Current Exhibitions:
RED SHOES: STILL LIFE CONSTRUCTIONS An exhibit of digital photography by Carolyn Conrad featuring multiple sets of ‘50s inspired women’s high-heeled dress shoes that the artist molded out of clay and painted red, along with a series of simple, child-like white straight chairs. Pictured above is “Leading Lady with Understudy.” Atlantic Gallery, 40 Wooster St., bet Broome and Grand. Thru June 18. Opening reception is Thurs., June 2 from 6-8pm.
photo exhibit by GRACE GRAUPE-PILLARD “Interventions” depicts images of war, including soldiers, car-bombings, ruins, explosions and refugees in far-off places, that are digitally embedded into photos of familiar streets and parks in New York City, Baltimore and New Jersey. Pictured above is “Chinatown.” Opening reception is May 25 from 6-8pm. Continues thru June 25. The Proposition, 559 W. 22nd St. 212-242-0035.
ACROSS + DOWN The debut solo exhibition by Edwina White will feature drawing, text, found objects, sound and animation in a process reminiscent of early collage artists. Pictured above is “Halloween Game of Biting Fruit Dangling on a String.” Continues thru June 25. Gigantic Artspace, 59 Franklin St. 212-226-6762.
ANOTHER IRAQ A month before the US invasion of Iraq, journalist/photographer Terry J. Allen captured compelling and unpredictable images of a people and a nation on the edge of cataclysmic change. The photos show Iraqis rarely seen in the media, people who are neither terrorists nor victims. Thru May 31. The Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia St., bet. W. 4th and Bleecker. 212-989-9319.
PARDON MY DOLLIES The art, dolls and hats of New York artist, Carol Markel will be on display combining a passion for fashion, quirky humor and love of dramatic color. Thru June 15. Penvern, 166 Orchard St. Sun, Tues. & Wed. from 1-8pm and Thurs., Fri. & Sat. from 1-11pm. 212-505-0909.
MISS LIBERTY: A MONUMENTAL MOSAIC View a four-ton monumental mosaic floor made in Israel by 120 Jewish and Arab youth using thousands of small hand-cut pieces of stone. Led by Israeli artist, David Wakstein. The mosaic is based on a 1940 British cartoon, the year before the US entered World War II. Thru May 28, Tues. – Sat. from 11am – 6pm. White Box, 525 W. 26th St. 212-714-2347.
THE CUTTING EDGE Life-size wood cutouts by Susan Sills will be on view. Pictured above is “Monsieur Magritte and Mademoiselle De La Tour.” Thru May 14, Tues. – Sat. from 10:30am – 6pm. Meet the artist Sat., May 7 from 3-5pm. Artist talk at 4pm. Viridian Artists, Inc., 530 W. 25th St. 212-414-4040. www.viridianartists.com.
PAINTINGS OF NEW YORK CITY Romantic images of New York City by painter Stephen Magsig will be on display showing the city “as a dynamic metropolis.” Pictured above is “53 Grand/Le Straghe.” May 10 – June 4. George Billis Gallery, 511 W. 25th St., Ground Floor, bet. 10th & 11th Aves. Opening reception will be Thurs., May 12 from 6-8pm. Gallery hours are Tues. – Sat., 11am – 6pm. 212-645-2621.
FLOATING OVER THE F TRAIN: VISIONS OF HOME A selection of “allegorical landscapes” by Brooklyn-based artist Tina Gauthier will be on view synthesizing “the dreams and memories of Gauthier’s native landscapes of Watertown, Connecticut with the images of the Lower East Side and Brooklyn.” Thru June 5. Sunshine Factory, 11 Essex St., bet., Canal & Hester. 212-420-7240.
SHEILA SCHWID PAINTINGS Recent paintings by Sheila Schwid will be on display including a small group of watercolors, featuring flowers, and some oil paintings, abstracted and synthesized from the watercolors. Opening reception is Sat., May 7 from 5-8pm. Continues thru May 29. Westbeth Gallery, 57 Bethune St, bet. Washington & West Sts. 212-989-4650.
THE GESTURE OF NATURE A solo exhibition by New York artist Phyllis Rosser featuring “a fantasy garden of bare branches” as well as “large wall-mounted constructions of wood stripped of its bark and woven into densely-layered forms.” Pictured above is “Pufferfish.” April 26 – May 21. Ceres Gallery, 547 W. 27th St. 212-947-6100.
VIDEO INSTALLATION AT THE KITCHEN Matthew Buckingham & Joachim Koester’s “Sandra of the Tuliphouse or How to Live in a Free State,” reflects the history of Christiania, in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the best-known anarchist communities in the world. Pictured above are squatters in Christiania, 1971. Photo: The Royal Library. Opening reception, Tues., April 26 from 6-8pm. Continues thru June 18. Tues. – Sat. from 12-6pm. 512 W. 19th St. Free.
Brooke alexander, 59 Wooster St., 212-925-4338: “Structure & Color,” sculpture by JOSEF ALBERS & DONALD JUDD, through May 21.
Cheryl pelavin fine arts LLC., 13 Jay St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-925-9424: “Cythera,” paintings by HARRIET SHORR, Feb. 24-April 2.
The clayton gallery and outlaw museum, 161 Essex St., call for hours, 212-477-1363: “The 80s: 326 Years of Hip,” a group show of four octogenarians from the Lower East Side, through Feb. 27.
The cooper union, Humanities Gallery, 51 Astor Place, 1st fl., Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-353-4158: “A Revolution in Orange,” documentary photography of the demonstrations in Kiev that led to a new election, Feb. 28-Mar. 10.
Deitch projects, 18 Wooster St. & 76 Grand St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-343-7300: KEITH HARING, sculpture, through Mar. 5; “Super Mario Movie,” work by CORY ARCANGEL, through Feb. 26.
Denise bibro fine art, 529 W. 20th St., 4th fl., call for hours, 212-647-7030: “Death and the Maiden,” paintings by NORA SPEYER, through Mar. 19; MARY KING, recent work, through Mar. 19.
Dfn gallery, 176 Franklin St., Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 212-334-3400: “We,” mixed media works by CEDRIC SMITH, through Mar. 5; “Riverine,” acrylic paintings by TIM DALY, through Mar. 5
The drawing center, 35 Wooster St., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-219-2166: “It’s a Room for 3 People,” drawings by RICHARD TUTTLE, through Feb. 26.
The educational alliance gallery, 197 E. Broadway, Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-780-2300: “The Red Thread,” glimpses of the international art scene in Vienna, Austria, Mar. 11-31.
Feigen contemporary, 535 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-929-0500: DOUG HALL, large scale color photographs, Feb. 24-April 9.
55 Mercer gallery, 55 Mercer St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-226-8513: “Eye Witness,” new paintings and videos by CHRISTINE BAEUMLER & SHANA KAPLOW, through Feb. 26.
Franklin 54 gallery, 54-56 Franklin St., Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-732-0009: JAMES GRAHAM, paintings, through Feb. 26.
Fusionarts museum, 57 Stanton St., call for hours, 212-995-5290: “Then & Now,” Lower East Side art in this group exhibition of NYC artists, through Mar. 20.
Gallery 138, 138 W. 17th St., call for hours, 212-633-0324: “Desire Submerged into the Earth,” group exhibition, through Mar. 4.
Henry street settlement, Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-598-0400: “At Home: Visions of Our Place in the World,” group exhibition by guest curator Lois Stavsky, through Mar. 1.
Here arts center, 145 Sixth Ave., Sun.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m., 212-647-0202: “Weird NJ: the Exhibition,” sixteen artists working in photography, video, installation, painting & sculpture, through Mar. 5.
Hospital audiences, inc., 548 Broadway, 3rd fl., Mon.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-575-7696: “Contemporary Outsider Art in America,” group exhibition of self-taught artists, through Mar. 15.
Jack shainman gallery, 513 W. 20th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-645-1701: “The Whole World is Rotten: Free Radicals and the Gold Coast Slave Castles of PAA JOE,” group exhibition, through Mar. 12.
Jane hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-242-4106: “Points of Entry,” earthenware works by JOSEPHINE BURR, Mar. 3-April 16.
Jasper, 504 Laguardia Place, call for hours, 212-475-9601: “Underground Underglass,” paintings by BRYCE HAMMOND, through Mar. 10.
June kelly gallery, 591 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-1660: “Shhh…Secrets, Status, Society,” ceramic sculpture by SANA MUSASAMA, Feb. 24-Mar. 22.
The kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-255-5793: “Something New,” two animation based video works by SOWON KWON, Mar. 4-April 16.
Leica gallery, 670 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-777-3051: “Tango, Never Before Midnight,” photographs by ADRIANA GROISMAN, through April 2.
Maiden lane exhibition space, 125 Maiden Lane, daily, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-206-6061: “Garden of Wishing Trees,” installation by BARBARA EDELSTEIN & JIAN-JUN ZHANG, Feb. 24-May 12.
Manhattan graphics center, 57 Bethune St., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-219-8783: “Face/Scapes,” group exhibition, through Feb. 28.
Michael ingbar gallery of architectural art, 568 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., 212-334-1100: “NYC Day Into Night,” paintings by DEREK REIST, through Mar. 5.
Museum of chinese in the americas, 70 Mulberry St., 2nd fl., Tue.-Sun., noon-6 p.m., Fri., noon-7 p.m., 212-619-4785: “Living Through History: Chinatown Stories,” large collection, open ended; “Have You Eaten Yet? – The Chinese Restaurant in America,” historical exhibition, through June 2005.
Nancy hoffman gallery, 429 W. Broadway, call for hours, 212-966-6676: RICHARD PURDY, wax/encaustic paintings, through Mar. 2; CAROLYN BRADY, watercolors, through Mar. 2.
National association of women artists gallery, 80 Fifth Ave., Suite 1405, call for hours, 212-675-1616: “Catchi, a Celebration of 50+ Years with NAWA,” selection of work by CATCHI CHILDS, Mar. 3-April 16.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY:
NYU Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East, Tue., Thu.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-998-6780: “Mapping Sitting: On Portraiture and Photography,” 20th century portrait photography from Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, through April 2.
Nyu 80 washington square east galleries, 80 Washington Sq. E., Tue., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Thu., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 212-998-5747: “28th Small Works,” group exhibition, through Mar. 11.
Nyu tisch school of the arts, Gulf & Western Gallery, 721 Broadway, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., noon-5 p.m., 212-998-1930: “Thesis Exhibition One,” 10 graduating seniors from the school exhibit almost one hundred prints of their photographs, through Feb.
The nomadic museum, Hudson River Park Pier 54 at West 13th St., 212-715-1644: “Ashes and Snow,” exhibition of more than 200 large scale photographic works, through Mar.
The painting center, 52 Greene St., Tue-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-343-1060: DOUGLAS WIRLS & COLLEEN RANDALL, two person exhibition, Mar. 1-26; “Reconnaissances,” paintings, Mar. 1-26.
Paul kasmin gallery, 293 Tenth Ave., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-563-4474: “Color,” group exhibition, Feb. 24-Mar. 26.
Pratt Manhattan gallery, 144 W. 14th St., Tue.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat., noon-5 p.m., 212-647-7778: “Cut & Construction: The Foundations of Fashion,” group exhibition on the craft of dress making, through Mar. 28.
Ricco maresca gallery, 529 W. 20th St., 3rd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-627-5117: “Saint and Exiles from Stories Never Written,” sculpture by TRICIA CLINE, through Mar. 19; “What We Don’t Know – Vintage New York,” photographs by LISETTE MODEL, through Mar. 19.
Ronald feldman fine arts, 31 Mercer St., Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-226-3232: “Roman Allegories,” staged photographs by ELEANOR ANTIN, through Mar. 12.
Salmagundi club, 47 Fifth Ave., daily, 1-5 p.m., 212-255-7740: “Annual Member’s Exhibition,” through Feb.
The skyscraper museum, 39 Battery Place, Wed.-Sun., noon-6 p.m., skyscraper.org: “City of Change,” historical exhibition on skyscrapers, through May 29.
Soho photo, 15 White St., Thu., 6-8 p.m., Fri.-Sun., 1-6 p.m., or by appointment, 212-226-8571: “Close Encounters,” photography by CHRIS WELLES, through Feb. 26.
Staley wise gallery, 560 Broadway, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-966-6223: HERB RITTS, “Body: 1984-1999,” through Mar. 19.
Steven Amadee, 41 North Moore St., Tue.-Fri., 11-7 p.m., Sat., 11-6 p.m., Sun., noon-4 p.m., 212-343-1696: “Signs of Life,”photography exhibition by DAVID ROBIN, Mar. 10-April 30.
Streit’s Matzos, 148-154 Rivington St., varying hours & by appointment, 212-677-0876: Grand opening of “The Matzo Files,” an open ended group exhibition of over 250 artists presented in boxes & files, with a rotating selection of featured, curated art shows, call for more information or go to matzofiles.org for more information, an alternative, non-profit organization supporting local & outside artists who are emerging, all work is for sale.
Studio 18 gallery, 18 Warren St., Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m., 212-385-6734: LARRY WEBB & BOB WITZ, paintings, through Mar. 12.
Swiss institute, 495 Broadway, 3rd fl., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-925-2035: “Body Proxy,” project developed by NORMA JEANE, through Mar. 26.
Synagogue for the arts, 49 White St., Mon., Wed.-Thu., 1-5 p.m., Tue., 1-7 p.m., or by appointment, 212-966-7141: Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, group exhibition, through Feb. 27.
A taste of art, Mon.-Fri., noon-8 p.m., 212-964-5493: “Japanese Illustrators,” group exhibition, through Mar. 7.
Tracy williams, ltd., 313 W. 4th St., Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 212-229-2757: “Traces Everywhere,” group exhibition of works on paper, through Feb. 26.
Westbeth arts gallery, 57 Bethune St., Thu.-Sun., 1-6 p.m., 212-989-4650: JANE BOLLMEIR, early and recent paintings, Feb. 26-Mar. 20.
Yeshiva university museum, 15 West 16th St., Tue.-Thu., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 212 -294-8330: “Manhattan Mincha
