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3.30.2011

marc séguin


In his first solo show at Mike Weiss, Marc Séguin "uses found images culled from the internet, history and text books to portray moments in social, political, historical and personal timelines that are marked by the absence of success."

3.29.2011

the andy monument


The Andy Monument, by sculptor Rob Pruitt, will be on view this summer in Union Square, not far from Warhol's old Factory.

3.28.2011

richard serra


Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective, at the Met, traces Serra's "investigation of drawing as an activity both independent from and linked to his sculptural practice."

3.26.2011

ellsworth kelly


Ellsworth Kelly: Reliefs 2009-2010, "an exhibition of thirteen new paintings and a new sculpture," is at Matthew Marks through April 16.

3.23.2011

james siena


James Siena's show at Pace opens March 25.

3.22.2011

unpainted paintings


Unpainted Paintings, at Luxembourg & Dayan, features work by Alberto Burri, Blinky Palermo and numerous others. It runs through May 27.

3.21.2011

kim simonsson


Kim Simonsson, whose sculptures are "inspired by Western aesthetics and the stylized figures of Japanese Manga," has a show at Nancy Margolis Gallery.

3.19.2011

hella


HELLA, the exhibit at Rooster Gallery by Russell Floersch, "considers memory and recollection, specific place as landscape, loss and reclamation."

3.17.2011

kazimir malevich


Malevich and the American Legacy, another museum quality show at Gagosian, pairs rare works of Kazimir Malevich with pieces by modern and contemporary American artists in an effort to "examine the ongoing effects of his enduring influence."

3.16.2011

dig


Storefront for Art and Architecture presents DIG, a performance installation by Daniel Arsham and Snarkitecture that "explores the architecture of excavation."

3.15.2011

glenn ligon


Glenn Ligon: AMERICA, "the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective devoted to this pioneering New York–based artist," features almost one hundred paintings, prints, photography, drawings, and sculptural installations. See it before it closes June 5.

3.14.2011

institute of fine arts


New York University's Institute of Fine Arts presents Photo Archives and the Photographic Memory of Art History, the "third in an ongoing series of conferences that investigate the role of photographic archives and collections in art historical studies." More information may be found here, and registration is open now.

3.12.2011

cy twombly


Cy Twombly, arguably one of the greatest living painters, has always flown a bit under the radar. The MoMA did not own a single piece until his 1994 retrospective. Their recent acquisition helps remedy the situation by bringing two more paintings and seven sculptures into their collection, which now consists of "seminal paintings across the breadth of his career."

3.11.2011

pat steir


Pat Steir's show at Cheim & Read is a continuation of her "dripped, splashed and poured 'waterfall' paintings which she first started in the late 1980s."

3.10.2011

gary baseman


Walking Through Walls, Gary Baseman's exhibit at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, "explores the maturation of objective childlike naivety into the subjective adult understanding of absolute beliefs in ideals such as truth, love, hope, faith, fate and responsibility."

3.08.2011

marcel dzama


Marcel Dzama is back at David Zwirner with a show featuring "the artist’s film, A Game of Chess, alongside related drawings, sculptures,and dioramas."

3.07.2011

terence koh


For his show "nothingtoodooterencekoh" at Mary Boone, Terence Koh softly circles a 45 ton mountain of rock salt while on his knees.

3.06.2011

scope art show


The Scope Art Show, the "largest and most global art fair in the world," is this weekend.

3.05.2011

the art show


The Art Show, the Art Dealers Association of of America's "longest running national art fair," is this weekend.

3.04.2011

pulse contemporary art fair


PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, which "serves as the junction between central and satellite art fairs," is this weekend.

3.03.2011

the armory show


The Armory Show, "America's leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries," is this weekend.

3.02.2011

rudolf stingel


For more than two decades Rudolf Stingel has been challenging the idea of Painting. His show at Gagosian touches on his relationship between painting and space, nostalgic remembering and decadent decoration.

3.01.2011

josé parlá


José Parlá's show, Walls, Diaries and Paintings, at Bryce Wolkowitz, opens on March 3.