New York
December 14, 2022

An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum

A new show at the Queens gallery Mrs. proves that dogs may be man’s best friends, but cats are humans’ idols. | Elaine Velie

Even a Cat Can Look at the Queen
Nov. 17–Jan. 7, 2023
Mrs., 60-40 56th Drive, Maspeth (mrsgallery.com)

LATEST REVIEWS

Torkwase Dyson Seeks Black Liberation Through Geometry

Dyson is part of a growing number of contemporary artists to imbue geometric abstraction with a sociopolitical dimension. | Jason Stopa

Torkwase Dyson: A Liquid Belonging
Nov. 11–Dec. 17
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea (pacegallery.com)

Caitlin MacBride Explores the Politics of Dye

In an era of fast fashion and sweatshop exploitation, the artist demonstrates how far an industry will go to keep workers out of the picture. | Billy Anania

Caitlin MacBride: Dyeing Notes
Oct. 28–Dec. 17
Deanna Evans Projects, 373 Broadway E15, Tribeca (deannaevansprojects.com)

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

Tom Uttech: Headwinds on Windigoostigwan
Nov. 5-Dec. 22
Alexandre Gallery, 291 Grand Street, Lower East Side (alexandregallery.com)

Rather than claim the wilderness as his own, 80-year-old painter Tom Uttech presents it as is. Uttech captures what he calls the “tranquil ecstasy” of Ojibwe lands now known as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Canada. Presented in handmade wood-grain frames, Uttech brings out the subtle hues of the region he knows best, and encourages us to reflect on the meaning of home.

Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo: Earth & Iron: Archival Visions of Land and Struggle
Sept. 22–Dec. 23
BRIC, 647 Fulton Street, Fort Greene, Brooklyn (bricartsmedia.org)

Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo presents the colonized memory as a fractional space, using a cut-up method to accentuate the gaps. Based on 20th-century photography from West Africa and the Caribbean, Adeyemo’s sparse paintings and sculptures render scenes of subjection into fragments of guerrilla fugitivity.

CLOSING SOON 

Tropical Is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime
Sept. 7–Dec. 17
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York (as-coa.org)

"Through the issues of offshore banking economy, real estate and access to land, and the resignification of post-military spaces, we see how the visitor economy permeates aspects of daily life... With these works, the artists invite viewers to reconsider their own gaze and acknowledge their different degrees of privilege at work when interacting with the region, and to think of a decolonized Caribbean today."

— Sebastián Meltz-Collazo

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Marjolijn De Wit: Sorry for the Damage
Oct. 27–Dec. 17
Asya Geisberg Gallery, 537 West 23rd Street, Chelsea (asyageisberggallery.com)

With all the attention to art-world fossil fuel investments, Marjolijn De Wit’s latest series should both charm and frustrate. Sorry for the Damage turns elite apologia inside out, bringing together symbols of wealth and gorgeous nature scenes.

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NEWS ACROSS THE CITY

New School Strike Ends With Victory for Adjuncts

The administration met the union on all of its demands, including raises across the board and increased healthcare eligibility. | Elaine Velie

RIP Bookforum

The news that Bookforum will cease publication comes days after Penske Media announced its acquisition of sister magazine Artforum. | Valentina Di Liscia 

Sean Decatur to Lead NYC’s American Museum of Natural History

The last few years at the museum have not been without controversy, and Decatur will inherit a record of workforce struggles. | Elaine Velie