🚨 Last Chance

In the Museums

Final days to see Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph at The Met, closing March 16.

In the Galleries

Raoul De Keyser: Touch Game

📍 David Zwirner

⏰ closing March 14

❓ showcasing an expansive selection of De Keyser’s abstract oeuvre

🔗 see exhibit details. 

Jill Downen: Weightless

📍 Nunu Fine Art

⏰ closing March 15

❓wall-hanging plaster and concrete works exploring the psychology of spaces

🔗 see exhibit details. 

In addition:

• Figuration and Abstraction via a psychedelic palette: Joshua Petker: Artaud’s Shoe closes at Rachel Uffner on March 15

• Merging Iranian-Persian and European artistic traditions: Samira Abbassy: Psychic Intrusion closes at Richard Saltoun on March 14

🎉 Just In

In the Museums

Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit

📍 Brooklyn Museum

⏰ opening March 14

❓nearly 200 works, including empathetic portraits, photojournalism, and still lifes, by the pioneering American photographer who confronted social injustices 

🔗 see exhibit details. 

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch

📍 Brooklyn Museum

⏰ opening March 14

❓20 rare works, including masterful portrait sculptures, alongside archival material highlighting the perseverance of the Afro-Indigenous sculptor

🔗 see exhibit details. 

➕ Brooklyn Talks: Simone Leigh on Nancy Elizabeth Prophet on April 12, 2-3:30 pm

In addition, for just a week and a half, Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (in rehearsal) will be on at the MoMA, opening March 12 with performances layering multiple artistic genres across movement and music.

In the Galleries

Jean Dubuffet: The Hourloupe Cycle

📍 Pace

⏰ opening Mar 13, with opening reception on Mar 12 at 6-8pm

❓distinctive biomorphic forms and Art Brut influence

🔗 see exhibit details. 

➕ Kylie Manning: There is something that stays, showcasing paintings blending abstraction and figuration, and Robert Nava: After Hours, showcasing paintings and works on paper depicting hybrid mythic figures, open March 14 with receptions at 6-8pm

Affinities: Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Paul Klee

📍 David Zwirner

⏰ opening Mar 13

❓works of these three artists who overlapped at the Bauhaus

🔗 see exhibit details. 

Keita Morimoto: To Nowhere and Back

📍 Almine Rech

⏰ opening March 14, with reception 6-8pm

❓investigating the interplay of light and shadow through a reimagined perspective on modern urban landscape

🔗 see exhibit details. 

➕ Joe Andoe: AM PM opens March 14 at the same location

In addition:

• Scientific and magical sculptures: David Altmejd: The Serpent opens on March 14 at White Cube with a reception on Mar 13, 6-8pm

• Richly layered paintings: Gillian Carnegie opens on Mar 12 at Gladstone with a reception 6-8pm

• Expressive, theatrical paintings : Judith Linhares: The river is moving, The blackbird must be flying opens March 14 at PPOW

• Gestural abstraction: Ethel Schwabacher: The Early Sixties opens at Berry Campbell on March 13 with a reception 6-8pm

🗓️ Events of the week

• Julia Scher on Bruce Nauman (Dia Chelsea, Mar 12, 6:30pm) — registration recommended

• Met Expert Talks at The Met Cloisters—Women Saints (Met Cloisters, Mar 14, 3pm) — hear stories about women saints who inspired works of art

• Free Friday Night (The Whitney, March 14, 11am-10pm) — eMLS Cup Finals programming

• Neighborhood Tour: Public Voices, Public Art (New Museum, Mar 15, 11am) — diving into the lives of downtown artists such as Rothko, Haring, etc.

📚 Further Reading

• If the Whitney Feels Different, It’s Probably Because of Adrienne Edwards — Cultured

• Nvidia Chief Commits More Than $22 Million to Save Ailing California Art School — Artnet

• Controversial Christie’s AI sale beats estimates. — Artsy

• Woodworking Loses Its Macho Edge and Embraces New Shapes — The NYTimes

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