New York
February 8, 2023

What Do New Yorkers Think of Anish Kapoor’s “Mini-Bean”?

Manhattan now has its own, downscaled version of the artist’s famous Chicago sculpture, oddly squished under a luxury condo tower. | Elaine Velie

FROM OUR CRITICS

Traditional Korean Painting for Modern Times

In Seongmin Ahn’s paintings, it is not our past we are looking at but our possible future. | John Yau 

Seongmin Ahn: Enchanted Reality
Jan. 19–Apr. 14, 2023
The Korea Society, 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, Midtown East (koreasociety.org)

Hans Hartung, No Matter What They Say

Hartung’s work most likely didn’t go over well in the heyday of conceptualism, earth art, and the literal use of materials. | Joe Fyfe

Hans Hartung: Revenge
Jan. 13–Feb. 18, 2023
Perrotin, 130 Orchard Street, Lower East Side (perrotin.com)

Susan Philipsz Evokes the Holocaust Through Absence

Philipsz’s haunting sound and video artworks serve as a poignant witness to the lives and artistry of victims of the Holocaust. | Annabel Keenan

Susan Philipsz: Separated Strings
Jan. 12–Feb. 25, 2023
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 521 West 21st Street, Chelsea (tanyabonakdargallery.com)

NEW AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Mushrooms
Jan. 26–Mar. 8, 2023
Fountain House Gallery, 702 Ninth Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen (fountainhousegallery.org)

There’s a growing consensus among scientists that fungi played a key role in the creation of life on earth. Some would go so far as to say that we’re descendants of fungi. This exhibition, curated by artist-activist Vermilion, brings together more than 30 artists living with mental illness to explore the myriad ways in which we can learn and benefit from fungi. Related programming includes a mushroom growing workshop, a mushroom walk through Central Park, overdose-prevention training, and other wonderful things. — Hakim Bishara

Camille Billops: Mirror, Mirror
Feb. 16–Mar. 25
Ryan Lee Gallery, 515 West 26th Street, Chelsea (ryanleegallery.com)

Camille Billops was a powerful force in the New York art community from the 1960s until her death in 2019. Part of the Soho art scene of the 1970s, she was also involved with various Black art groups, including the Black Emergency Culture Coalition Inc., the Black Artist Meeting Group, and the Black Arts Movement. In the 1980s, she focused her attention on some films that pushed the limits of documentary filmmaking, including Finding Christa (1991), which tells the story of her reunion with a child she gave up for adoption. This exhibition focuses on her visual art and its tendency to integrate into life and everyday objects. — Hrag Vartanian

Uncommon Denominator: Nina Katchadourian at the Morgan
Feb. 10–Mar. 28
The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, Murray Hill (themorgan.org)

Nina Katchadourian seems to always find a way to do things differently. For example, she could have taken a solo approach to engaging with The Morgan’s collection, but instead, she involved the museum’s staff in curating the show, asking 15 of them to pick some of the objects that would go on display. The exhibition also features a new installment in the artist’s ongoing Sorted Books project, drawing from The Morgan’s vast collection of American literature. — Hakim Bishara

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