September 2, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌤️ Yesterday morning, I was walking to the office with a cup of coffee in my hand when a family of tourists stopped me for a question. “Where can we street art in this area?” the dad politely asked. “We heard there’s a lot of murals in Williamsburg.” I pointed in several directions and told them that murals are all over the place (I didn't tell them that they're also going to see a lot of commercial crap). What a delightful encounter that was. New York is back, friends.
Today, we have your guide for the best shows to see in New York in September, another looted artifact is found at the Met, the San Francisco Public Library censors a pro-Palestine mural, a tribute to unsung Bay Area women abstractionists, and much more.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
Your Concise New York Art Guide for September 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including birdhouses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, and more. | Billy Anania
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SPRING/BREAK Art Show returns during Armory Arts Week in NYC
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the curator-driven fair will take over former Ralph Lauren offices at 625 Madison Ave in Midtown East on September 7–12. Over 100 immersive exhibitions featuring painting, sculpture, installation, video work and more. Get tickets now.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The San Francisco Public Library is accused of censoring a mural that included the phrase “Zionism is racism.” (courtesy the Clarion Alley Mural Project)
Bay Area organizations protest the San Francisco Public Library’s censorship of a pro-Palestinian mural.
- A sixth-century statue representing a Hindu Matrika deity is the latest object seized from the Met Museum this summer.
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Nicolás De Jesús: A Mexican Artist for Global Justice Opens at the Neuberger Museum of Art
This solo exhibition in Purchase, New York, tackles contemporary social and political issues from over three decades of the artist’s work. On view September 7 through December 23. Learn more.
LATEST REVIEWS
Unearthing a Treasure Trove of Bay Area Women Abstract Painters
The Long View amply demonstrates that Jay DeFeo and Joan Brown may be the best known Bay Area women artists who worked in abstraction, but they were far from alone. | John Seed
An Artist’s Quasi-Exploration of Celebrity Culture
The Manchester-based artist uses techniques from the Northern Renaissance in an attempt to investigate our present-day celebrity worship. | Edmée Lepercq
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Choose From 200+ Online and On-Campus Fall Courses at SVA Continuing Education
Study fine arts, interior design, illustration and comics, visual narrative, and more at SVACE, either virtually or in person in NYC. Courses begin September 19. Learn more.
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Opportunities in September 2022
From grants, open calls, and commissions to residencies, fellowships, and workshops, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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TRANSITIONS
Chakaia Booker is now represented by David Nolan Gallery.
Andrea Gyorody was named director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University.
Chang In-kyung was elected co-vice president of the International Council of Museums.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
BRIC announced the winners of the Colene Brown Art Prize for New York-based visual artists. See a full list of recipients here.
New Inc at the New Museum announced its 2022–23 program cohort. See the full list of members here.
Rebuild Foundation named Corinne Bailey Rae, Ben LaMar Gay, Honey Crawford, and Yaw Agyeman to its inaugural Mellon Archive Fellowship Program cohort.
