James Rieck

Lyons Wier Gallery

Using models extrapolated from 1950’s and 60’s commercial magazines, “Rapture” juxtaposes an idyllic midcentury moment of bliss spurred on by the artwork that is on public display.

until Nov 4, 2017

David Salle

Skarstedt Gallery

David Salle—the celebrated master of postmodern painting who, for the past 40 years, has deconstructed the image by embracing the performative, as well as the cinematic aspects of his medium.

until Oct 28, 2017

Diana Al-Hadid

Marianne Boesky Gallery

The exhibition brings together sculpture, works on Mylar, and the artist’s largest presentation of wall panels seen in New York, all of which are created by layered drips of material that form both their physicality and imagery.

until Oct 21, 2017

Eva Rothschild

303 Gallery

Treating sculpture as a way to mediate simultaneous forms of presence, Rothschild implicates the viewer in a continuous search for possible outcomes, even from within a "completed" work.

until Oct 28, 2017

Don Van Vliet

Michael Werner Gallery

"Works on Paper" brings attention to drawings and paintings the artist created until 2000, marking the return of the artist’s work to New York after a decade.

until July 13, 2017

Afruz Amighi

Leila Heller Gallery

The materials employed by the artist includes fiberglass mesh, graphite, chain, steel and light to produce shadows that reflects the artist’s ongoing exploration of geometry and scared spaces. Our contributor editor Eda Ozdoyuran interviewed the artist who was in New York for her recent exhibition opening.

until July 28, 2017

Philippe Vandenberg

Hauser & Wirth

Fueled by obsession, curiosity, and inquisitiveness, Vandenberg’s creative drive encompasses painting and work on paper in which color and form intertwine and build a highly subjective and introspective artistic manifestation.

until July 28, 201

Peter Joseph

Lisson Gallery

Over the decades, the gallery has mounted tens of exhibitions dedicated to the work by the renowned painter; their first collaboration in New York includes a new body of work that manifests his interest in looser and freer forms. Artspeak editor Osman Can Yerebakan interviewed Joseph about his contemplative and joyous New York exhibition.       

until August 11, 2017

Thread Benefit Exhibition

David Zwirner

Bringing together 28 works by an impressive roster of artists, David Zwirner’s summer group exhibition aims to provide support to Thread, a socio-cultural community center located in Sinthian, a small village on the southeastern part of Senegal.

until July 21, 2017

FOUND: Queer Archaeology; Queer Abstraction

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art

Curated by artist and AIDS/HIV activist Avram Finkelstein, the ambitious exhibition is one of the first exhibition projects presented at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art’s newly-designed gallery space that opened its doors earlier in 2007. Artpseak editor Osman Can Yerebakan talked with Finkelstein about FOUND.    

until September 10, 2017

Anna Stothart

Lehmann Maupin

Adapting its title from a work by Gibson, From whisper to a scream proposes various modes to look at the current socio-political landscape through geometric abstraction, color, and form. Artspeak editor Osman Can Yerebakan spoke with the exhibition curator Anna Stothart about her decision to bring these three artists together. 

until September 1, 2017

Ali Banisadr

Sperone Westwate

Combining elements from traditional European painting with global socio-political consciousness, the Iranian-American artist leaves mesmerizing marks on the canvas, building narratives on displacement, tragedy, and chaos.

until June 24, 2017

Mike Berg

Site: Brooklyn

The exhibition encompasses the artist's latest body of work, including tapestry, drawing, and sculpture that Berg uses to recapture the fleeting moment of creation.

until June 11, 2017

Jay Heikes

Marianne Boesky Gallery

Heikes explores the physical and perceptual barriers inspired by today’s social and political landscape through his installations that guide the viewer around the space with their abstract angles and forms. Yasemin Vargi interviewed Jay Heikes about his recent body of work.

until June 17, 2017