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détournement

Détournement, at Jonathan LeVine, “is meant to both celebrate the lineage of détournement and bring attention to some of its current practitioners who embody its continued vitality.”

illuminated

Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Text, at the Rubin Museum, “explores the aesthetic and technological approaches used in creating and adorning sacred books from a variety of cultures.”

beer here

Beer Here, at the New York Historical Society, “surveys the social, economic, political, and technological history of the production and consumption of beer, ale, and porter in the city from the seventeenth century to the present.”

josef albers

Josef Albers in America: Painting on Paper, at the Morgan, “provides insight into Albers’ working process and, in contrast with the strict geometry of his final paintings, is remarkable for its freedom and sensuality.”

into the woods

Into the Woods, a group show at ClampArt, “brings together work by a wide-range of artists all employing lens-based technologies who have found inspiration in the natural world.”

tatzu nishi

Tatzu Nishi: Discovering Columbus, commissioned by the Public Art Fund, “recontextualizes the historical monument at the center of Columbus Circle, placing it in the middle of a contemporary living room, six stories above the street.” photograph by Marcus Yam

mark flood

The Hateful Years, Mark Flood’s show at Luxembourg & Dayan, “examines the vapor trails of culturally exsanguinated people, places and objects in order to take the measure of culture.”