kim simonsson
Kim Simonsson, whose sculptures are “inspired by Western aesthetics and the stylized figures of Japanese Manga,” has a show at Nancy Margolis Gallery.
hella
HELLA, the exhibit at Rooster Gallery by Russell Floersch, “considers memory and recollection, specific place as landscape, loss and reclamation.”
kazimir malevich
Malevich and the American Legacy, another museum quality show at Gagosian, pairs rare works of Kazimir Malevich with pieces by modern and contemporary American artists in an effort to “examine the ongoing effects of his enduring influence.”
dig
Storefront for Art and Architecture presents DIG, a performance installation by Daniel Arsham and Snarkitecture that “explores the architecture of excavation.”
glenn ligon
Glenn Ligon: AMERICA, “the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective devoted to this pioneering New York–based artist,” features almost one hundred paintings, prints, photography, drawings, and sculptural installations. See it before it closes June 5.
institute of fine arts
New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts presents Photo Archives and the Photographic Memory of Art History, the “third in an ongoing series of conferences that investigate the role of photographic archives and collections in art historical studies.” More information may be found here, and registration is open now.
cy twombly
Cy Twombly, arguably one of the greatest living painters, has always flown a bit under the radar. The MoMA did not own a single piece until his 1994 retrospective. Their recent acquisition helps remedy the situation by bringing two more paintings and seven sculptures into their collection, which now consists of “seminal paintings across the breadth of his career.”
pat steir
Pat Steir’s show at Cheim & Read is a continuation of her “dripped, splashed and poured ‘waterfall’ paintings which she first started in the late 1980s.”
gary baseman
Walking Through Walls, Gary Baseman’s exhibit at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, “explores the maturation of objective childlike naivety into the subjective adult understanding of absolute beliefs in ideals such as truth, love, hope, faith, fate and responsibility.”
marcel dzama
Marcel Dzama is back at David Zwirner with a show featuring “the artist’s film, A Game of Chess, alongside related drawings, sculptures,and dioramas.”