Hail the High Priestess: Kyle Staver and the Cult of Painting
Her show, Tall Tales, is at Steven Harvey through October 11
Emojis and Emotion: New Painting by Margaux Ogden
Ogden’s work leverages anxiety and excitement, brush on canvas, as pain’ing.
Aesthetics and Social Justice: “Arresting Patterns” at ArtSpace
An exhibition and its extracurricular programming explore artistic representations of mass incarceration.
The Dream Life of Forms: Paintings and Drawings by Deborah Remington
Her strange and beautiful work was on view at Wallspace this summer
Structured by Color: Stanley Whitney, Works from the 1990s and Now
shows at Karma Books (extended through August 30) and the Studio Museum in Harlem
The Sweep of the Hand: Catherine Howe at Cross Contemporary
Seen at Saugerties, New York
A Diffuse Glow: “Space Between” at the Flag Art Foundation
A lively, elegant group show, on view through August 14
Monochromatic Polyphony: Gray at Marc Straus
A show about gray as a color and a metaphor, limning its way between grim concreteness and silver linings.
Chic Set: Cornwall Artists at James Barron
A group show gathers artists who share a common geography, suggesting the possibility of a new art-historical movement.
Cross-Country Group Show: “Paper Route 66” at BravinLee
A recent works-on-paper show avers a trans-regional American art, with six curators, 20 artists, and an aesthetic road trip.
