Let's all take a deep breath. As the electoral count continues to roll in, I've been finding solace i
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Let’s all take a deep breath. As the electoral count continues to roll in, I’ve been finding solace in this puppy cam live stream. (It’s as great as it sounds.)
This week, you can also check out our list of 10 exhibitions we’re looking forward to this month — in-person and online — which offer an engaging, much-needed break from the news cycle.
Likewise, enjoy a sneak peek at two much-anticipated, expansive shows in Chelsea: one focused on Sam Gilliam’s new work, another on Shahzia Sikander’s (her first NYC solo show in nine years). In the galleries, we’ve got new takes on Peter Saul, Adebunmi Gbadebo, and Leilah Babirye.
Stay safe.
– Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews
Your Concise NYC Art Guide for November
Linda Simpson, “RuPaul and Willi Ninja Before Wigstock” (image courtesy of Tiger Strikes Asteroid)
Linda Simpson, “RuPaul and Willi Ninja Before Wigstock” (image courtesy of Tiger Strikes Asteroid)
With the days getting shorter, it feels especially important to sneak in a few bright spots of pleasure where you can.
We’ve assembled a list of 10 NYC exhibitions that have stirred some insights and excitement. Like we did for our October guide, we’ve highlighted a mix of online and in-person exhibitions, many of which are by appointment.
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An Artist Probes Her Southern Lineage in Luminous Shades of Blue
Leilah Babirye Imagines Queer Clans of Uganda
Peter Saul, American Gadfly
Sneak Peeks
Sam Gilliam's Tactile Choreography of Colors
Shahzia Sikander Urges a Rethinking of Art History
Closing Soon
Créolité: Andrew LaMar Hopkins at Venus Over Manhattan, through November 6
A self-taught artist, former antiques dealer, and history buff, Andrew LaMar Hopkins centers the often difficult-to-categorize nature of creole identity. – Cassie Packard
Billie Zangewa: Wings of Change at Lehmann Maupin, through November 7
Zangewa’s world-building is expansive as much as it is intimate, sharply invoking the material and the political to achieve more than representation. – Danilo Machado
Michael Berryhill: Solo Exhibitionat Kate Werble Gallery, through November 12
At a time when quirkiness often feels contrived, and a widespread attitude seems to all but insist that art deliver its content front and center, Michael Berryhill has developed a powerful, resistant, and important alternative. – John Yau
Leilah Babirye: Ebika Bya ba Kuchu mu Buganda at Gordon Robichaux, through November 22
Spanning two galleries at Gordon Robichaux, these objects stand proudly like subjects of a royal court: majestic ceramic and carved wooden heads glazed in variegated earth tones bode dignified smiles. – Daniella Brito
What's Happening?
Chae Kihn, an independent New York photographer, was arrested by the NYPD while covering an anti-Trump demonstration in Manhattan.
Sotheby’s concealed the final sale price of the monumental Alberto Giacometti sculpture “Grande femme I,” which had a minimum bid of $90 million.
The release of documents establishing a direct link between members of the Sackler family and Purdue’s over-marketing of OxyContin could add pressure on institutions to rename their Sackler-funded spaces.
Jumping on the slew of memes that followed Kim Kardashian’s misguided tweet about hosting a party on a private island, MoMA’s own riff went viral.
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