merlin james
Merlin James’s show at Sikkema Jenkins, which “extends his long-standing exploration into the nature of painting,” opens June 22.
matt keegan
Matt Keegan loves New York. His show at D’Amelio Terras is “lined with random photographs of the city: a white boy wearing a yarmulke playing chess against a black man in a hoodie; a view of a polluted waterway between Brooklyn and Queens; a futon left on a sidewalk; a cat inside a bodega.”
roe ethridge
Roe Ethridge, a photographer who “flaunts the most commercial aspects of his work, then subverts them with pictures of a floor full of construction debris and a plastic bag wafting in midair,” has a show at Andrew Kreps through July 2.
jiro takamatsu
Jico Takamatsu’s fabulous show at McCaffrey Fine Art features “paintings, drawings and sculptures dating from 1965-1973 that run riot through the sanctified realms of structural integrity and material truth in lattice forms and concrete blocks that were distorted and deconstructed.”
lloyd martin
Lloyd Martin’s show at Stephen Haller closes June 25.
cy decosse
A Cy DeCosse retrospective will open June 24 at Verve Gallery of Photography.
young sook park and lee ufan
Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan’s upcoming show at RH Gallery looks interesting.
john stutz
John Stutz’s show at A. Jain Marunochi features his densely layered sculptures made from heavy materials.
always the young strangers
Always the Young Strangers, an exhibition of 17 photographers at Higher Pictures, “collectively feels and speaks of individuality and possibility.”
subodh gupta
A Glass of Water, Subodh Gupta’s show at Hauser & Wirth, “further extends Gupta’s ongoing investigation into the sustaining and even transformational power of everyday objects and activities.”