Plus Candy Darling, Alexandra Neuman, and more.
Last week, we gave you the rundown on art to see in Upstate New York, but we’re taking it back to the city this Tuesday with recommendations for 15 NYC exhibitions to check out before summer’s end. Featuring Pacita Abad, Suchitra Mattai, Peter Hujar, and even Paul McCartney, Hyperallergic editor Lisa Yin Zhang has the scoop on shows in all five boroughs in our latest seasonal guide.
What else is new? Cynthia Carr has a great biography out about Candy Darling, the Warhol actress, trans icon, and downtown New York darling whose life was tragically cut short by lymphoma at age 29. In her review for Hyperallergic, Alexis Clements calls Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar an “extremely well-researched and deeply empathetic” book that “offers a rich and nuanced portrait of what it took to fly in the face of [a discriminatory] society, and to do so with great style and flourish.”
Lastly, while Pride Month may technically be “over” come July, we all know Pride is forever. So go on and treat yourself to interviews with queer and trans art world trailblazers Deborah Bright, Carrie Yamaoka, Kay Turner, and Ari Moore, who told us of their life’s journeys in New York City and Buffalo. | |
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| | | From the Bronx-forward work at Wave Hill down to Robert Podavano’s liminal paintings in Staten Island, shows that’ll make you want to stick around a sweltering city. | Lisa Yin Zhang |
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| | | Half a century after the Warhol film star’s death, writer and critic Cynthia Carr brings Darling’s life to light in an empathetic, well-researched new book. | Alexis Clements |
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WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? | | | Rhea Nayyar went to El Jardín del Paraiso to see the premiere of Alexandra Neuman’s The Collective Womb (2024), an abortion-oriented cosmology tale. You too can see the work during free performances at 601 Art Space on July 26 and 27. New York City will restore funding to libraries and cultural institutions: $58.3 million to the public library systems and $53 million to reverse previous cuts to the Cultural Institutions Group and Cultural Development Fund recipients. Gaza was on the mind over Pride weekend, with protest art and activations at the NYC AIDS Memorial, Dyke March, and the Pride March. For our Pride series of interviews with queer and trans art world elders, we heard the fascinating stories of New York City legends Deborah Bright, Carrie Yamaoka, and Kay Turner, and Buffalo-based artist, educator, and activist Ari Moore. Get Ready, Greenpoint — The G Train Summer Shutdown Is Finally Upon Us [greenpointers.com] Where to Watch July 4 Fireworks Around New York City [nytimes.com] |
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