Fine art and social action, on the Lower East Side through May 28

Dasha Zhukova with sculpture by Yayoi Kusama

A group show curated by Greg Lindquist gathers an array of artists addressing the environment

An ongoing installation in Wilmington, NC, uses art to call attention to the devastation of environmental despoilation.

Suzan Frecon at David Zwirner, Liz Cohen at Salon 94 Bowery, Oliver Herring at Meulensteen, and Guillermo Kuitca at Sperone Westwater

After spending an evening over good food and drink there is a feeling of real friendship—not so after an opening

The paintings and sculptures of the eight artists in this group show carry a potency derived from the convergence of man-made networks with ones culled from nature.

Greg Lindquist at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Downes paintings reflect a unique combination of aggressive conception and passive elaboration. Fervent perceptions of space enliven their broad outlines; details follow, filling in the story of each site exactly “as is.” Colors add atmosphere and light.

Annie Leibovitz and Ron Mueck at the Brooklyn Museum, Darina Karpov at Pierogi, and Mark Esper at Dam, Stuhltrager