Let's all take a deep breath. As the electoral count continues to roll in, I've been finding solace i
| Let’s all take a deep breath. As the electoral count continues to roll in, I’ve been finding solace in this puppy cam live stream. (It’s as great as it sounds.)This week, you can also check out our list of 10 exhibitions we’re looking forward to this month — in-person and online — which offer an engaging, much-needed break from the news cycle. Likewise, enjoy a sneak peek at two much-anticipated, expansive shows in Chelsea: one focused on Sam Gilliam’s new work, another on Shahzia Sikander’s (her first NYC solo show in nine years). In the galleries, we’ve got new takes on Peter Saul, Adebunmi Gbadebo, and Leilah Babirye.Stay safe. – Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews | |
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| Your Concise NYC Art Guide for November |
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| | Linda Simpson, “RuPaul and Willi Ninja Before Wigstock” (image courtesy of Tiger Strikes Asteroid) |
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| With the days getting shorter, it feels especially important to sneak in a few bright spots of pleasure where you can. We’ve assembled a list of 10 NYC exhibitions that have stirred some insights and excitement. Like we did for our October guide, we’ve highlighted a mix of online and in-person exhibitions, many of which are by appointment. |
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| Peter Saul, American Gadfly Before he turned 30, it was clear that Saul had found his subject: an American society deeply rooted in consumerism, pervasive racism, and toxic masculinity. John Yau |
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| | Sam Gilliam's Tactile Choreography of Colors For six decades, Gilliam’s colors have swirled on canvases, his practice levitating above categorizations. For his latest exhibition, the artist has created what he calls a “dance” between three new bodies of work. Danilo Machado |
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| Créolité: Andrew LaMar Hopkins at Venus Over Manhattan, through November 6A self-taught artist, former antiques dealer, and history buff, Andrew LaMar Hopkins centers the often difficult-to-categorize nature of creole identity. – Cassie Packard Billie Zangewa: Wings of Change at Lehmann Maupin, through November 7Zangewa’s world-building is expansive as much as it is intimate, sharply invoking the material and the political to achieve more than representation. – Danilo Machado Michael Berryhill: Solo Exhibitionat Kate Werble Gallery, through November 12At a time when quirkiness often feels contrived, and a widespread attitude seems to all but insist that art deliver its content front and center, Michael Berryhill has developed a powerful, resistant, and important alternative. – John Yau Leilah Babirye: Ebika Bya ba Kuchu mu Buganda at Gordon Robichaux, through November 22Spanning two galleries at Gordon Robichaux, these objects stand proudly like subjects of a royal court: majestic ceramic and carved wooden heads glazed in variegated earth tones bode dignified smiles. – Daniella Brito |
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