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Allan Wexler Magnifies the Absurdity of the Everyday
In his first exhibition in nearly a decade, the artist-builder presents sculptures that are alternatively strange, optimistic, and critical.
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We Are Also the Darkness After the Big Explosion
Nolan Oswald sees the pre- and postcolonial worlds as contemporaneous and interlocking.
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Prettiness Is Political for Marie Laurencin
The artist has a point: Why is aesthetic pleasure often relegated to the sidelines of art? Why paint rotting fish when you can paint pretty femmes?
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The Wobbly Humanity of Cy Twombly
His works are distinctly earthly endeavors, showcasing the human hand in all its striving.
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KAPOW Presents Naoto Nakagawa
This is the artist’s first solo exhibition since his landmark show at Feature Inc. over a decade ago.
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Facing $10M Budget Deficit, Brooklyn Museum Will Lay Off Dozens of Workers
The staff cuts will affect both full- and part-time workers across union and non-union roles.
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Covering Up the Present in a Ghost Forest
Artist Serena Chang helps us see that in the act of remembering we’re often uncovering more than our own past.
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Brandon Sadler’s Along The Way: Transforming the Traditional Debuts in New York
This exhibition at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art offers a dynamic exploration of East Asian art traditions through assemblage, calligraphy, and ink painting.
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Re-evaluating the Guerrilla Girls for Today’s Politics
A mini-retrospective of the feminist collective raises the question: What can be learned from this work that applies to today, and is this an effective method of making change?
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Is Turning 100
The Harlem institution is marking the occasion with a yearlong series of events including a special exhibition and a block party.
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Etel Adnan Captured the Light of Many Suns
An artist and poet who traversed multiple cultures, Adnan’s creations are alive with both multiplicity and instability.
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Five NYC Shows to Start Your February
Make sure to check out shows by the Guerrilla Girls and Etel Adnan this week, along with a collection of imagined books and other great exhibitions.