New York: In Thrilling Palettes, Ilana Savdie Maps Electrifying Geographies

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From thrilling abstractions and video work, to tender and sometimes cheeky portraits, don’t miss solo shows from Ilana Savdie, Abbey Williams, Hugh Steers, and Chloe Wise — all of which are closing soon. Scroll below for our takes.Contributor Monica Uszerowicz also talks to poet Hanif Abdurraqib about Black performance and his new book, A Little Devil in America. (Catch his talk at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight.)Side note: have you become a Hyperallergic member yet? Somehow, a year has whizzed by since we first kicked off our campaign. Every contribution has helped us bring you more of the news stories, reviews, and writing you love, so we hope you’ll consider lending your support.—Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews

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In the Galleries

In Thrilling Palettes, Ilana Savdie Maps Electrifying Geographies In the artist’s first solo exhibition, fragments of vibrant color quake with anticipation as if waiting to be ignited. Daniella Brito

SPONSORED Part Two of Asia Society Triennial Opens With Never-before-seen Commissions This second installment of the Triennial, titled We Do Not Dream Alone, brings together a diverse range of artists showcasing a multitude of perspectives that highlight Asia’s rich contribution to the canon of contemporary art.

Through Video and Collage, Abbey Williams Inverts the Paradigm of White Hegemony In Vignette, Abbey Williams explores how Black affective space persists within and outside the constricted frame of the white gaze. Justin Kamp

So Much Achieved by One Artist in So Little Time The Belgian artist Ilse D’Hollander rejected abstraction and figuration as an either/or premise in favor of a path that embraced both. John Yau

With David Hammons, Meaning and Process Hold Hands In Hammons’s body prints, the veteran artist melds method, intention, and significance. Seph Rodney

Around Town

For New York’s Movie Theaters, Reopening Won’t Be a Return to Business as Usual Hyperallergic speaks to workers at Film Forum, the Quad, Anthology Film Archives, and more about the impact of the yearlong lockdown. Steve Macfarlane

New Map Unearths New York’s Oldest and Rarest Trees Part botanical history, part social history, Allison C. Meier’s map provides a welcome alternative route through New York’s urban jungle. Lauren Moya Ford

From Georges Méliès to Contemporary Sci-Fi, Short Films About the Information Age Flaherty NYC’s spring streaming program brings together a series of shorts on how humans navigate digital environments. Dan Schindel

A New Lunchtime Screening Series Delves Into Our Environmental Crisis Throughout April, Mishkin Gallery’s Critical Ecology on Film will gather artists, academics, and filmmakers for urgent screenings and conversations. Dessane Lopez Cassell

Closing Soon

Installation view of Chloe Wise: Thank You For The Nice Fire, Almine Rech, 2021 (all images courtesy Almine Rech; photo by Dan Bradica)

Dona Nelson: Stretchers Strung Out On Space through April 3 at Thomas Erben Gallery Hugh Steers: Strange State of Being through April 3 at Alexander Gray Associates Robert Grosvenor and David Novros through April 3 at Paula Cooper Gallery Ilana Savdie: Swimming in Contaminated Waters through April 4 at Deli Gallery Mira Dayal: …In that Empire through April 4 at Spencer Brownstone Gallery Chloe Wise: Thank You For The Nice Fire through April 17 at Almine Rech Izumi Kato through April 17 at Perrotin

On View in NYC Museums

Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America through May 31 at MoMA Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America through June 6 at the New Museum Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes through June 23 at the Queens Museum Lorraine O'Grady: Both/And through July 18 at the Brooklyn Museum Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life through September 6 at MoMA PS1

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