Art & Exhibitions
Must-See Art Guide: New York
This week's guide includes Mathieu Mercier, Vincent van Gogh, Bill Jensen, and more.
Audrey Fair
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What a joy to be in New York City in May! Forget scarfs, hats, and gloves, and welcome to cherry blossoms, picnics in the park, and art fairs. Starting with Spring Masters New York, Art Miami New York, and NADA Art Fair, among others, the main event is, without a doubt, Frieze New York! The fourth edition of the fair will feature over 190 world-leading galleries, hosted in a structure overlooking the East River in Randall’s Island Park starting on May 14. And how better to anticipate the upcoming fairs than by visiting some of the most exciting galleries and museums in the city before the big rush. Trying to see all of them can be like trying to solve the mystery of Mona Lisa….impossible. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back.
Ending soon, make sure to stop by Galerie Lelong – New York to view the colorful paintings on display for the first solo exhibition by Etel Adnan, well known for her use of a variety of media. You always wanted to blend art and food? Peter Anton did it for you. “The Foodhist Temple” exhibition at UNIX Gallery celebrates food and life, and questions the concept of necessity and desire through his monumental sculptures. Another original concept will be on view starting May 13, curated by the Denis Gardarin Gallery: Mathieu Mercier is presenting seven new paintings from his iconic “Diamond” series at the James A. Farley Post Office, as part of the gallery’s effort to display shows in unconventional venues.
Continue your journey at David Zwirner, with recent paintings and pastels by Lisa Yuskavage, whose artworks merge popular culture and a deep engagement with art history. In addition, Marianne Boesky Gallery offers two exhibitions: new sculptures by Jessica Jackson Hutchins and paintings, watercolors, drawings, collages, and objects by the Surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning.
If you want to explore more established artists, don’t miss “Gilbert & George: The Early Years” at the MoMA, featuring two large-scale charcoal-on-paper sculptures, alongside other ephemeral materials and video works. And if you’re a flower lover, visit the Met, which will display four paintings by Vincent van Gogh for the first time since the Dutch master’s death.
Just like a sporting competition, a warm-up is essential, but this time, everybody wins!
Exhibition: “Etel Adnan”
When: April 2–May 8, 2015
Where: Galerie Lelong – New York, 528 W. 26th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Jacqueline Hassink: View, Kyoto”
When: March 26–May 9, 2015
Where: Benrubi Gallery, 521 W. 26th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Peter Anton: The Foodhist Temple’”
When: April 2–May 9, 2015
Where: UNIX Gallery, 532 W. 24th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Julian Hatton: New Season”
When: April 2–May 9, 2015
Where: Elizabeth Harris Gallery, 529 W. 20th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Mara Held – Margrit Lewczuk – Meg Lipke – John Grillo 1917-2014”
When: April 9–May 9, 2015
Where: David Findlay Jr Gallery, 724 5th Avenue, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Paul Rousso, The Week Ahead”
When: April 9–May 9, 2015
Where: Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, 35 N. Moore Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Deborah G. Nehmad: Wasted”
When: April 9–May 9, 2015
Where: Kim Foster Gallery, 529 W. 20th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Bill Jensen: Transgressions”
When: April 9–May 9, 2015
Where: Cheim & Read, 547 W. 25th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Roya Farassat: Chaos, A Mind of Its Own”
When: April 16–May 9, 2015
Where: Shirin Art Gallery, 511 W. 25th Street, Suite 507, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Lisa Yuskavage”
When: April 23–May 13, 2015
Where: David Zwirner, 519, 525 and 533 W. 19th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Kristina Riska: New Work”
When: May 6–June 5, 2015
Where: Hostler Burrows, 51 E. 10th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Troy Simmons – Durchbruch”
When: May 7–June 6, 2015
Where: JanKossen Contemporary, 529 W. 20th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Audrey Flack: The Abstract Expressionist Years”
When: May 7–June 6, 2015
Where: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 958 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Rasheed Araeen – Minimalism Then and Now”
When: May 7–June 6, 2015
Where: Aicon Gallery, 35 Great Jones Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Viola Frey”
When: May 7–June 27, 2015
Where: Nancy Hoffman Gallery, 520 W. 27th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Gilbert & George: The Early Years”
When: May 9–September 27, 2015
Where: MoMA, the Paul J.Sachs Drawings Galleries, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Jessica Jackson Hutchins: I Do Choose”
When: May 9–June 6, 2015
Where: Marianne Boesky Gallery, 509 W. 24th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Yishay Garbasz – Severed Connections: Do what I say or they will kill you”
When: May 9–June 13, 2015
Where: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 31 Mercer Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Dorothea Tanning: Murmurs” (in collaboration with Alison Jacques Gallery)
When: May 11–June 27, 2015
Where: Marianne Boesky Gallery, 118 E. 64th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Van Gogh: Irises and Roses”
When: May 12–August 16, 2015
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Mathieu Mercier: diamants 2015 at Skylight at Moynihan Station” (curated by Denis Gardarin Gallery)
When: May 13–May 16, 2015
Where: Skylight at Moynihan Station in the James A. Farley Post Office, 421 8th Ave between 31st and 33rd St, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Anneliese Schrenk ‘The Space Between’”
When: May 12 – 17, 2015
Where: Circle Culture Gallery, 2 Rivington Street, New York, NY
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