the underbelly project

"Somewhere in New York City there is an abandoned subway station, unfinished, unused and undiscovered. Starting in 2009 over 100 artists were secretly escorted into the space to create works of art. Each artist painted for one full night. The entrance has since been removed and darkness has reclaimed the station..."

The Underbelly Project

enrique martinez celaya

The Wanderer, Enrique Martinez Celaya's exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art, explores his "immersion in a Western literary tradition rich in themes and imagery that project a deeply private existential odyssey."

sylvia sleigh

Sylvia Sleigh, who made her name in the '70s by adding a feminist twist to the portrait genre, passed away on Sunday. She was 94.

brice marden

Matthew Marks Gallery will have two shows by Brice Marden, Letters and Paintings 1961-1964, running simultaneously at their 22nd Street spaces.

gagosian

Larry Gagosian is quietly opening another gallery (his 10th) in Geneva. The Swiss exhibition space will debut with a show by Alberto Giacometti.

paul thek

The Whitney's exhibit, Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective, is the first American retrospective devoted to the artist.

alan reid

For his show With at Lisa Cooley Fine Art, Alan Reid "will show new works that depict solitary women delicately rendered in wood, Caran d’Ache, tented gesso and acrylic on canvas."

kim dorland

Kim Dorland's exhibit, New Material, will open at Mike Weiss Gallery on November 6.

fluxus women: now and then

Please attend the MoMA's special presentation about women’s work related to Fluxus, on October 27th at 6:30PM.

judy pfaff

Judy Pfaff, whose work's "natural habitat is three-dimensional space," is being given a mini-retrospective at Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe.

betsy eby

Betsy Eby's show at Winston Wachter Fine Art closes October 16.

made in heaven

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Jeff Koons's exhibition "Made in Heaven" will be on view at Luxembourg & Dayan, a gallery on the UES, through January 21.

sarah sze

Sarah Sze's show at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, which "causes the viewer's perspective to undulate between microcosmic and macrocosmic worlds," closes on October 23.

damien hirst

Damien Hirst's The Souls opens tonight at Paul Stolper in London. For the show, Hirst filled the gallery "with 120 framed, foilblock butterfly prints. In total The Souls is made up of 4 butterflies, in 80 different colourways, each one in an edition of 15. Vibrant with hue, the finished effect of each print is that of a resonant tension between the stillness of death and the trembling, iridescent life that the individual butterflies convey."

christie's

Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale on November 10 will feature Warhol's "Big Campbell's Soup Can With Can Opener (Vegetable)," a 1962 painting which is expected to go for $30 to $50 million.

pierre soulages

Pierre Soulages's work is very interesting. In his on-going outrenoir series, which dates back to 1979, his use of black paint "reflects light in myriad ways, promising limitless possibilities."

joan snyder

Joan Snyder's show, A Year in the Painting Life, at Betty Cuningham Gallery closes on October 30.