🚨 Last Chance

In the Museums

New Ground: Jacob Samuel and Contemporary Etching

📍 Museum of Modern Art

⏰ closing March 23

🗓️ contemporary etching

❓ etchings of the 21st century, with Jacob Samuel guiding 60+ contemporary artists through the printing process

🔗 see exhibit details.

In the Galleries

Nishiki Sugawara-Bada: Adapt Adapt

📍 Amos Eno | Bushwick

⏰ closing March 24

❓ exploring the origins and boundaries of tradition through her series KuroKuroShiro, using Sumi ink to create immersive, monochromatic worlds

🔗 see exhibit details.

🎉 Just In

In the Museums

Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing

📍 Whitney Museum of American Art

⏰ opening March 20

🗓️ contemporary group exhibition

📏 large

❓ the 81st edition the Biennial, featuring the longest-running survey of American Art, with 69 artists and 2 collectives focused on ideas of “the real”, exploring discussions on identity and the change brought from artificial intelligence

🔗 see exhibit details.

✚ People Who Stutter Create: Stuttering Can Create Time opening the same day at 95 Horatio Street, on the facade of the building across the street from the Whitney

Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within

📍 Noguchi Museum

⏰ opening March 20

🗓️ 20th century abstract

📏 large (200 objects)

❓ retrospective and monograph on the seven decade practice of Takaezu, including a vast collection of ceramic sculptures, acrylic paintings, and more

🔗 see exhibit details.

✚ piano performance event from Lanzilotti (free) on March 24, 6:30-8pm

In addition:

• Joan Jonas: Good Night Good Morning at the MoMA, featuring multidisciplinary work, opening March 17

In the Galleries

Robert Mapplethorpe: Unique constructions

📍 Gladstone | 64th St

⏰ opening March 19

❓ rare three-dimensional objects, photographic assemblages, and mixed media collages from 1971-1984, that highlight Mapplethorpe’s integration of personal and artistic spaces, and his interest in formal perfection

🔗 see exhibit details.

✚ opening reception March 19, 5-7pm

Greg Ito: Sink of Swim

📍 Anat Ebgi | 372 Broadway

⏰ opening March 20

❓ immersive installation of paintings that blends Pop art influences with personal motifs, featuring a dreamy, yet chaotic disaster scene

🔗 see exhibit details.

In addition:

• Daytime Interview with a Panther: Paintings and Drawings by Caroline Demangel opening at Cavin-Morris on March 21

📢 Editor’s Updates

In the vast cultural landscape of NYC, a number of exceptional art installations and galleries remain relatively under the radar. Here we spotlight a few hidden gems that are worthy of a visit for locals:

The Earth Room & The Broken Kilometer (Soho)

The Dia Art Foundation has two prime locations, just a few blocks apart, with long-term exhibitions from Walter de Maria: The Broken Kilometer (at 393 W Broadway) and The Earth Room (at 141 Wooster St). While these exhibits have been on view in these locations since 1977, you can easily walk in the bustle of Soho and entirely miss them. Walter de Maria was interested in exploring the relationship between the relative and the absolute through geometric explorations, and specifically drew attention to the spatial limits of gallery spaces. Read more here.

‘Meeting’ by James Turrell at MoMA PS1 (Long Island City)

At MoMA PS1, you’ll find a captivating site-specific James Turrell installation, the second Skyspace he’d ever made. Turrell, who is renowned for his works exploring light and space, developed ‘Meeting’ in the early ‘80s and renovated it in 2016, to add a new multi-colored lighting program synchronized with the sunrise and sunset. You need to plan when to go, as the sunset lighting program begins 20 minutes before sundown and is only visible if the sunset occurs during regular museum hours.

Amant (East Williamsburg)

While we’ve discussed Amant in a previous issue, we’ll reiterate that the non-profit arts organization, located in East Williamsburg, should be on your radar.

At Amant, you’ll find wonderful contemporary exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies. Shilpa Gupta: I did not tell you what I saw, but only what I dreamt is an ongoing favorite for us, and will be on view until April 28, exploring language and its form of control across prints, installations, and sculptures. In addition, Natalia Lassalle-Morillo: En Parábola/Conversations on Tragedy Part I, a multi-channel film installation and live performance series, just opened on March 14, and will be on view until June 9.

In addition to the actual programing, it is a beautiful space, architecturally, and has a lovely bookstore and cafe to enjoy.

The Boiler (Williamsburg)

The Boiler is a historic industrial space in the heart of Williamsburg that showcases contemporary art, and also offers programming and arts education for the community. Art Education, especially for kids, is a core aspect of the space, providing opportunities for visitors to learn from exhibiting artists, through the ELM Foundation.

Currently ongoing is the small exhibit ‘Transferring Lands: Eleven Contemporary Artist Reimagine a Horizon’.

Honorable Mentions

1. The Dream House in Tribeca has a collaborative sound and light installation by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi that showcases the original 1993 installation.

2. Swivel Gallery is Bushwick-based gallery for emerging artists, focused on artists in development and formulating early-career exhibitions. Currently ongoing is a group exhibition until March 23.

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