brandon friend
Brandon Friend and Emet Sosna have a show at Spattered Columns, a “nonprofit exhibition space dedicated to presenting work by outstanding New York City-based visual artists.”
aaron johnson
Freedom from Want, Aaron Johnson’s show at Stux, is a “bold reflection on the decaying excesses of our insatiable culture.”
vered sivan
For Till Birth Do Us Part, Vered Sivan’s show at Rooster, a model lies on the floor covered with synthetic thread, by which spaces in relation to the body are redefined.
matthew barney
Barbara Gladstone kicks off the fall with an exhibition of new sculptures by Matthew Barney. DJED will consist of three large-scale pieces from his “Ancient Evenings” project which is “a site-specific opera in collaboration with Jonathan Bepler, and that is loosely based on Norman Mailer’s 1983 novel of the same title.” It opens September 17.