Let’s dive right in to 2018. New York might be really cold—truly, it is so cold that if you haven’t left your apartment since Christmas, I absolutely cannot fault you for it—but still, you need to go outside sometime. Cabin fever is real, and there’s too many gallery shows that are too good to pass up right now.
Kick things off with the ‘80s madness that is Elizabeth Murray at Pace Gallery. If you’re not here for her gargantuan, unapologetically garish canvases, I don’t know what to tell you. They’re spectacular, and sneakily complex. If that’s really not your cup of tea, might I suggest the politically relevant photography group show at Howard Greenberg Gallery, which features art and artists that explore issues relating to immigration, labor, and assimilation. Then, there’s a show opening this Saturday at P.P.O.W. that I’m dying to check out: Elizabeth Glaessner is bringing a ton of energy and originality to the colorful figuration moment that painting is having right now, and I’m curious to see her work in person. Another exhibition worth the detour is the David Hockney works on paper survey up at Paul Kasmin Gallery, which serves as a nice companion to the Met retrospective, if you’re looking for a double feature.
The good news is: as always, there’s plenty out there to choose from. Bundle up, and find artnet’s full list of picks below.
Exhibition: “Elizabeth Glaessner: Mother Tongue”
When: January 6–February 10, 2018
Where: P.P.O.W., 535 W. 22nd Street, New York, NY
Elizabeth Murray, Table Turning (1982–1983). Courtesy of Pace Gallery.
Exhibition: “Elizabeth Murray: Painting in the ’80s”
When: November 2, 2017–January 13, 2018
Where: Pace Gallery, 510 W. 25th Street, New York, NY
Edward Burtynsky, Manufacturing #16, Bird Mobile, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China (2005). Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery.
Exhibition: “The Immigrants: A Group Exhibition of Works by Select Photographers”
When: December 14, 2017–January 27, 2018
Where: Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 E. 57th Street Suite 1406, New York, NY
René Magritte, Main de Magritte en train de peindre le dernier “La Page Blanche,” Rue des Mimosas (1967). Courtesy of Bruce Silverstein.
Exhibition: “René Magritte | The Photographs”
When: November 30, 2017–January 30, 2018
Where: Bruce Silverstein, 529 W. 20th Street, New York, NY
Clive Head, Summer Ark (2015). Courtesy of Hollis Taggart Galleries.
Exhibition: “Clive Head: Zoetic-Realism, New Paintings, Drawings, and Prints”
When: November 16, 2017–January 6, 2018
Where: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 521 W. 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY
Dan Perjovschi, War ry. Courtesy of Jane Lombard Gallery.
Exhibition: “Dan Perjovschi: Time of Monsters”
When: January 9–February 10, 2018
Where: Jane Lombard Gallery, 518 W. 19th Street, New York, NY
Peter Campus. Courtesy of Cristin Tierney Gallery.
Exhibition: “peter campus: pause”
When: January 11–February 17, 2018
Where: Cristin Tierney Gallery, 540 W. 28th Street, New York, NY
Moriah Evans. Photo by Derek Schultz Courtesy of SculptureCenter.
Exhibition: “Moriah Evans: Figuring”
When: January 9–14, 2018
Where: SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, NY
Jan Müller, The Search for the Unicorn (1957). Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.
Exhibition: “Figuratively Speaking”
When: November 11, 2017–January 20, 2018
Where: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 100 11th Avenue, New York, NY
David Hockney, Untitled I (2009). Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery.
Exhibition: “DAVID HOCKNEY: WORKS ON PAPER, 1961–2009”
When: November 9, 2017–January 13, 2018
Where: Paul Kasmin, 297 10th Avenue, New York, NY
Sun Ra, Horizon (Live in Egypt (1973). Courtesy of Galerie Buchholz.
Exhibition: “Cosmic Communities: Coming Out Into Outer Space”
When: November 2, 2017–January 13, 2018
Where: Galerie Buchholz, 17 E. 82nd Street, New York, NY
“Raphaela Simon: Karo” installation view. Courtesy of Michael Werner Gallery and Tramps.
Exhibition: “Raphaela Simon: Karo”
When: November 5, 2017–January 30, 2018
Where: TRAMPS and Michael Werner Gallery, Vitrine, 75 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY