6.30.2011
6.29.2011
rene ricard

Rene Ricard's first solo painting show in New York in over 20 years, "Sonnets from the Portuguese," is on view at the former Heidi Cho gallery in Chelsea.
6.28.2011
scotto mycklebust

Scotto Mycklebust, an artist known for exploring a variety of media, has a new series called the Super Size Paintings Part 2.
6.27.2011
ilit azoulay

Ilit Azoulay's show at Andrea Meislin Gallery "focuses on the creation of a completely staged visual environment."
6.26.2011
kim dorland

Kim Dorland's show at Mike Weiss looks pretty amazing. It opens June 23 and runs through the summer.
6.25.2011
diana shpungin

Diana Shpungin's show at Stephan Stoyanov has been receiving a fair amount of press. The work is strong, and "examines the notion of bereavement, identity, love, regret, resentment and finality" in a somber yet playful manner.
6.24.2011
indeterminate activity

Indeterminate Activity, at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, is a group show of artists whose work fluctuates between object and materiality.
6.23.2011
entanglement

ART BLOG ART BLOG presents Entanglement, a group show that "addresses the intrinsic and cosmic likeness of things made by any individual."
6.22.2011
6.21.2011
hilary harnischfeger

There is still exciting work to be seen during the summer months in NYC. Case in point, Hilary Harnischfeger's recent show at Rachel Uffner Gallery.
6.20.2011
kimber smith

Kimber Smith, who died at age fifty-nine in 1981, has a show up now at James Graham that will hopefully introduce his lesser-known work to a new generation of artists.
6.18.2011
merlin james

Merlin James's show at Sikkema Jenkins, which "extends his long-standing exploration into the nature of painting," opens June 22.
6.16.2011
matt keegan

Matt Keegan loves New York. His show at D'Amelio Terras is "lined with random photographs of the city: a white boy wearing a yarmulke playing chess against a black man in a hoodie; a view of a polluted waterway between Brooklyn and Queens; a futon left on a sidewalk; a cat inside a bodega."
6.15.2011
roe ethridge

Roe Ethridge, a photographer who "flaunts the most commercial aspects of his work, then subverts them with pictures of a floor full of construction debris and a plastic bag wafting in midair," has a show at Andrew Kreps through July 2.
6.14.2011
jiro takamatsu

Jico Takamatsu's fabulous show at McCaffrey Fine Art features "paintings, drawings and sculptures dating from 1965-1973 that run riot through the sanctified realms of structural integrity and material truth in lattice forms and concrete blocks that were distorted and deconstructed."
6.13.2011
6.12.2011
6.11.2011
6.09.2011
john stutz

John Stutz's show at A. Jain Marunochi features his densely layered sculptures made from heavy materials.
6.08.2011
always the young strangers

Always the Young Strangers, an exhibition of 17 photographers at Higher Pictures, "collectively feels and speaks of individuality and possibility."
6.07.2011
subodh gupta

A Glass of Water, Subodh Gupta's show at Hauser & Wirth, "further extends Gupta’s ongoing investigation into the sustaining and even transformational power of everyday objects and activities."
6.06.2011
robert mapplethorpe

Who doesn't like Robert Mapplethorpe? His show, 50 Americans, at Sean Kelly, features "fifty works selected by fifty Americans of diverse occupations, ages, races, and backgrounds." It runs through June 18.
6.05.2011
gillian wearing

Gillian Wearing's show at Tanya Bonakdar describes "narratives that land strikingly between the public and private, fiction and documentary, the raw improvisation and the carefully staged."
6.03.2011
vahap avsar

NONEISAFE, the first solo exhibition in the US by Turkish born artist Vahap Avsar, strives to "question the strength of the social structures we have created to protect ourselves." It will be on view at Charles Bank through June 19.
6.02.2011
laurel nakadate

For 365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears, Laurel Nakadate "photographed herself before, during and after weeping each day from January 1 through December 31, 2010." It is at Leslie Tonkonow through June 25.
6.01.2011
jim dine

Jim Dine: The Glyptotek Drawings, at the Morgan, "explores Dine's meditation on the antique world" by "presenting forty drawings, the resulting book of prints based on them, and a number of related works, all promised gifts of the artist to the Morgan."