New York City is about to get a little busier than usual, with a slew of important art fairs opening next week, including the ADAA Art Show, VOLTA NY, and the prestigious Armory Show. For those of you whose itineraries are in need of little inspiration, check out some of the exciting exhibitions taking place in the city this month.
Coming off of its highly attended and critically acclaimed exhibition “Chris Ofili: Night and Day,” the New Museum delivers yet again with its 2015 Triennial “Surround Audience.” Reaffirming its commitment to emerging contemporary artists, the New Museum explores the future of culture, particularly in relation to issues of subjectivity and systems of power, through art. Installation art is also spotlighted this month, with a show at Pace Gallery featuring collages and assemblages by Louise Nevelson, and a photography-turned-light exhibition at Galerie Lelong by Alfredo Jaar. For works on paper, stop by Sperone Westwater, whose “Signs/Words” exhibition features some of the most important text artists of the last several decades, including Alighiero Boetti, Bruce Nauman, and Julian Schnabel. There is also “Martin Mull: Endgame,” at Hirschl & Adler Galleries, in which the artist sourced images from period magazines and found photographs to create scenes of social strife that act as a critical investigation of American life.
Opening next week, “Coming Soon” at Anastasia Photo and “Legends (Polaroids)” at Yoshii Gallery present works by two very different photographers. In his new series, “Coming Soon,” Natan Dvir playfully juxtaposes gigantic billboards and seemingly miniature people in commercial environments. In the first exhibition of Sante D’Orazio‘s Polaroids, works from his nearly 30-year career as a fashion photographer are on display.
Whatever your reason for being in New York this month, there is plenty to see. So celebrate the (almost) end of winter with the city’s hottest shows.
Exhibition: “Louise Nevelson: Collage and Assemblage”
When: January 24–February 28, 2015 (last call)
Where: Pace Gallery, 534 W. 25th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Photorealism Group Show”
When: February 7–March 7, 2015
Where: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, 141 Prince Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Atmosphere in White”
When: February 13–March 14, 2015
Where: Elga Wimmer PCC, 526 W. 26th Street, #310, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Madame Cézanne”
When: November 19, 2014–March 15, 2015
Where: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Alfredo Jaar: Shadows”
When: February 13–March 28, 2015
Where: Galerie Lelong – New York, 528 W. 26th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Martin Mull: Endgame”
When: February 26–April 4, 2015
Where: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 730 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Mia Fonssagrives-Solow: Robots”
When: February 26–April 18, 2015
Where: Kasher|Potamkin, 515 W. 26th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Claire Fontaine: Stop Seeking Approval”
When: February 26–April 4, 2015
Where: Metro Pictures, 519 W. 24th Street, New York NY
Exhibition: “Andrew Erdos: Invaluable”
When: February 26–April 4, 2015
Where: Claire Oliver Gallery, 513 W. 26th Street, New York NY
Exhibition: “Michael Snow: A Group Show”
When: February 27–April 4, 2015
Where: Jack Shainman Gallery, 524 W. 24th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Hayv Kahraman: How Iraqi Are You?”
When: February 27– April 4, 2015
Where: Jack Shainman Gallery, 513 W. 20th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Signs/Words”
When: January 11–April 11, 2015
Where: Sperone Westwater, 257 Bowery New York, NY.
Exhibition: “Sante D’Orazio: Legends (Polaroids)”
When: March 3–April 18, 2015
Where: Yoshii Gallery, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Exhibition: “Natan Dvir: Coming Soon”
When: March 4–April 30, 2015
Where: Anastasia Photo, 166 Orchard Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “James Prosek: Walk in the Woods”
When: March 5–May 2, 2015
Where: Leslie Feely, 33 E. 68th Street, New York, NY
Exhibition: “2015 Triennial: Surround Audience”
When: February 25–May 24, 2015
Where: New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, NY