer and curator Dan Nadel makes clear. In these peculiar visions, the artist forgoes naturalism and identifiable forms for abstracted and fantastical depictions of nature that feel both wholly out of this world and of the moment. 

Location: Gray New York, 1018 Madison Avenue, 2nd floor, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m

—Katie White

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Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From New Paintings by Marc Quinn to a Show About Rockaway Beach

Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From New Paintings by Marc Quinn to a Show About Rockaway Beach

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

Tuesday, May 17

Photo by Susannah Ray.

Photo by Susannah Ray.

1. “Susannah Ray in Conversation With Sean Corcoran” at the Rockaway Hotel and Spa, Queens

The Rockaway Hotel is organizing a new conversation series featuring artists and authors with ties to the Rockaway community. This week, Sean Corcoran, curator of prints and photographs at the Museum of the City of New York, will talk with Rockaway photographer Susannah Ray about how her work explores the way the water shapes the lives of New Yorkers.

Location: The Rockaway Hotel and Spa, 108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive, Queens
Price: Free with RSVP
Time: 7 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Tuesday, May 17–Sunday, May 22

Installation view of "Oscar Zabala: Above/Below" at the Museum of Special Experiences, Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Installation view of “Oscar Zabala: Above/Below” at the Museum of Special Experiences, Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the artist.

2. “Oscar Zabala: Above/Below” at the Museum of Special Experiences, Brooklyn

To create the audio-visual installation for his first solo show, Oscar Zabala combined A.I.-generated images trained on his photos of underground raves with his images of skies in New York City, New Mexico, and Arizona, shot on 35 mm film. The resulting footage will be screened on a rotating seven-foot LED display cube in New York’s only Ambisonic 3D spatial-sound theater, at the Museum of Special Experiences in Williamsburg. Still images from both the “Above” and “Below” series have also been made into large-format mixed-medium prints on view in the venue’s traditional gallery space, while related work is available for purchase in Zabala’s new “The ORBS Series” NFT drop.

Location: Museum of Special Experiences, 148 Grand Street, Brooklyn
Price: $25
Time: Wednesday and Thursday, 5 p.m.–11 p.m.; Friday, 5 p.m.–12 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

—Tanner West

Tuesday, May 17–Tuesday, May 24

Pedro Reyes, <em>Amnesia Atómica</em> in Mexico City in 2020. Photo courtesy of the artist and Times Square Arts.

Pedro Reyes, Amnesia Atómica in Mexico City in 2020. Photo courtesy of the artist and Times Square Arts.

3. “Amnesia Atómica NYC: Zero Nukes” at Times Square, New York

An inflatable mushroom cloud sculpture—ZERO NUKES by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes—will spend the week in the heart of Times Square as part of an effort to raise awareness of the anti-nuclear movement. The project, presented by Times Square Arts and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which run the Doomsday Clock, includes two-day Mobilization Expo on May 19 and 20 with talks from experts in the field, a VR experience, and other activities. Reyes will also stage a new participatory work, Stockpile, handing out 12,075 rocket shaped balloons to members of the public who share the ZERO NUKES hashtag on social media or follow participating organization.

Location: Times Square, Duffy Square, Broadway at West 46th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Mobilization Expo, Thursday, 12 p.m.–8 p.m. and Friday, 12 p.m.–8 p.m.; ZERO NUKES performance series, Tuesday–Friday and Monday, 2 p.m.–4 p.m.; Stockpile handout, daily, 4 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Tuesday, May 17–Sunday, November 27

Kiyan Williams, <em>Ruins of Empire</em>, installation view in "Black Atlantic" at Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City. Photo by Nicholas Knight, courtesy of Public Art Fund, New York.

Kiyan Williams, Ruins of Empire, installation view in “Black Atlantic” at Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City. Photo by Nicholas Knight, courtesy of Public Art Fund, New York.

4. “Black Atlantic” at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Artist Hugh Hayden worked with Public Art Fund curator Daniel S. Palmer to curate this group show inspired by the African diaspora in both the Americas and Europe, staged at a historic port in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Sculptures by Hayden, Leilah Babirye, Dozie Kanu, Tau Lewis, and Kiyan Williams draw on both personal and global histories to speak to how transatlantic cultural exchange has led those of African descent of their generation to develop complex hybrid identities.

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Piers 1, 2, and 3, Brooklyn
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

Through Wednesday, May 18

Khatia Esartia, See Something Say Something, 2022, oil on canvas, 32 x 28 inches.

Khatia Esartia, See Something Say Something (2022). Courtesy of Marisa Newman Projects, New York.

5. “Khatia Esartia: My Sweet Potato” at Marisa Newman Projects, New York

The lead character in Khatia Esartia’s new series of paintings is Fluffy, who is trying to retrieve a sweet potato that has gone missing from the dinner table. But this absurdist quest has darker undertones, inspired by the artist’s own search for normalcy after fleeing to the U.S. as a refugee from Georgia. “When I came to this country, I was fleeing the war, but I didn’t see actual war, I didn’t see dead bodies in the streets, I got out easy,” the artist said in a statement. “Or easier than most.”

Location: Marisa Newman Projects, 38 West 32nd Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: 1 p.m.–6 p.m.; closing reception 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Wednesday, May 18

The Brooklyn Museum, which has been closed for visitors, on March 20, 2020. Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images.

The Brooklyn Museum on March 20, 2020. Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images.

6. “Plates for Change Annual Chef Showcase” hosted by Neighbors Together at the Brooklyn Museum

Celebrate 30 local chefs, wineries, breweries, and caterers and contribute to the tireless housing advocacy group and community cafe Neighbors Together at the organization’s annual fundraising gala, returning after a two-year hiatus. Menus will include food from Brooklyn favorites Colonia Verde, Buttermilk Channel, Mayfield, and Marlow Events, among others. Neighbors Together is dedicated to providing meals and social services to 10,000 New Yorkers in the predominantly Black and low-income Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, and Ocean Hill.

Location: Brooklyn Museum, Beaux-Arts Court, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Price: General admission, $200
Time: 6:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.

—Rachel Corbett

Thursday, May 19

Spike Lee. Photo by Marc Baptiste.

Spike Lee. Photo by Marc Baptiste.

7. “The Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction” at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York

This year’s Gordon Parks Foundation gala has an especially impressive list of honorees: artist Mark Bradford, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, filmmaker Spike Lee, and the Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker. Plus, LaToya Ruby Frazier will present a special tribute to Cora Taylor, one of Parks’s subjects in his groundbreaking 1956 Life magazine essay about segregation in the Jim Crow South.

Location: Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 East 42nd Street, New York
Price: Tickets from $1,500
Time: 6:30 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Thursday, May 19–Friday, June 24

Courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery

8. “Emily Marie Miller: Ring of Fire” at Monya Rowe Gallery, New York

Monya Rowe Gallery presents Emily Marie Miller’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. In this new body of work, Miller reimagines a condensed timeline for a female-centric world after the European witch trials in the 17th century. The paintings follow seasonal and moon cycles in which women have forged new lives and cultivated their own culture. In a departure from her previously monochromatic paintings, these works burst with color and celebrate solidarity and collaboration.

Location: Monya Rowe Gallery, 224 West 30th Street, No. 1005, New York, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening Reception, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

Thursday, May 19–Saturday, June 25

Chloe Chiasson, The Renegades, (2022). Image courtesy the artist and Albertz Benda.

Chloe Chiasson, The Renegades, (2022). Image courtesy the artist and Albertz Benda.

9. “Chloe Chiasson: Fast Hearts and Slow Towns” at Albertz Benda, New York

This is the first New York solo show for Brooklyn-based Chloe Chiasson, whose mixed-media paintings highlight queer life and visibility by focusing on a range of domestic and social settings. Her process is notable for its combination of painting and carpentry, as well as mixing imagery from different time periods. Chiasson received her BS from the University of Texas at Austin before moving to New York and earning an MFA at the New York Academy of Art. She has been part of international exhibitions in the UK, Germany, and Hong Kong.

Location: Albertz Benda, 515 West 26th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception 6-8 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

Thursday, May 19–Saturday, June 18

Installation view of "Carlito Carvalhosa: Matter As Image" Photo by Charles Roussel. Image courtesy Galeria Nara Roesler.

Installation view of “Carlito Carvalhosa: Matter As Image” Photo by Charles Roussel. Image courtesy Galeria Nara Roesler.

10. “Carlito Carvalhosa: Matter As Image” at Galeria Nara Roesler, New York

This marks the first solo exhibition since the artist’s passing last year. Carvalhosa was a member of the São Paulo-based collective Grupo Casa 7 in the 1980s, along with Rodrigo Andrade, Fábio Miguez, Nuno Ramos, and Paulo Monteiro. Like his colleagues, he produced large paintings with an emphasis on pictorial gesture. In the late 1980s, after the group disintegrated, he began to experiment with encaustics, making pictures with wax and mixed pigments. In the mid-1990s, he turned to sculpture, making organic and malleable pieces with materials such as the so-called “lost waxes” and also experimented with ceramics. This comprehensive look includes works he produced between 1987 to 2021.

Location: Galeria Nara Roesler, 511 West 21st Street, New York.
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

Friday, May 20–Sunday, June 26

Gary Petersen, Orange Slice, 2022 Courtesy of the artist and McKenzie Fine Art

11. “Gary Petersen” at McKenzie Fine Art, New York

Make sure to see the third solo exhibition of New York-based artist, Gary Petersen, at McKenzie Fine Arts. Working in geometric abstraction, Petersen starts each painting by first sketching out forms and lines on the surface and then adding a thin layer of white paint on top. Then he uses bright, exuberant colors to map out geometric shapes and cutouts. The layer of painting underneath creates an “active spatial play” between the two surfaces. Some of the drawings from Petersen’s recent fellowship at the Bogliasco Foundation in Italy will also be on view in this show.

Location: McKenzie Fine Art, 55 Orchard Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening Reception, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

Friday, May 20–Sunday, October 16, 2022

Marc Quinn, <i>Self 1991</i> (1991). © Marc Quinn studio

Marc Quinn, Self 1991 (1991). © Marc Quinn studio

13. “Marc Quinn: History Painting +” at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

British artist Marc Quinn offers his take on history painting in this exhibition of six works, mostly from the past decade, paired with Yale Center for British Art collection highlights, including examples by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, and J. M. W. Turner. Quinn, best known for his extraordinary sculptural self-portraits made of pints of his own blood, says the recent history paintings are “about overturning art historical tropes.”

Location: 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
Price: Free
Time: Tuesdays–Saturdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sundays, 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

—Pac Pobric

Through Monday, May 23

Emma Webster, <em>Chorus</em> (2022). Courtesy of the artist.

Emma Webster, Chorus (2022). Courtesy of the artist.

13. “Life in an Ivory Tower” at 75 Kenmare Street, New York

Collector and art advisor Jack Siebert presents his first curatorial project in New York City, a group show that celebrates artists whose work conjures worlds that are in some way exotic or out of touch, or disconnected from the mundane realities of everyday life. Featured artists include Amanda Baldwin, Louise Bonnet, Ariana Papademetropoulos, and Emma Webster.

Location: 75 Kenmare Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Through Tuesday, May 24

Nicole Wittenberg, <em>Big Sur</em> (2022). Courtesy of the artist and SFA Advisory.

Nicole Wittenberg, Big Sur (2022). Courtesy of the artist and SFA Advisory.

14. “Nicole Wittenberg: Pastels” at SFA Advisory, New York

Art advisor Lisa Schiff presents the first exhibition dedicated to Nicole Wittenberg’s work in pastels, landscape drawings made en plein air during vacations with friends. Made quickly to capture a fleeting moment—both the view but also the fleeting conditions of the light and weather—the vibrant works on paper serve both as the source for later paintings once Wittenberg is back in the studio, and finished works in their own right.

Location: SFA Advisory, 45 White Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

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Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Joan Jonas in Times Square to Art Inspired by Courtroom Dramas

Joan Jonas, <eM>Wolf Light</em> in Times Square. Photo courtesy of Times Square Arts.

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Tuesday, April 19

A stilt walker pours champagne for Liev Schreiber at the Tribeca Ball. Photo courtesy of the New York Academy of Art.

A stilt walker pours champagne for Liev Schreiber at the Tribeca Ball. Photo courtesy of the New York Academy of Art.

1. “Tribeca Ball” at the New York Academy of Art

Every year, the New York Academy of Art throws one of the most unique parties in the art world, opening up its studios and letting students sell their art directly to collectors amid flowing champagne and hors d’oeuvres. The dinner will honor Kenny Scharf, who painted a new mural for the occasion (and who has a solo show opening this at Totah Gallery). If you’re stuck in New York instead of jetting off to Venice this week, this is one party guaranteed to help alleviate FOMO.

Location: New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin Street, New York

Price: Dinner tickets from $1,500; studio party $300

Time: VIP studio preview and dinner, 6 p.m.–10 p.m.; studio party, 8 p.m.–10 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 21

Left: Mette Edvardsen, Black, 2011. Photo: Elly Clarke. Right: Amant, Géza performance space exterior and courtyard at 306 Maujer Street, Brooklyn. Photo: Rafael Gamo. Courtesy SO–IL.

Left: Mette Edvardsen, Black, 2011. Photo: Elly Clarke. Right: Amant, Géza performance space exterior and courtyard at 306 Maujer Street, Brooklyn. Photo: Rafael Gamo. Courtesy SO–IL.

2. “Performative Exhibition: Mette Edvardsen” at Amant, Brooklyn

On Wednesday, the dancer, choreographer, writer, and artist Mette Evardsen will perform her works Black (2011) and No Title (2014) as the first artist invited to Amant’s Compendio Performance Studio. Both pieces were recently featured at the 34th São Paulo Biennale. On Thursday, she’ll present Suppose a Room, a live one-day-only event that collects and revisits materials, spaces, and physical gestures of past performances.

Location: Amant, 315 Maujer Street, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Price: Free with registration

Time: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, viewing 12 p.m.–4 p.m. and activation 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Thursday April 21

SoundSpace performers, clockwise from top left: claire rousay, Henna Chou (photo: Leon Alesi), José Villalobos, Akirash (photo: Michelle Akindiya), Alexa Capareda (photo: Sarah Annie Navarrete), Michael Anthony García, Graham Reynolds, and Michael J. Love. Courtesy Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin.

SoundSpace performers, clockwise from top left: claire rousay, Henna Chou (photo: Leon Alesi), José Villalobos, Akirash (photo: Michelle Akindiya), Alexa Capareda (photo: Sarah Annie Navarrete), Michael Anthony García, Graham Reynolds, and Michael J. Love. Courtesy Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin.

3. “SoundSpace,” at the Blanton Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin

For this year’s edition of the popular program “SoundSpace: Conversation Pieces,” curator Steve Parker invited eight artists to create new sonic works in dialogue with individual works from the Blanton’s collection. They include José Villalobos, Alexa Capereda, AKIRASH, Michael Anthony Garcia, Graham Reynolds, Henna Chou, claire rousay, and Michael J. Love.

Location: Virtual

Price: Free with registration

Time: 7:30 p.m ET 

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Thursday, April 21–Sunday, April 24

Attendees at the 2013 New York Antiquarian Book Fair. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Attendees at the 2013 New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

4. “New York International Antiquarian Book Fair” at the Park Avenue Armory, New York 

Rare books are just the beginning of what’s for sale at the Antiquarian Book Fair, which is back after canceling its September outing. It will also offer a range of illuminated manuscripts, historical documents, maps, illustrations, and other printed matter from nearly 200 dealers.

Location: Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue in New York

Price: $30 general admission, $60 preview pass, $45 run-of-show

Time: Thursday, 5 p.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, 12 p.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 12 p.m.–7 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, April 23

Dorothea Lange, Human Erosion in California (Migrant Mother) (March 1936). Image courtesy The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Dorothea Lange, Human Erosion in California (Migrant Mother) (March 1936). Photo courtesy the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

5. “Written from Images: Literature Inspired by Dorothea Lange” at the Getty, Los Angeles

Poet Tess Taylor and author Jasmin Darznik will discuss and read from recent works inspired by the iconic photographer Dorothea Lange. Sally Stein, professor emerita, in the department of art history, at UC Irvine, will serve as moderator.

Location: Virtual

Price: Free with registration

Time:  5 p.m. ET

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Sunday, April 24

The ruins of Persepolis, view from the southeast. Image courtesy of Ali Mousavi

The ruins of Persepolis, view from the southeast. Photo courtesy of Ali Mousavi.

6. “Art of the Empire: Monumental Cities of Ancient Persia” at the Getty, Los Angeles

The founders of the Achaemenid Persian Empire conceived dynamic monumental architecture and sculpture to convey their mastery of the ancient world. This form of Persian art achieved its highest expression in powerful cities such as Pasargadae, Persepolis, and Susa. Archaeologist Ali Mousavi of UCLA will take a closer look at these ancient cities that served as hubs of multicultural and artistic interaction.

Location: Virtual

Price: Free with registration

Time:  5 p.m. ET

—Eileen Kinsella 

 

Through Saturday, April 23

Leidy Churchman, <em>Eternal Life, New You</em> (2021). Photo courtesy of Matthew Marks, New York.

Leidy Churchman, Eternal Life, New You (2021). Photo courtesy of Matthew Marks, New York.

7. “Leidy Churchman: New You” at Matthew Marks, New York

Leidy Churchman, whose large, Monet-like canvas is a highlight of the Whitney Biennial, presents a wide range of paintings at Matthew Marks, from landscapes to abstractions, to depictions of everyday objects like the calculator. The artist’s practice, rooted in Buddhist philosophy, considers these seemingly disparate subject matter to nonetheless be part of an interconnected body of work.

Location: Matthew Marks Gallery, 523 West 24th Street, New York

Price: Free

Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Austin Lee, <em>Bezos</em> (2021). Courtesy of Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Austin Lee, Bezos (2021). Courtesy of Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

8. “Austin Lee: Like It Is” at Jeffrey Deitch, New York

Austin Lee uses digital software in concert with traditional techniques to create colorful paintings, sculptures, and animations. His second solo show with Jeffrey Deitch features works designed in virtual reality and then physically fabricated—plus an augmented reality sculpture on the gallery roof, visible via an Instagram filter. “With each new tech expansion comes both positive and negative side effects,” Lee said in a statement. “Isolation mixed with mediated interaction, subversive advertising, facing overwhelming tragedy alone and through a screen—these are just some of the confusing, disorienting experiences that are hard to adapt to and highlight our need for authentic connection.”

Location: Jeffrey Deitch, 76 Grand Street, New York

Price: Free

Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Tanner West

 

Alix Lambert, <em>Judge 2</em> (2018). Courtesy of Theodore Gallery.

Alix Lambert, Judge 2 (2018). Courtesy of Theodore Gallery.

9. “Alix Lambert: Pleadings and Proceedings” at Theodore, New York

Taking advantage of the fact that U.S. courtrooms are open to the public, artist Alix Lambert has spent several years sitting in on trials. Following in the footsteps of courtroom sketch artists, she has illustrated the proceedings, creating snapshots of lawyers, judges, witnesses, family members, jurors, stenographers, court officers, and defendants. The resulting works, captioned with snippets from legal exchanges she has witnessed, are a portrait of the criminal justice system, and how it treats those ensnared in it.

Location: Theodore, 373 Broadway, F10, New York

Price: Free

Time: Thursday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Jordan Nassar, <em>The River Behind</em> (2022). Photo courtesy of James Cohan, New York.

Jordan Nassar, The River Behind (2022). Photo courtesy of James Cohan, New York.

10. “Jordan Nassar: To Light the Sky” at James Cohan, New York

Whether weaving colored glass beads on a wire armature, or embroidering thread on monumental panels, Jordan Nassar’s wall-hanging works turn abstract fields of color into extraordinary landscapes.

Location: James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, New York

Price: Free

Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Nan Stewert

 

Joan Jonas, <eM>Wolf Light</em> in Times Square. Photo courtesy of Times Square Arts.

Joan Jonas, Wolf Light in Times Square. Photo courtesy of Times Square Arts.

11. “Joan Jonas: Wolf Light” at Times Square, New York

Times Square Arts kicked off a year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Midnight Moment video series, which screens three minutes of video art across 90 electronic Times Square billboards, starting at 11:57 p.m., with Joan Jonas’s Wolf Light. The video depicts a female figure in a papier-mâché wolf mask in Las Vegas. It’s the first of 12 works by women artists that will run over the next year, honoring artists who have helped bring video art to New York City since the Public Art Fund’s “Messages to the Public” series, from 1982 to 1990.

Location: Times Square, New York
Price: Free
Time: Daily, 11:57 p.m.–12 a.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Duane Michals, Cavafy, 2022 Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery

12. “Duane Michals: Kaleidoscope” at DC Moore Gallery, New York

DC Moore Gallery presents a solo exhibition by 90-year-old artist Duane Michals. The show comprises wooden sculptures, paintings on paper, film, and photographs that highlight the artist’s diverse talent across a wide range of media.

Location: DC Moore Gallery, 535 West 22nd Street, New York

Price: Free

Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Through Saturday, May 7

Roy Nachum, <i>Rosie Lopez</i> (2015). Image courtesy the artist and A Hug From The Art World.

Roy Nachum, Rosie Lopez (2015). Image courtesy the artist and A Hug From the Art World.

13. “Roy Nachum: Portraits” at A Hug From the Art World, New York

The process for creating this show is done in two parts. Roy Nachum takes over a year in some cases to create these large, hyperreal portraits, using tiny brushes to capture every microscopic detail of the subjects’ faces, all of whom are visually impaired. Then he invites each subject to “finish” the work by marking the surface of their respective portrait with their own interpretive brushstrokes, in the color of their choosing. “It is only after part two, the individuals’ participation, that Nachum feels the portraits gather their soul and unearth their raw presence,” according to the gallery.

Location: A Hug From the Art World, 515 West 19th Street, New York

Price: Free

Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Through Sunday, June 5

“With Her Voice, Penetrate Earth’s Floor” installation view. Photo courtesy of Eli Klein Gallery

14. “With Her Voice, Penetrate Earth’s Floor: A Group Exhibition in Memory of Christina Yuna Lee” at Eli Klein Gallery, New York

Christina Yuna Lee, who was tragically killed on February 13 in New York, was a beloved employee of Eli Klein Gallery for more than four years. To honor her memory, celebrate her life, and create a space to grieve her untimely death, the gallery will present a group exhibition of nine contemporary femme artists, all belonging to the AAPI community, including work by Lee herself. Curated by stephanie mei huang, the show is made up of paintings, sculpture, and photography and addresses broader themes of Asian hate in U.S. culture. Part of the proceeds will go to organizations that Lee held in high regard.

Location: Eli Klein Gallery, 398 West Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

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Editors’ Picks: 17 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Louise Bourgeois's Painting at the Met to the Public Art Fund's Party | Artnet News

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless otherwise noted.)

 

Monday, April 11–Saturday, June 11

An installation view of “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood.” Courtesy: Nahmad Contemporary. Photo: Katya Kazakina.

1. “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood” at Nahmad Contemporary, New York

There’s a lot to discover in this timely exhibition, curated by Basquiat scholar Dieter Buchhart. The show explores the role of found objects and unconventional materials in the artist’s short yet prolific oeuvre. A punching bag, a refrigerator, a filing cabinet, a child’s easel, wooden doors, and window frames—Basquiat found all kinds of discarded and dormant items on the streets of New York and in his studio. Their transformation into works of art (some extremely expensive works of art) is exhilarating to behold, a testament to a creative process like no other. Sculpture, painting, and street art all come together in this dynamic, generous survey of 46 works. Some have appeared at auction, others come from private collections, the Basquiat estate, and Fondation Louis Vuitton. A football helmet with lumps of Basquiat’s own hair attached to it is dedicated to Andy Warhol (under the nickname “Skinny”). A punching bag, with old blood spots, is inscribed “Mary Boone,” the artist’s early dealer.

Location: Nahmad Contemporary, 980 Madison Avenue, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Katya Kazakina

 

Tuesday, April 12

Rocking Chair, (1950-1953,) Charles Eames and Ray Eames. Made for the Herman Miller Furniture Company. Image courtesy the Philadelphia Show

Charles Eames and Ray Eames, Rocking Chair (1950-1953). Made for the Herman Miller Furniture Company. Image courtesy the Philadelphia Show

2. “What Is Design” at the Philadelphia Show

In this virtual conversation, Philadelphia Museum of Art assistant curators Alisa Chiles and Colin Fanning discuss how the institution deals with the complexities of a seemingly simple question: “what is design?” Highlighting examples from the museum’s collection and past exhibitions, they explore what it means to collect and display Modern and contemporary design in an art-museum context.

Price: Free with registration
Time:  5:30 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Tuesday, April 12–Sunday, August 7

Louise Bourgeois in the studio of her apartment at 142 East 18th Street (ca. 1946). Photo ©the Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Louise Bourgeois in the studio of her apartment at 142 East 18th Street (ca. 1946). Photo ©the Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

3. “Louise Bourgeois: Paintings” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Met celebrates the great French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois’s under-appreciated paintings in this show of works made after her arrival in New York in 1938 and her embrace of sculpture in the late 1940s. In her first major painting show in 40 years, the museum aims to illustrate how this little-known chapter of the artist’s career contains themes and imagery that stayed with her for decades to come, informing and shaping Bourgeois’s mature work.

Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York
Price: $25 general admission
Time: Sunday–Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, April 13

 

Oscar Muñoz, El Editor Solitario (2011), still. Courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin.

Oscar Muñoz, El Editor Solitario (2011), still. Courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin.

4. “Artist-Led Tour of ‘Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia‘” at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas in Austin

Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz gives a virtual tour of his first U.S. retrospective, “Invisibilia,” on view at the Blanton through June 5. He’ll speak with curator Vanessa Davidson about how his non-traditional photography-based work is inspired by themes of identity, political freedom, and historical subjectivity.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 1 p.m.–2 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, April 14

 

Mary Sibande, Ascension of the Purple Figure (2016). Photo courtesy of Kavi Gupta, Chicago,

Mary Sibande, Ascension of the Purple Figure (2016). Photo courtesy of Kavi Gupta, Chicago,

5. “Intersectional Forms: Curating Across Shifting Cultural Landscapes” at the Armory Show, New York

New York’s Armory Show is still a long ways off, but the September fair is already drumming up the hype with a virtual talk previewing its curated “Focus” and “Platform” sections. For the former, Carla Acevedo-Yates, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, is presenting artist projects about how environmental issues relate to race and gender. In the latter, Tobias Ostrander, adjunct curator of Latin American Art at Tate, London, is showing large-scale installations and site-specific works with a theme of “Monumental Change.”

Price: Free with registration
Time: 1 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Guests playing B. Wurtz's Pistachio Toss game at the Public Art Fund 40th anniversary celebration. Courtesy of Max Lakner/BFA.

Guests playing B. Wurtz’s Pistachio Toss game at the Public Art Fund 40th anniversary celebration. Courtesy of Max Lakner/BFA.

6. “2022 PAF Party” at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York

The Public Art Fund gala is reliably one of the most enjoyable art benefit events each year, in large part because guests can participate in interactive games and photo ops designed by artists like Farah Al Qasimi, Wyatt Kahn, and Claudia Wieser—and, if you’re lucky, you could even win an original work of art. (There will also a silent auction of donated works on offer to benefit the nonprofit.) Bold-faced names promised to be in attendance include Bachelor lead Matt James, and one of his former suitors, Kit Keenan, and her mother, fashion designed Cynthia Rowley, plus a bevy of A-list gallerists and artists such as Hank Willis Thomas.

Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York
Price: Dinner tickets from $1,500 ($300 for young patron); $100 after party tickets
Time: Cocktails, 6:30 p.m.; dinner 8 p.m.; after party, 9:30 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Thursday, April 14–Monday, May 2

 

Renee Cox, The Self Similarity of the Selfie (2016). Courtesy of Hannah Traore Gallery, New York.

Renee Cox, The Self Similarity of the Selfie (2016). Courtesy of Hannah Traore Gallery, New York.

7. “Renee Cox: Soul Culture” at Hannah Traore Gallery, New York

Drawing on fashion photography and graphic design, as well as her own experience modeling, Renee Cox has created her own unique body of work celebrating Black women. In her first New York solo show since 2006, Cox presents fractal-like canvases that deconstruct the human body, reclaiming control of the representation of her subjects.

Location: Hannah Traore Gallery, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturay, April 16–Friday, May 20

"Jacques Jarrige: Christ Sculpture" at Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York. Photo courtesy of Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York.

“Jacques Jarrige: Christ Sculpture” at Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York. Photo courtesy of Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York.

8. “Jacques Jarrige: Christ Sculpture” at Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York

Just in time for Easter, Saint John’s is unveiling a 10-foot tall hammered aluminum sculpture in its nave, hanging 90 feet above the ground. An abstract figure of of Christ by Jacques Jarrige, the piece has been shrouded throughout Lent, but will be unveiled ahead of Saturday night’s Easter Vigil mass. The artist also has a simultaneous solo show, “Upstrokes and Downstrokes,” on view April 16 to June 24, at Valerie Goodman Gallery.

Location: Saint John the Divine Cathedral Church, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Friday, April 15–Saturday, May 28

Xiao Wang, Monkey Mind, 2022 Courtesy of Deanna Evans Projects

9. “Xiao Wang: Liminal Blue” at Deanna Evans Projects, New York

Make sure to see Chinese artist Xiao Wang’s solo exhibition at Deanna Evans Projects this week. Based in Brooklyn, Wang gives his canvases a dream-like quality where vegetation in jewel-toned hues of blues and purples obscures figures, usually himself or his friends. “Depicting scenes with maximalist settings, often inspired by real-life protagonists, in obscure, minimal backgrounds, the paintings lead viewers to feel a sense of uncertainty or disorientation,” says the gallery.

Location: Deanna Evans Projects, 373 Broadway, E15, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening Reception, Friday, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.; Wednesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

 

Friday, April 15–Sunday, July 10

Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye Breyer. Photo by Laure Leber.

Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye Breyer. Photo by Laure Leber.

10. “Breyer P-Orridge: We Are But One” at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn

Life partners Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950–2020) and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (1969–2007) get their first major posthumous presentation in the U.S. In their joint Pandrogyne project, the two spent 20 years undergoing plastic surgery with the goal of becoming a single “pandrogynous” being named Breyer P-Orridge. Blending pronouns—Genesis went by s/he and he/r—and embracing body modification, the duo defied the roles of biological sex long before the concept of gender fluidity hit the mainstream cultural discourse. The show also includes a large-scale shrine installation designed by Genesis’s daughter Genesse P-Orridge in collaboration with exhibition curator Benjamin Tischer, inspired by Breyer P-Orridge’s travels in the Himalayas and the influence that Buddhism and Eastern spirituality had on their practice.

Location: Pioneer Works, 133 Imlay Street, Brooklyn (temporary satellite location)
Price: Free
Time: Wednesday–Sunrday, 1 p.m.–8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Saturday, April 16

 

Jordan Belson, Untitled (ca. 1970). Photo courtesy of Matthew Marks, New York.

Jordan Belson, Untitled (ca. 1970). Photo courtesy of Matthew Marks, New York.

11. “Jordan Belson: An Evening of Film, Audio, and Visual Rarities” at Anthology Film Archives, New York

Anthology Film Archives presents six rarely-screened short films by Jordan Belson (1926–2011), an important figure in 20th-century avant-garde cinema. The evening is timed to the artist’s current solo show of never-before-seen 1970s torn-paper collages at New York’s Matthew Marks Gallery (through April 23). Some of these abstract landscapes were inspired by the view out of his window of San Francisco Bay and the surrounding hills. Other, more otherworldly examples actually served as backdrops in INFINITY (1979) and APOLLO (1982), two of the films included in the program.

Location: Anthology Film Archives, Maya Deren Theater, 32 2nd Avenue, New York
Price: $12 general admission
Time: 7:30 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Saturday, April 16

 

Kay WalkingStick, Eastern Slope (2017). Courtesy of Hales New York.

Kay WalkingStick, Eastern Slope (2017). Courtesy of Hales New York.

12. “Kay WalkingStick: Mountains/Canyons/Clouds” at Hales Galley, New York

In her first show with Hales Gallery, Kay WalkingStick presents paintings of the North American landscape made over the last decade, inspired by her own sense of connection to the earth as well as researching the Native American histories of each scenic vista. Each view is overlaid with Indigenous designs, some taken from the archives of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

Location: Hales New York, 547 West 20th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

Installation view of “De Kooning/Shiraga” at Mnuchin Gallery, New York, in collaboration with Fergus McCaffrey. ©2022 the Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Estate of Kazuo Shiraga. Photo by Nico Gilmore.

Installation view of “De Kooning/Shiraga” at Mnuchin Gallery, New York, in collaboration with Fergus McCaffrey. ©2022 the Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Estate of Kazuo Shiraga. Photo by Nico Gilmore.

13. “De Kooning/Shiraga” at Mnuchin Gallery, New York

It’s hard to believe that Mnuchin’s collaboration with Fergus McCaffrey gallery represents the first exhibition solely dedicated to the works of New York’s Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) and Japan’s Gutai master Kazuo Shiraga (1924–2008). The formal affinity between these two artists’ gestural bravado is so striking and visceral, you can’t help but wonder: What took so long? For the lovers of abstract painting, there’s probably no better exhibition in town at the moment. Run, don’t walk to catch it before it closes.

Location: Mnuchin Gallery, 45 East 78th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Katya Kazakina

 

PhoebeNewYork, New York, New York (2022). Photo by Eileen Kinsella

PhoebeNewYork, New York, New York (2022). Photo by Eileen Kinsella.

14. “New York on Paper” at West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, New York

PhoebeNewYork, an alter ego character for artist Libby Schoettle, is a highlight of the “New York on Paper” show that ends this Saturday. The character first appeared in collages created with found objects, such as vintage photographs, magazine pages, clothing, old books, record covers, and the occasional Pop art element.

Schoettle is drawn to materials that have been owned and handled by others, and that will remain intact over time (or not). From the streets of New York to Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin, Schoettle reveals her own vulnerability, raw emotions, and witty observations through PhoebeNewYork‘s dark and funny explorations. The striking images are accompanied by thought-provoking bursts of text.

Location: West Chelsea Contemporary, 231 Tenth Ave, New York
Price: Free
Time: Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 12-6 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella

 

Through Sunday, April 17

 

Marcy Hermansader, Shall My Heart Become a Tree (2019). Photo courtesy of Mother Gallery, New York.

Marcy Hermansader, Shall My Heart Become a Tree (2019). Photo courtesy of Mother Gallery, New York.

15. “Marcy Hermansader: Shall My Heart Become a Tree” at Mother Gallery, New York

Marcy Hermansader’s first solo show at Mother Gallery includes both recent works and pieces from the late 1980s. Across the years, the seven paintings share a dark fairy tale vibe. “Fragments from postcards act as windows into other realities—specific moments of time and place that can serve as source and center,” Hermansader says in her artist statement. “Leaves may appear jewel-like in colored pencil, painted thick or thin with gouache or acrylic, embossed with a hard pencil in tiny patterns, or dotted with fingertips dipped in paint.”

Location: Mother Gallery, 368 Broadway #415, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.; Wednesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Nan Stewert

 

Through Monday, April 18

One of the cases from Yuji Agematsu, zip:01.01.20 . . .12:31.20 (2020). Photo by Ben Davis.

One of the cases from Yuji Agematsu, zip:01.01.20 . . .12:31.20 (2020). Photo by Ben Davis.

16. “Greater New York” at MoMA PS1, Queens

This weekend is your last chance to see the fifth edition of “Greater New York,” highlighting the work of New York City artists, including Yuji Agematsu’s tiny sculptures made of trash collected on the city streets in 2020. Each piece—one for each day of the year—is a delicate arrangement placed inside the cellophane wrapper of a cigarette carton, highlighting the unexpected beauty to be found even in our unwanted refuse.

Location: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens
Price: $10 suggested admission, free for New Yorkers
Time: Opening reception, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.; Wednesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Tuesday, April 19

 

Fernando Botero, Sphinx at 14th Street Square, New York. Photo courtesy of David Benrimon Fine Art.

Fernando Botero, Sphinx at 14th Street Square, New York. Photo courtesy of David Benrimon Fine Art.

17. “Fernando Botero: Sphinx” at 14th Street Square, New York

David Benrimon Fine Art is celebrating Fernando Botero’s 90th birthday with a show at its East 57th Street gallery, plus a public art installation in the Meatpacking District of a bronze sphinx in his signature larger-than-life style.

Location: 14th Street Square, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Tanner West

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Marcus Brutus, Can’t Stop the Reign (2021). Courtesy Harper’s, New York.

Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. (Times are all EST unless otherwise noted.)

 

Tuesday, April 5

Pandiscio Green designed the invitation to the 2022 Art Production Fund Gala. Courtesy of Art Production Fund.

Pandiscio Green designed the invitation to the 2022 Art Production Fund Gala. Courtesy of Art Production Fund.

1. Art Production Fund Gala at the Grill, New York

The last big art party I attended before lockdown was Art Production Fund’s over-the-top 2020 soirée honoring husband-and-wife Tom Sachs and Sarah Hoover at the Grill in the Seagram Building. Hoover was responsible for the evening’s decadent menu, combining comfort food like hamburgers and ice cream sundaes with luxurious touches like caviar and champagne. This year’s event honors Sanford Biggers, who will perform with his concept band Moon Medicin, and Hoover is back to select the dinner, which has, appropriately, a “class reunion” theme.

Location: The Grill, 99 East 52nd Street, New York
Price: Contact [email protected] for information
Time: Cocktails, 6 p.m.; dinner 7:30 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Wednesday, April 6

"Eric Aho: Headwater" at BCA Center, Burlington, Vermont. Photo courtesy of the BCA Center, Burlington, Vermont.

“Eric Aho: Headwater” at BCA Center, Burlington, Vermont. Photo courtesy of the BCA Center, Burlington, Vermont.

2. “Virtual Artist Talk: Eric Aho” at the BCA Center, Burlington, Vermont

On the occasion of his solo show, “Headwater” (through June 5), Eric Aho talks about how he blends abstraction and realism, and drawing inspiration from essayists and poets, and the bucolic landscape surrounding his home in Vermont.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 6 p.m.

—Artnet News

 

Wednesday, April 6–Friday, May 27

Bea Scaccia, <em>Do you hear that lady talk</em> (2021). Courtesy of JDJ Tribeca, New York.

Bea Scaccia, Do you hear that lady talk (2021). Courtesy of JDJ Tribeca, New York.

3. “Bea Scaccia: With Their Striking Features” at JDJ Tribeca, New York

In her first solo show, Italian artist Bea Scaccia presents a body of paintings from the past two years. Her figures are typically faceless, genderless, and arrayed in finery—lace, ribbons, and jewelry—in a commentary on stereotypical notions of femininity and the labor required to meet societal beauty ideals.

Location: JDJ Tribeca, 373 Broadway B11, New York
Price: Free
Time: Opening reception, 4 .m.–7 p.m.; Tuesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.

—Artnet News

 

Thursday, April 7

Kay WalkingStick, <em>Havasu Revisited</em> (2020). Courtesy of NYFA.

Kay WalkingStick, Havasu Revisited (2020). Courtesy of NYFA.

4. NYFA’s 2022 Hall of Fame Benefit at Capitale, New York

At its annual gala, the New York Foundation for the Arts is inducting Kay WalkingStick and Chin Chih Yang into its Hall of Fame. (The two were originally set to be honored at the cancelled 2020 event.) The festivities include musical performance by Pyeng Threadgill, and each attendee will be given a WalkingStick print. Those unable to attend in person are invited to bid in the online benefit auction, featuring works by artists including Carolee Schneeman, Deborah Kass, and Sanford Biggers.

Location: Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York
Price: Tickets start at $650; tables start at $6,500
Time: Cocktails, 6:30 p.m.; dinner 7:30 p.m.; dessert 9 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Friday, April 8

Installation view of "Chellis Baird: Touch of Red" at the National Arts Club. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Installation view of “Chellis Baird: Touch of Red” at the National Arts Club. Photo courtesy of the artist.

5. “Chellis Baird: Touch of Red” at the National Arts Club, New York

In her current solo show, Chellis Baird indulges in her favorite color in a series of works exploring different shades of red and all its flirtatious, fiery, romantic, and angry connotations. Many of the wall-mounted works blur the boundary between painting and relief sculpture, with woven forms made from strips of canvas.

Location: The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York
Price: Free
Time: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Friday, April 8

Organizer, curator, and artist Carol Cole Levin. Photo courtesy of Art Table.

Organizer, curator, and artist Carol Cole Levin. Photo courtesy of Art Table.

6. ArtTable’s Annual Benefit at Capitale, New York

The art-world gala circuit is springing back into action. Women’s professional organization Art Table always hosts an inspiring luncheon celebrating women’s leadership in the arts, and this year’s event, with remarks from Legacy Russell and honorees Carol Cole Levin and Nicole R. Fleetwood, promises to be no exception.

Location: Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York
Price: $485 and up
Time: 12 p.m.–3 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Friday, April 8–Wednesday, May 4

Raúl Cordero, <em>THE POEM</em> in Times Square (rendering). Image courtesy of the artist.

Raúl Cordero, THE POEM in Times Square (rendering). Image courtesy of the artist.

7. “Raúl Cordero: The Poem” at Times Square, New York

Cuban-born artist Raúl Cordero has created an unexpected oasis in the heart of Times Square, surrounding an illuminated poem by poet and art critic Barry Schwabsky with a 20-foot tower draped with mountain laurels. The piece is inspired by Reinaldo Arenas, a poet and Cuban exile who spent the last two years of his life in New York, dying by suicide in 1990 rather than his AIDS treatment. Cordero covered his installation with foliage in homage to the trees that Arenas climbed as child, where he wrote poems perched in the branches.

Location: Times Square, Duffy Square, Broadway at West 46th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: On view daily at all times

—Sarah Cascone

 

Through Sunday, April 10

The centerpiece of the Macy's Flower Show. Photo courtesy of Macy's Herald Square.

The centerpiece of the Macy’s Flower Show. Photo courtesy of Macy’s Herald Square.

8. “The Macy’s Flower Show” at Macy’s Herald Square, New York

One of the the city’s most charming spring traditions is the Macy’s Flower Show, which brings some 15,000 live plants into the famed Macy’s department store, in addition to covering the facade with fake blooms. This year’s display includes designs from students at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as a number of local florists.

Location: Macy’s Herald Square, 151 West 34th Street, New York
Price: Free
Time: Sunday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Monday–Thursday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Sunday, April 10

LeAndra LeSeur, <em>There is no movement without rhythm</em>. Photo courtesy of Marlborough Gallery, New York.

LeAndra LeSeur, There is no movement without rhythm. Photo courtesy of Marlborough Gallery, New York.

9. All Arts Artist in Residence Film Debuts at All Arts and the Shed, New York 

For its 2022 Artist in Residence program in partnership with the Shed, All Arts, a free nationwide arts and culture streaming platform from the WNET Group, is debuting four new artist films. The last two, streaming as of this Sunday night, are outgrowths of projects staged last year at the Shed by LeAndra LeSeur (presenting There is no movement without rhythm) and DonChristian Jones (showing Volvo Truck and the Girls From Up the Hill.)

Price: Free
Time: 8 p.m.

—Sarah Cascone

 

Futures, Narratives, and Networks: Work from the More Art Fellowship. Courtesy of the Queens Museum.

Futures, Narratives, and Networks: Work from the More Art Fellowship. Courtesy of the Queens Museum.

10. “Futures, Narratives, and Networks: Work from the More Art Fellowship” at the Queens Museum

The Queens Museum hosts a day of workshops, performances, and conversations with More Art’s 2020 and 2021 fellows. Selected for their socially engaged work, the artists will discuss public art, technology and nature, and how personal work can serve for community-building. The participating fellows are Bryanna Bradley, Chantal Feitosa-Desouza, Andrew Freiband, Cody Ann Herrmann, Hyperlink Press, Mafe Izaguirre, Amy Khoshbin, Althea Rao, Amy Ritter, and Hanae Utamura.

Location: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Building, Queens
Price: Free with registration
Time: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

—Tanner West

 

Through Saturday, May 14, 2022

Marcus Brutus, <I>Struck by Color</I>, 2021. Courtesy Harper’s, New York.

Marcus Brutus, Struck by Color, 2021. Courtesy Harper’s, New York.

11. “Maiden Voyage” at Harper’s Chelsea 512, New York

Marcus Brutus’s newest works, which take inspiration from photographers William Eggleston and Birney Imes, are 22 canvases celebrating Black life in America at its most mundane: cooking, standing in the rain, steal a moment for a cigarette. This is the self-taught artist’s fourth outing with the gallery, and his energetic, striking style of portraiture brings Harper’s flagship location to life. The gallery’s run continues at 534 West 22nd Street, with “Return to the Source”, a selection of books that are integral to Brutus’s practice.

Location: Harper’s Chelsea 512, 512 West 22nd Street and 534 West 22nd Street
Price: Free
Time: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

—Annie Armstrong

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