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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: 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