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6.30.2012

ellsworth kelly

Ellsworth Kelly Plant Drawings, at the Met, is the first "major museum exhibition dedicated exclusively to his plant drawings."

6.29.2012

spy

Spy: The Secret World of Espionage, at Discovery Times Square, is an "interactive new family friendly exhibit that takes you beyond the Hollywood fiction and puts you face to face with the secret truth that goes on behind the scenes."

6.28.2012

pothole

Pothole, at Salon 94, is an all-star show featuring the work of Sterling Ruby, Dana Schutz, Sarah Lucas and Julie Mehretu, among others.

6.27.2012

brendan smith

Brendan Smith's work, currently on view at Louis B. James with David Mramor, "reveals the physical engagement inherent in their making as embodied in a unifying formal system of coils."

6.26.2012

edouard vuillard

A Painter and His Muses, Edouard Vuillard's show at the Jewish Museum, "offers a fresh view of the French artist's career, from the vanguard 1890s to the urbane domesticity of the lesser-known late portraits."

6.25.2012

jaro 1

Rooster Gallery, in association with Residency Unlimited, presents Jaro 1, two simultaneous solo shows with work by RU resident artists Guy Goldstein and Erin Dunn.

6.23.2012

joni sternbach

The photographs in Surfland, Revisited, Joni Sternbach's show at Rick Wester Fine Art, are "ghostly and vibrant, ancient and modern, sturdy yet precious."

6.22.2012

matthew brandt

Matthew Brandt's show at Yossi Milo further "revives his traditional photographic techniques through various production processes, including handmade papermaking and gum-bichromate."

6.21.2012

george dureau

George Dureau's show at Higher Pictures "consists of fifteen black-and-white photographs of black men from New Orleans."

6.20.2012

sharon hayes

There's So Much I Want to Say to You, Sharon Hayes's show at the Whitney, "examines the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire."

6.18.2012

ICP

The International Center of Photography has an interesting show of Civil War photographs depicting the propaganda created by Northern artists and caricaturists.

6.16.2012

richard avedon

Richard Avedon's show at Gagosian consists of his "legendary photographic murals and related portraits."

6.15.2012

marco breuer

Marco Breuer is not a conventional photographer- which is a good thing. See his most recent work at Von Lintel through June 23.

6.14.2012

bill bollinger

Bill Bollinger's retrospective at the Sculpture Center focuses on his work from 1966-1970.

6.13.2012

sturtevant

Sturtevant's show at Gavin Brown's Enterprise is her first exhibition in the US for 7 years.

6.12.2012

hana liden

Hana Liden's show at Maccarone closes June 16.

6.11.2012

bill adams

Finalist, Bill Adams's show at KS Art, "expands his ongoing cat motif into new territory."

6.09.2012

lisa kereszi

Lisa Kereszi's show at Yancey Richardson "depicts places of recreation long past their prime."

6.08.2012

evelyn hofer

Evelyn Hofer's show at Danziger Projects is "the first large scale American retrospective of this important and pioneering photographer."

6.06.2012

william wegman

Artists Including Me, William Wegman's show at Sperone Westwater, consists of "recent postcard paintings that feature imagery from secondhand souvenirs, imaginary landscapes, and art about art."

6.05.2012

hans schabus

Hans Schabus's show at Simon Preston closes June 15.

6.04.2012

chris wiley

Technical Compositions, Chris Wiley's show at Nicelle Beauchene, consists of "photographs by way of distrust."

6.02.2012

xylor jane

Xylor Jane's show at Canada consists of dot paintings created by prime numbers.

6.01.2012

lucian freud

Lucian Freud Drawings, at Acquavella, is the "most comprehensive Works on Paper Exhibition by Freud in the United States."