Good morning, and happy first week of January! The art world is finally beginning to thaw as galleries reopen and out-of-office notices wane. You know what that means: Our editors and writers have the top exhibitions you should visit in New York this month. See our full list of recommendations below to start the year off strong.
More today: the discovery of what may be the world’s oldest alphabet, a UC Berkeley initiative to combat censorship at art institutions across the country, John Yau on the cosmic pull of Peter Young’s “stick” paintings, and more.
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From the visual pleasures of Mary Sully to the cultural critique of Gary Simmons, to a lesson in Haitian art history, there’s plenty of great art to see right now. | Natalie Haddad, Hakim Bishara, AX Mina, Seph Rodney, Julie Schneider, and Daniel Larkin
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What you see in Young’s “stick” paintings is not a tightly executed, machine-like painting, but a humbler and more vulnerable approach. | John Yau
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For the so-called “1.5 Generation,” music allowed an escape from the binary between home and school, Vietnamese traditions and American culture. | Sigourney Schultz
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
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The story behind the rise and decline of the popularity of the black magus during the Renaissance has been largely forgotten, but at one time, the tale was used to explain the perceived need for conversion to Christianity, the three ages of man, as well as emerging theories of race. | Sarah E. Bond and Nyasha Junior
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