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April is shaping up to be a strong month for solo shows, particularly career-defining retrospectives of women artists. Check out our monthly guide below, which highlights our top 10 shows for the month.

Also worth checking out: reviews of Laura Aguilar’s much anticipated at Leslie-Lohman and Matt Bolinger’s elegies to the working class.

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Here's What to See in NY This Month

Your Concise New York Art Guide for April 2021

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.

Dessane Lopez Cassell and Cassie Packard

Latest NYC News

A long-neglected park in the Bronx has become the center of a dispute between a group of local artists and the city’s park authorities.
Lawmakers in the US Senate and House of Representatives have reintroduced a bill to expand the African Burial Ground National Monument in Manhattan into an international museum and education center.

Latest Reviews

Laura Aguilar’s Liberatory Gaze

Aguilar was a rare photographer who never erased herself, shifting the ethics of photographer-subject dynamics.

Rachell Morillo

Matt Bollinger’s Working-Class Elegy

Bollinger is a major artist chronicling a substantial sector of American life.

John Yau

How New York Has Changed Over the Years, as Told By Pizza

With Untitled Pizza Movie, David Shapiro spotlights a slice of NYC life.

Nathan Smith

"Cruising the Horizon: New York" Imagines New, Queer(er) Potentials

A testament to José Esteban Muñoz’s ongoing legacy and influence, the hybrid exhibition gestures towards the expansiveness and accessibility we need.

danilo machado

Cordy Ryman’s Stubborn Joy

Ryman’s sculpture embodies DIY aesthetics raised to a high level of sophistication while remaining modest and self-effacing.

John Yau

Closing Soon

Installation view, "Izumi Kato" at Perrotin, New York, 2021 (photographer: Guillaume Ziccarelli, © 2020 Izumi Kato, courtesy the artist & Perrotin)

Cordy Ryman: Constellations through April 11 at Freight + Volume
Chloe Wise: Thank You For The Nice Fire through April 17 at Almine Rech
Izumi Kato through April 17 at Perrotin
Ilse D'Hollander: Tension Field through April 24 at Sean Kelly Gallery

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