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Your Concise New York Art Guide for August 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including feminist surrealism, underground legends, and contemporary perspectives on print media. | Billy Anania
The dog days of summer are quickly approaching, and New York’s art spaces are providing some welcome respite. As we ride out a prolonged heat wave, some exhibitions are embracing the casual calm of the city in late summer, with others reminding us to stay focused on the political challenges ahead.
LOOKING AHEAD
Installation view, A Few Small Nips at Mrs. (photo by Olympia Shannon, courtesy Mrs.)
A Few Small Nips
Mrs. through August 12
The latest group exhibition at Mrs. aims to confront our surreal reality. A Few Small Nips addresses the performance of womanhood, from the subtle disguises women wear to the social construction of female gender identity.
Honor Titus: Spotlight
FLAG Art Foundation through August 12
FLAG Art Foundation’s current Spotlight show features mixed-media works by painter and musician Honor Titus. Balancing a love of elegance with class consciousness, Titus strives for beauty in increasingly tenuous social conditions.
The Tale Their Terror Tells
Lyles & King through August 12
Climate change isn’t a monolithic disaster. As we have seen, its effects manifest in myriad ways at different times all over the world. As such, Lyles & King’s diverse group show provides some concrete examples, fusing ecology with horror.
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CLOSING SOON
Installation view of Suzanne Lacy: The Medium Is Not the Only Message (photo by Hai Zhan, courtesy the Queens Museum)
Steven Anthony Johnson II: Getting Blood from Stone
International Studio & Curatorial Program through August 12
Francheska Alcántara: Secure the Bag, Mint the Soaps, and Throw the Bones
Recess through August 13
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Queens Museum through August 14
Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art
Museum of Arts and Design through August 14
ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Passages: Sculpture by Liu Shiming
Godwin-Ternbach Museum through August 18
Portia Munson: Bound Angel
P·P·O·W Gallery through August 19
Azikiwe Mohammed: Forever Is Twice As Long From The Ground
Anna Zorina Gallery through August 19
Vincent Namatjira, Kaylene Whiskey, and Tiger Yaltangki: Iwantja Rock n Roll
Fort Gansevoort through August 20
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Ford Foundation Gallery through August 20
Unfolding Forms: Multiple Approaches to the Book
Miriam Gallery through August 21
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic
Newark Museum of Art through August 21
BLACK VENUS
Fotografiska through August 21
Our Streets! Our City! Self-Determination and Public Space in NYC
Interference Archive through August 21
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Amant through August 21
