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TUESDAY - MAY 18, 2021

- Raffael Bader: New Works
Rocket Science
840 Broadway, Brooklyn
On View: thru Jun 12, 2021

- Micha Karlslund: Fertile Field
Heller Gallery
303 10th Ave at 28th St, NYC
On View: thru May 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)

- Be Natural: Joe Light and Chris Martin
Parts & Labor Beacon
1154 North Ave, Beacon NY
On View: thru Jul 11, 2021

- Elif Batuman and Andrew Sean Greer on Beatrice Monti della Corte's A Tower in Tuscany: Or a Home for My Writers and Other Animals
192 Books
On Line: Zoom Event, Thur May 18th at 6pm

- Read Album of Persian Paintings and Calligraphy
The Morgan
On Line: Collection

- How the Museum of Chinese in America Emerged from a Fire and Pandemic Lockdown
Art News
On Line: News

MONDAY - MAY 17, 2021

- Jackson Pollock: The Experimental Works on Paper
Barbara Mathes Gallery
22 E 80th St, NYC
On View: thru Aug 13, 2021 (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm)

- Creating Community: Cinque Gallery Artists
Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery at The Art Students League
W 57th Street, NYC
On View: thru Jul 4, 2021 (Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm)

- Melvin Edwards: Brighter Days - Homage to Coco
Public Art Fund
City Hall Park, Broadway at Chambers St, NYC
On View: thru Nov 8, 2021

- Christian Brechneff: Pic Paradis, St. Martin: The February and March 2020 Pastels
Hal Bromm
90 W Broadway, NYC
On View: thru May 28, 2021

- Sam Durant: Iconoclasm
Blum & Poe, Glasgow UK
On View: May 17 - Jul 11, 2021

- 1-54, New York
DeBuck Gallery
On Line: Exhibition, May 17 - 23, 2021

- Godzilla, the Asian American Arts Network, Teaches Us That Critique Is Essential
Artsy
On Line: Article

SUNDAY - MAY 16, 2021

- Brian Calvin | Marcus Jahmal
Window
91 Walker St at Lafayette St, NYC
On View: thru June 15, 2021, 24/7

- Virginia Overton
Whitney Museum
Gansevoort St, NYC
On View: thru Spring 2022

- NYC Launches a $25M WPA-style Recovery Program for the Arts
Hyperallergic
On Line: News

- Ben Sakoguchi at Bel Ami: Chinatown
Art Viewer
On Line: Exhibition

- One Work: Ben Sakoguchi's 'Chinatown'
Art News
On Line: Art in America Review

- Revisiting Figuration in Contemporary Art
Art & Object
On Line: News

- Six Contemporary Female Artists Who Reintroduced the Figure Into Art History
Christies
On Line: Feature

SATURDAY - MAY 15, 2021

- Madison Avenue Spring Gallery Walk
.. Acquavella Galleries .. Alexander Berggruen .. Arader Galleries .. Arlene Angard .. Bahung Gallery .. Ceysson & Benetiere .. David Nolan Gallery .. Debra Force .. Dickinson .. Franklin Parrasch .. Freedman Art .. Gagosian .. Galerie Gmurzynska .. Gray .. Henrique Faria .. Hirschl & Adler .. Hubert Gallery .. Ippodo Gallery .. Kapoor Galleries .. Kraushaar Galleries .. Parker Stevenson Photographs .. Leila Heller .. Levy Gorvy .. Lois Wagner .. Miyako Yoshinaga .. Nicholas Brawer, Opera Gallery .. Petzel Gallery .. Robilant+Voena .. Rosenbert & Co .. Shepherd / W&K Galleries .. Skarstedt Gallery .. Sundaram Tagore .. Thomsen Gallery .. Van de Weghe .. Van Doren Waxter ..
Event: Sat May 15, 10am-6pm ( Register Online at madisonavenuebid.org/GalleryWalk/ )

- Chris Regner: That's My Boy
Kravets Wehby
521 W 21st St, NYC
On View: May 15 - Jun 11, 2021
Opening: Sat May 15th at 12Noon

- Zipora Fried: Large Scale Works
Sikkema Jenkins & Co
530 W 22nd St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 12, 2021

- A Perfect Day: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Diebenkorn, Lee Krasner, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mark Rothko
Levy Gorvy
909 Madison Ave, NYC
On View: thru May 29, 2021

- Kemar Keanu Wynter: Portions
Tiger Strikes Asteroid
1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn
On View: May 15 - June 27, 2021 (Sat & Sun, 3-6pm)

- Tomoo Gokita: Fresh | On Boxing: Anna Betbeze, Andrea Marie Brieling, Anya Gallaccio, & more.
Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
On View: May 15 - Jun 26, 2021

- Cristina de Miguel: Paintings of Through and Fell | Royal Jarmon: Volcano Mommy
Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens Greece
Opening: May 15

FRIDAY - MAY 14, 2021

Matt Hoyt: Note to You
Bureau
178 Norfolk St, NYC
On View: May 14 - Jun 19, 2021
Opening Reception: Fri May 14, 2-6pm

- Still Life 2021: Olga Antonova, Robert Jackson, Samuel Hung, Janet Rickus, Kevin Palme, Elizabeth McGhee, Alexandra Averbach, Steve Smulka,
Gallery Henoch
555 W 25th St, NYC
On View: thru May 29, 2021

- Dave McKenzie: Performance - Disturbing the View, Window washers common in American cities.
Whitney Museum
Gansevoort St, NYC
Event: Fridays & Saturdays, thru Jun 12, 1-6pm

- X_Minimal: John Armleder, Monica Bonvicini, Martin Boyce, Valentin Carron, Andrew Dadson, among others.
Cassina Projects via Mecenate, Milan Italy
On View: May 14 - Oct 2, 2021

- Theodora Allen: Saturnine
Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark
On View: May 14 - Jul 18, 2021

- EJ Hauser, Alex Hay, Ebecho Muslimova, Federico Solmi, and more.
Brooklyn Rail
On Line: May Edition

THURSDAY - MAY 13, 2021

- Parallel Phenomena: Works on Paper by Carroll Dunham, Susan Te, Kahurangi King, Gladys Nilsson, Peter Saul.
Andrew Edlin Gallery
212 Bowery, NYC
On View: May 13 - Jun 26, 2021
Reception: Thur May 13, 6-8pm

- Best in Show: Trisha Baga, Tyler Dobson, Danny Ferrell, Jan Gatewood, Elizabeth Jaeger, Zak Kitnick, Sophie Larrimore, Sean-Klerre Lyons, Nikki Maloof, Chloe Selbert, among others.
Jack Hanley Gallery
327 Broome St, NYC
On View: May 13 - Jun 12, 2021
Opening: Thur May 13, 12Noon-7pm

- Paula Elliott: Object in Mind
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 W 20th St, NYC
Closing Reception: Thur May 13, 5-7pm

- Nicole Phungrasamee Fein: Joy Fields
Nancy Hoffman Gallery
520 W 27th St, NYC
On View: May 13 - Jul 3, 2021

- Glendalys Medina: Gratitudes
Davidson
On Line: Exhibition, May 13, 2021

- Multi: Donna Festa, Anya Kotler, Christine Mace, Judith Modrak, Lola Flash, Michela Martello.
Pen & Brush
29 E 22nd St, NYC
On View: May 13 - Jul 31, 2021

- Picture This! - Alice Neel: People Come First
Metropolitan Museum of Art
On Line: Event, Thur May 27, 2-3:30pm (Register)

- The Observant Eye Online
Metropolitan Museum of Art
On Line: Event, Thur May 13, 6-7pm (Register)

WEDNESDAY - MAY 12, 2021

- Maurice Sendak Exhibit and Sale
Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Jul 10, 2021

- Art from the Boros Highlights: Douglas Newton & David Outwaite
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 W 20th St, NYC
On View: thru May 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)

- 30 Under 30 Juried Exhibition: Zea Beckwith, Emily Bertucci, Allison Burch, Brooke Catania, Jenny Choi, Evan Horton, Christian Johnson, Joseph Kameen, Jonathan McHugh, Alexander Shanks, Joe Taveras, among others.
Viridian Artists
548 W 28th St, NYC
On View: thru May 29, 2021 (Wed-Sat, 12Noon-6pm)

- Jessica Chou: Suburban Chinatown
Anastasia Photo
143 Ludlow St, NYC
On View: thru June 27, 2021

- Maren Hassinger: We Are All Vessels
Susan Inglett Gallery
522 W 24th St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 12, 2021

- Analia Saban & Jenni Sorkin: Talk
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
On Line: Zoom Event, Wed May 12th at 2pm (Register)

- Street Art in the Age of Basquiat: Jenny Holzer and Lady Pink on Streetwise Feminisms, Satanism, and Reagonomics
Art News
On Line: News

- Machine Learning and Mandalas: Inside Suchi Reddy's Latest Artwork
Wall Street Journal
On Line: Article

TUESDAY - MAY 11, 2021

- Chris Levine: On Photographing the Queen
Danziger Gallery
952 5th Ave, NYC
On View: thru May 27, 2021

- Comic and Cartoon Art Works from the Permanent Collection
Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Oct 2, 2021

- Defied Logic
Ivy Brown Gallery
675 Hudson St, NYC
On View: thru May 31, 2021 (Appointment)

- Sanford Biggers: Public Art
Rockefeller Center - Channel Gardens, NYC
On View: thru Jun 29, 2021

Vera List & The Posters of Lincoln Center | Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age | Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau / Nouvelle Femme
Poster House
On Line: Exhibition

- Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
On Line: Exhibition

- Six Must See Exhibitions in Chelsea This Summer
Art News
On Line: Art in America

- A New Interactive Sculpture by Suchi Reddy Illuminates Our Hopes and Fears About the Future
Smithsonian Magazine
On Line: Feature

MONDAY - MAY 10, 2021

- The Art in the Oval Office Tells a Story. Here's How to See It.
NYTimes
On Line: Interactive

- Breathing Euphoric: A Tale of Two Portrayals
Uncommon Beauty Gallery
On Line: Exhibition

- Monday Meditation
Rothko Chapel, Houston (by Pace Gallery)
On Line: Zoom Webinar, Mon Ma 10th at 2pm EST

- Gilbert & George, Full of Themselves Again
Hyperallergic
On Line: Review

- 9 Underrated NYC Art Museums to Visit After the Pandemic
Art & Object
On Line: Slide shows

- This is how we support the ecosystem: How to build and sustain an Asian art scene beyond China
Art Basel
On Line: Story

- With an Eye Toward Racial Justice, Frieze New York Plans 'Unprecedented' Edition
Art News
On Line: News

SUNDAY - MAY 9, 2021

- Renato Muccillo: Seen / Unseen
Arcadia Contemporary
421 W Broadway, NYC
On View: thru May 16, 2021 (Tue-Sun, 11am-6pm)

- A Lot to Give: Celebrating Mother's Day
Robert Mann Gallery
On Line: Exhibition thru Jun 12, 2021

- David Grove: A Retrospective
Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 5, 2021 (Appointment)

- Art World Players Rethink the Auction Marketplace
Wall Street Journal
On Line: Article

- A New Airport Art Installation Takes Off: Sarah Sze, Shorter Than the Day at LaGuardia Airport
Art & Object
On Line: Video

- Advocacy Group Wants to See More Asian Dancers on the Stage, and More Asian Choreographers on the program: Yellow Face
The Washington Post
On Line: Theater

- The Sleeve Should be Illegal and Other Reflections on Art at the Frick
Frick Library and Museum
On Line: Review of Books

SATURDAY - MAY 8, 2021

- Tribeca Gallery Walk
.. Owen James Gallery .. Canada Gallery .. 55 Walker Gallery .. Jane Lombard Gallery .. Theta Twenty-First Gallery .. 1969 Gallery .. Alexander & Bonin .. Andrew Kreps .. Anton Kern .. Bortolami .. Broadway Gallery .. Brooke Alexander Gallery .. Charles Moffett .. Denny Dimin Gallery .. Freight + Volume .. Helena Anrather .. Grimm .. The Hole .. James Cohan .. Jane Lombard Gallery .. Jeffrey Deitch .. Kapp Kapp .. Kerry Schuss .. Lomex .. Luhring Augustine .. Martos Gallery .. Off Paradise .. Postmasters Gallery .. Peter Freeman .. Y2K Group .. Tennis Elbow .. Patrick Parrish .. PPOW .. Page NYC .. Ortuzar Projects ..
Event: Sat, May 8, 12Noon-7pm

- Kenny Dunkan: Affinities Are Miracles
Postmasters Gallery
54 Franklin St, NYC
On View: May 8 - Jun 19, 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)
Opening: Sat May 8, 12Noon-8pm

- Marc Hundley: To Sing For You
Canada Gallery
60 Lispenard St, NYC
Reception: Sat May 8, 4-7pm

- Huma Bhabha: Facing Giants | Dame Magdalene: A. N. Odundo, New Work
Salon 94
3 E 89th St, NYC
On View: May 8 - Jun 26, 2021 (Appointments)

- Kerry Miller: A Partnership With the Past
Heller Gallery
303 10th Ave at 28th St, NYC
On View: thru May 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)

- Paula Elliott: Object in Mind
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 W 20th St, NYC
On View: thru May 15, 2021

- Expanding Space: Carol Boram Hayes, Leslie Ford, Augustus Goertz, Arlene Santana, Gina Werfel, Gerald Wolfe
Lichtundfire
175 Rivington St, NYC
On View: thru May 15, 2021 (Tue-Sat, 12Noon-6pm)

- Josee Bienvenu
Nada House, Governors Island
On View: May 8 - Aug 1, 2021

- Dawoud Bey: An American Project
Whitney Museum
On View: thru Oct 3, 2021

FRIDAY - MAY 7, 2021

- Jackson Pollock: The Experimental Works on Paper
Barbara Mathes Gallery
22 E 80th St, NYC
On View: thru Aug 13, 2021 (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm)

- Tacita Dean: Pantone Pairs
Gemini GEL at Joni Moisant Weyl
535 W 24th St, NYC
On View: May 2021 (Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm)

- Marcus Leslie Singleton: Future Memories
Turn Gallery
32 E 68th St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 12, 2021

- Analia Saban: View Count
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, NYC
521 W 21st St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 19, 2021

- Barbara Bloom: Works On Paper, on Paper
David Lewis
88 Eldridge St and 47 W 12th St, NYC
On View: thru Jul 13, 2021 (Appointment)

- Mercedes Dorson, Joyce Weidenaar,
Pleiades Gallery
On Line: Exhibit till Jun 1, 2021

- Blum & Poe, Mendes Wood DM and Object & Thing
The Gerald Luss House, Ossining NY
On View: May 7 - Jul 24, 2021

- Why Did This Picasso Painting Deteriorate Faster Than Its Peers?
Smithsonian Magazine
On Line: News

THURSDAY - MAY 6, 2021

- Volker Huller: Birds
Van Doren Waxter
23 E 73rd St, 3rd Fl, NYC
Opening: Thur May 6, 12Noon-6pm

- Intimate Intricate - Erotic Art: Heather Benjamin, Lanee Bird, Raul de Nieves, Patrick Dougher, Hugo Gyrl, Shoog McDaniel, Kalae Nouveau, Lila Roo, Marigold Santos, Elena Stonaker, among others.
Allouche Gallery
82 Gansevoort St, NYC
On View: May 6 - Jun 2, 2021
Opening: Thur May 6th at 6pm

- Cig Harvey: Blue Violet
Robert Mann Gallery
14 E 80th St, NYC
On View: May 6 - Jun 26, 2021 (By Appointment)
Opening & Book Signing: May 6th

- Peter Saul: New Paintings
Venus Over Manhattan
On View: May 6 - Jun 26, 2021
Opening: Thur May 6th

- Jenna Pirello: Inside and Out
Jim Kempner Fine Art
501 W 23rd St, NYC
Opening: Thur May 6, 12Noon-6pm

- Ivana Sramkova: Pecking Order
Heller Gallery
303 10th Ave at 28th St, NYC
On View: May 6 - Jun 12, 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)

- Sue Coe: Paintings
James Fuentes
81 Essex St, NYC
On View: May 6 - Jun 6, 2021 (Wed-Sun, 10am-6pm)

- David Smith: Follow My Path
Hauser & Wirth
69th St, NYC
On View: thru Jul 30, 2021 (Appointment)

- Geoff Dyer: See/Saw - Looking at Photographs
192 Books
On Line: Zoom Event, Thur May 6th at 6pm

WEDNESDAY - MAY 5, 2021

- Frieze New York at The Shed in Manhattan
.. Marianne Boesky Gallery .. David Zwirner .. Parrasch Heijnen .. Pace Gallery .. Salon 94 .. Perrotin .. Company Gallery .. Anton Kern Gallery .. Peter Blum Gallery .. 303 Gallery .. Martos Gallery .. Tanya Bonakdar Gallery .. Sikkema Jenkins & Co .. Malin Gallery .. Hauser & Wirth .. Pierogi .. Lyles & King ..
Event: May 5 - 9, 2021

- Chuck Nanney & Joel Otterson
Martos Gallery
41 Elizabeth St, NYC
Opening Reception: Wed May 5, 10am-6pm

- Mara De Luca: Lilith and the Sun
David Totah
183 Stanton St, NYC
Opening: Wed May 5, 4-7pm

- Cristina BanBan: Del Llanto
1969 Gallery & Albertz Benda
39 White Street & 515 W 26th St, NYC
Opening: Wed May 5th, 11am-6pm - Reception: 6-8pm at Albertz Benda

- Jennifer Bartlett: Paintings from the early 2000s
Paula Cooper Gallery
524 W 26th St, NYC
On View: May 5 - Jun 26, 2021

- Analia Saban: View Count
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
521 W 21st St, NYC
On View: May 1 - Jun 19, 2021

- Caetano de Almeida
Van Doren Waxter
23 E 73rd St, 3rd Fl, NYC
On View: thru May 15, 2021

- The Color of Water: Graham Dean, Katie Pace Halleran, Szilard Huszank, Veronica Mortellaro.
Foley Gallery
59 Orchard St, NYC
On View: thru May 16, 2021 (Wed-Sun, 12Noon-5pm)

TUESDAY - MAY 4, 2021

- Red Grooms
Marlborough Gallery
545 W 25th St, NYC
On View: thru Sat May 8, 2021

- Jack by Allen Ginsberg: Be-Bop OM
Planthouse
55 W 28th St, NYC
On View: thru May 15, 2021 (Tue-Sat, 12Noon-6pm)

- Mark Tobey: Nature's Patterns
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art
521 W 26th St, NYC
On View: thru May 12, 2021

- Suzanne McClelland: Playlist
Marianne Boesky Gallery
507 W 24th St, NYC
On View: May 4 - Jun 5, 2021

- Alison Siegal & Pamela Sabroso: Quirkly Works in the Glass World
Heller Gallery
303 10th Ave at 28th St, NYC
On View: May 2021 (Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm)

- Jordana Moore Saggese: Reading Basquiat - Exploring Ambivalence in American Art
192 Books & PCG Studio
On Line: Streamed Zoom, May 4th at 6pm

MONDAY - MAY 3, 2021

- Jackson Pollock: The Experimental Works on Paper
Barbara Mathes Gallery
22 E 80th St, NYC
On View: thru Aug 13, 2021 (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm)

- 20 Curators Who Changed the Way We See Art: Alfred H. Barr, Arnold Bode, Germano Celant, Johannes Cladders, Anne d'Harnoncourt, David Driskell, Okwui Enwezor, Pierre Gaudibert, Henry Geldzahler, Werner Hofmann, Walter Hopps, Pontus Hulten, Jean Leering, Dorothy Canning Miller, Grace McCann Morley, Linda Nochlin, Bisi Silva, Harald Szeemann, Marcia Tucker, Walter Zanini.
Art News
On Line: Artists Careers

- The Almond and Pebble That Inspired a Joan Miro
Hyperallergic
On Line: Feature

- Berry Campbell Presents Lilian Thomas Burwell: Soaring
Art & Object
On Line: Release

- Experience a Day in the Life of a Wild Wolf, as Seen in Stunning Collar-Cam Footage
Smithsonian Magazine
On Line: News

SUNDAY - MAY 2, 2021

- Sarah Charlesworth: Off the Record
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
On View: thru Sep 27, 2021

- Springtime in the Garden
Flux Factory
3931 29th St, LIC, NY
Pop Up Exhibition: Sun May 2, 1-6pm

- Lui Shtini: Ruminations
James Fuentes
55 Delancey St, NYC
On View: thru Jun 13, 2021

- How Helen Frankenthaler's Color-Soaked Canvases Won Over the Art Market
Artsy
On Line: Article

- Cameras for Class Struggle
Art News
On Line: Art in America

- Germany Will Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in 2022
Smithsonian Magazine
On Line: News

- "These Are the Women I Want to Be": Maria Berrio's Visions of Displacement
Hyperallergic
On Line: Feature

- 10 Highly Anticipated Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2022
Artsy
On Line: Article

SATURDAY - MAY 1, 2021

- At Home: Kate Teale and David Henderson - New Work 2020-2021
John Molloy Gallery
49 E 78th St, NYC (Wed-Sat, 11am-5pm)
On View: May 1 - Jun 12, 2021
Opening: Saturday, May 1, 12Noon-5pm

- Rachel Rosheger: Gone Before You Get There
Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th St, NYC
On View: May 1 - June 5, 2021 (Tue-Sat, 12Noon-6pm)
Opening: Sat May 1, 12Noon-8pm

- Deborah Remington: Five Decades | Transmutations: Sascha Braunig, Jules Gimbrone, Piero Golia, Brook Hsu, Anicka Yi.
Bortolami
39 Walker St, NYC
Opening: Sat May 1, 11am-6pm

- Defied Logic: Whitney Harris, Bea Scaccia, Samira Abbassy, Mark Milroy.
Ivy Brown Gallery
675 Hudson St, NYC
Opening: Sat May 1, 12Noon-6pm

- Jonathan Monaghan: Den of Wolves
Bitforms Gallery
131 Allen St, NYC
On View: May 1 - Jun 12, 2021
Opening Reception: Sat May 1, 12Noon-6pm

- The Displaced Image: Anthony Peyton, Felipe Baeza, Peter LaBier, Phoebe Osborne, among others.
Ortega y Gasset Projects
363 3rd Ave, Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn
On View: May 1 - Jun 6, 2021
Opening Reception: Sat May 1, 1-6pm

- Land Escape: Nanette Carter, Athena LaTocha, Wura-Natasha Ogunji
Fridman Gallery
475 Main St, Beacon NY
On View: May 1 - Jun 27, 2021
Opening: Sat May 1, 12Noon-9pm

- Lonnie Holley: Tangled Up in de Kooning's Fence
South Etna Montauk Foundation
6 South Etna Ave, Montauk NY 11954
On View: May 1 - Aug 20, 2021
Opening: Thur May 1st, 12Noon-5pm

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