The Bizarre, Disjointed, Mixed-Media Paintings of David Lynch, plus events at Interference Archive and the Met. New York December 4, 2019 Could a current exhibition of paintings, watercolors, and furniture by Lynch hint at secrets hidden in his other works, or even provide some spark of insight into the artist himself? Roman Kalinovski | Sperone Westwater, through December 21 Events In an upcoming panel at the Interference Archive, artists from the Lower East Side Squatting Movement will discuss its radical legacy. Interference Archive | December 15, 6-8 pm The Beautiful Project, a North Carolina-based collective, is hosting a creative workshop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to forge community between Black girls and women through photography and writing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art | December 7, 1 - 3 pm SPONSORED Lindsay Pollock, author of The Girl with the Gallery, leads a panel discussion on pioneering art dealer Edith Halpert’s lasting influence on women working in the commercial gallery scene. With gallerists Nicelle Beauchene, Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels, Bridget Donahue, and Jasmine Tsou. Thursday, December 12, 6:30 pm at the Jewish Museum. Reviews Sarah Amos’s work may be labor-intensive, yet it conveys neither labor nor the consumption of time, but a meditative joy. John Yau | CUE Art Foundation, through December 11 Joe Coleman is a hyper-realist who crams every picture with data, producing an image of all-over intensity that is at once a scrumptious meal and hard to stomach. Anthony Haden-Guest | Andrew Edlin Gallery, through December 21 SPONSORED laissez faire et laissez passer structures itself as a self-conscious strike-out and strike-through — an attempt to erode a compromised structure while ineluctably reproducing it. On view from December 12 to January 4, 2020. The artist, born Corinne Michelle West, is among the forgotten women of the postwar era, who rarely adhered to one style. Billy Anania | Hollis Taggart, through January 4 snake skin is a corporeal study of the body politic, in which Khan wields the tools of cultural autopsy in her dissections of ancient ruins and traditions. Billy Anania | Simone Subal Gallery, through December 22 At Performa, Huang Po-Chih and Su Hui-Yu each staged theatrical productions concerning collective mourning and memorialization. Yet while Su built upon his own relationship to a story of loss, Huang seemed to impose himself upon someone else’s. Cassie Packard SPONSORED From its inception, the SVA Art Writing program has had a special emphasis on the history and future of the image. News Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Tai Shani, and Oscar Murillo told the judges in a letter, “The politics we deal with differ greatly, and for us it would feel problematic if they were pitted against each other.” After much fanfare, visitors to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade noticed one artist-designed balloon didn’t make it through the streets of Manhattan. Former employees of the Marciano Art Foundation gathered at Rodeo Drive’s Guess storefront to distribute flyers about their unionization attempt. Union members staged simultaneous actions in solidarity on the East Coast. This is Hyperallergic's weekly guide to art and cultural events in New York City. Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe |