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3.30.2012

bill walton


JTT Gallery, a new space on the Lower East Side, presents its inaugural exhibition with work by Bill Walton.

3.29.2012

lutz bacher


Lutz Bacher's show at Zachary/Currie has been extended through April 6.

3.28.2012

catherine opie


High School Football, Catherine Opie's show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, continues her "exploration of American spaces and communities, and the rituals and visual codes that define them."

3.27.2012

eugene lemay


Eugene Lemay's show at Mike Weiss opens March 29.

3.26.2012

antoine catala


Each piece in Antoine Catala's show at 47 Canal represents a syllable of the phrase 'I See Catastrophes Ahead'.

3.25.2012

gerhard richter


The Film Forum presents Gerhard Richter Painting, playing through March 27.

3.24.2012

johannes vanderbeek


Johannes Vanderbeek's show at Zach Feuer was prompted by the question: ‘Is it important for an artist to discuss the world around them through their work?’"

3.23.2012

ellen berkenblit


Ellen Berkenblit's show at Anton Kern consists of "a new body of intensely colored, energetic, figurative paintings."

3.22.2012

melanie willhide


Melanie Willhide's show at Von Lintel is "dedicated to the stranger who burglarized the artist's home in spring of 2010."

3.21.2012

paul graham


Paul Graham's show at Pace features "new diptychs shot on the streets of New York that capture moments in the life of the city."

3.20.2012

john chamberlain


The John Chamberlain retrospective at the Guggenheim comes a year after the celebrated artist's death.

3.19.2012

albert oehlen


Albert Oehlen's show at Gagosian "tugs at the distinctions between man-made and machine-made."

3.17.2012

jeanne silverthorne


Jeanne Silverthorne's show at McKee Gallery consists of "30 new sculptures, first fashioned in clay and then cast in rubber."

3.16.2012

max gimblett


The Holy Grail, Max Gimblett's show at Gary Snyder, consists of "glossy, calligraphic abstractions in high-keyed hues, many of which feature large expanses of gold, silver, and aluminum leaf."

3.15.2012

hans hofmann


Brush up on your art history with Hans Hofmann's show at Ameringer McEnery Yohe.

3.14.2012

andrea galvani


Andrea Galvani's show at Meulensteen consists of "an interdisciplinary body of work including sound sculpture, drawings, text-based works, collages and photographs."

3.13.2012

bharti kher


The Hot Winds That Blow From The West, Bharti Kher's show at Hauser & Wirth, "further plumbs metaphysical questions raised by our relationship to life’s quotidian activities and objects."

3.12.2012

vice magazine


I recently rediscovered a very nice interview I did with Vice Magazine.

3.10.2012

robert grosvenor


Robert Grosvenor's show at Paula Cooper makes "oblique allusions to our everyday environment."

3.09.2012

juergen teller


Also at Lehmann Maupin, Juergen Teller's photographs "display an amalgam of subjects and personalities."

3.08.2012

mary corse


Mary Corse's show at Lehmann Maupin continues her "exploration of radiant and reflective surfaces and her innovative technique of painting with glass microspheres."

3.07.2012

moma


On Tuesday, March 13, the MoMA will host its first-ever Library and Archives Open House. Attendance is free, and groups and students are welcome.

3.06.2012

bankrupt banks


Bankrupt Banks, at Peter Blum, "continues SUPERFLEX’s exploration of the many facets that have led to the international financial crisis."

3.05.2012

ryan mcnamara


Ryan McNamara's show at Elizabeth Dee consists of pieces created on-site through collaborations with visitors to the gallery.

3.03.2012

brucennial


The Bruce High Quality Brucennial, on view at 159 Bleecker Street, features close to 400 artists and is "Harderer. Betterer. Fasterer. Strongerer" than ever before.

3.02.2012

art observed


One of my new favorite websites is Art Observed, which "covers contemporary art globally from a New York City perspective." It doesn't hurt that their editor is an extraordinary musician.

3.01.2012

the value of water


The Value of Water at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine "features the works of 41 artists reflecting on the world’s most precious resource."