Group Shows Galore!

Summer is for group shows—our favorite way to be introduced to a variety of artists or see established artists’ work anew! Here’s our list of fresh group shows that are not to be missed.

Subliminal Horizons at Alexander Gray Associates

An exhibition at both the gallery’s Chelsea and Germantown spaces, Subliminal Horizons is an absolute most-see show. Curated by Alvin Hall, the expansive exhibition and beautiful, thought-provoking works offer a survey of Black, indigenous, brown and Asian artists active in the Hudson Valley, presenting a counter to the very male and white-washed narrative surrounding the Hudson River School.

Artists include Diana Al-Hadid, Huma Bhabha, Henri Paul Broyard, Karlos Cárcamo, Lisa Corinne Davis, Melvin Edwards, Kenji Fujita, Jeffrey Gibson, David Hammons, Lyle Ashton Harris, Jennie C. Jones, Laleh Khorramian, Glenn Ligon, Adam Pendleton, Martin Puryear, Angel Otero, Tschabalala Self, Xaviera Simmons, Kianja Strobert and Carlos Vega.

July 1 - August 14

510 West 26th Street

224 Main Street, Germantown

Pictured: Lisa Corinne Davis, Psychotropic Turf, 2015 (above); Jeffrey Gibson, POWERFUL BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT, 2019 (below) courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates

IN HER WORLD at Voltz Clarke

IN HER WORLD is a celebratory and joy-filled show that pieces together a world that is entirely of the woman. The exhibition invites artists from the gallery’s roster to celebrate women as subjects and creators as well as artists from outside of its roster to participate in the show, as it is one to do in the summer.

Artists include Andie Dinkin, Blanda Jana, Christina Burch, Christina Foard, Devin Morrison, Field Kallop, Gail Albert Halaban, Holland Cunningham, Jazzy McGranaghan, Landon Nordeman, Mark Boomershine, Meg Lionel Murphy, Nancy Richardson, Sarah Boyts Yoder and Tori Cherry.

Opens July 15

195 Chrystie Street

Pictured: Holland Cunningham, Pink Fur courtesy of Voltz Clarke

North by Northeast: Contemporary Canadian Painting at Kasmin

Oh Canada! The fabulous group exhibition at Kasmin Gallery brings together the work of a number of today’s contemporary art stars who were either born or spent formative years in the country that lies just north of our border. The works in this show exhibit how these Canadians artists complicate our understandings of landscape and portrait painting.

Artists include Sara Anstis, Jane Corrigan, Holly Coulis, Wanda Koop, Manuel Mathieu, Stephanie Temma Hier, Corri-Lynn Tetz, Tristan Unrau, Janet Werner, Anna Weyant, Chloe Wise and Matthew Wong.

June 30 - August 13

509 West 27th Street

Pictured: Chloe Wise, Winsome Neighborhood Nuisance, 2021 courtesy of Kasmin

Theorem X & Theorem Y at Rachel Uffner & Mrs.

Curated by Rebekah Chozick and Sara Maria Salamone, Theorem is a two-part exhibition that brings together the work of artists who explore themes of hybridity and transformation; relationships between the natural; industrial and supernatural; or scientific systems and mythologies. These surreal work come together in brilliant ways to reveal truths about our world and psyches.

Artists include Alicia Adamerovich, ASMA, Jenna Beasley, Kari Cholnoky, Sári Ember, Florencia Escudero, Ficus Interfaith, Dan Herschlein, Justine Kablack, Pam Lins, Diana Sofia Lozano, Avery Z. Nelson, Sarah Palmer, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Vanessa Gully Santiago, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh and Robert Zehnder.

June 18 - August 13

Theorem X at Rachel Uffner - 170 Suffolk Street

Theorem Y at Mrs. - 60-40 56th Drive, Maspeth

Pictured: Robert Zehnder, Tree Line Belly, 2021 courtesy of Mrs. and Rachel Uffner

NXTHVN Fellows: Un/Common Proximity at James Cohan

Another must-see group exhibition, Un/Common Proximity presents the outstanding work of the 2020-2021 NXTHVN Studio Fellowship artists and is curated by the NXTHVN curatorial fellow Claire Kim. A meeting of exciting curation and new talents, the exhibition spotlights discourses taking place for the artists during the past year-plus amid the US election, global pandemic, violent police killings, and a global racial reckoning.

Artists include Allana Clarke, Alisa Sikelianos-Carter, Daniel T. Gaitor-Lomack, Esteban Ramón Pérez, Jeffrey Meris, Ilana Savdie, and Vincent Valdez.

June 12 - August 13

48 Walker Street

Pictured: Ilana Savdie, Entreñadas, 2021 courtesy of James Cohan Gallery

You Again at Miles McEnery

Taking its name and narrative structure from Debra Jo Immergut’s 2020 novel You Again, this exhibition was curated by the artist Franklin Evans (who also happens to be having an exhibition at the gallery’s 21st street location) to wed New York’s present with its past. In so doing, Evans has these New York’s artist old work engage with newer pieces, resulting in a wonderful dialogue between various points in time.

Artists include Pedro Barbeito, Jackie Gendel, Elliott Green, Josephine Halvorson, Fabian Marcaccio, Tom McGrath, Tracy Miller, Ann Pibal and Eric Wolf.

June 24 - July 31

511 West 22nd Street

Pictured: Elliott Green, Heavy Shit in Candy-Land, 2019 courtesy of Miles McEnery

Hilos at LatchKey Gallery

With the gallery’s first ever curator in residence Maya Ortiz Saucedo, LatchKey Gallery presents a group show with the work of emerging Latinx artists who, through their work, “works intimately analyze generational identity through a decolonial lens.”

Artists include Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez, Elvia Carreon, Luis A. Sahagun, Rosalee Bernabe and Susan Flores-Melgar.

July 8 - August 7

323 Canal Street

Pictured: Benjamin Lundberg-Torres Sáncherz, Papá, Tío, Violador, made out of Fabric, thread, rhinestones, basswood, artist’s blood courtesy of the gallery

Shifted Horizon at Hesse Flatow

Shifted Horizon is a group exhibition that explores contemporary takes on landscape painting. Though the eight artists included in the show hail from a variety of places including Washington, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Belgium and South Korea, the works on view find a commonality in their perceived horizon as they reflect this rapidly changing world around us.

Artists include Amanda Baldwin, Aglaé Bassens, Natalie Birinyi, Sung Hwa Kim, James Morse, Alan Prazniak, Sarah Schlesinger and Lumin Wakoa.

July 15 - August 13

508 West 26th Street

Pictured: Aglaé Bassens, Palms Reflections, 2021 courtesy of Hesse Flatow

Someone said that the world’s a stage at GRIMM

Some say that all the world’s a stage... The current exhibition at Grimm Gallery, curated by Margot Samel, brings together sixteen artists that geniusly explore theater and performance in their work using a variety of media and imagery.

Artists include Dirk Braeckman, Ger van Elk, Christina Forrer, Louise Giovanelli, Sanya Kantarovsky, Sarah Margnetti, William Monk, Rosalind Nashashibi, B. Ingrid Olson, Michael Raedecker, Torbjørn Rødland, Daisy May Sheff, Cindy Sherman, Cauleen Smith, Emily Mae Smith and Matthias Weischer.

July 1 - August 6

54 White Street

Pictured: Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 1996 courtesy of GRIMM

A Thought Sublime at Marianne Boesky

The works on view in A Thought Sublime at Marianne Boesky meditate upon the human condition and existence itself within the vast universe in which we live. The show features vast and expansive works in a variety of media that explore how one is situated within the cosmos.

Artists include Pier Paolo Calzolari, Martyn Cross, Molly Greene, Jay Heikes, Sheree Hovsepian, Wanda Koop, William J. O’Brien, and Thiago Rocha Pitta.

June 17 - August 6

507 West 24th Street

Pictured: Jay Heikes, The Last Painting, 2021 courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery

Fringe at Denny Dimin Gallery

Inspired by recent exhibitions of the Pattern and Decoration art movement from the 70s, Fringe brings together the work of twelve artists whose work underscore the resonance and relevance of this movement that is now nearly half-a-century old. Pattern and Decoration notably privileged materials like textiles and ceramics that were considered “feminine” and was also a movement where female artists soared, oftentimes creating work rooted in the domestic sphere.

Artists include Amanda Valdez, Amir H. Fallah, Future Retrieval, Justine Hill, Pamela Council , Natalie Baxter, Cynthia Carlson, Max Colby, Valerie Jaudon, Judy Ledgerwood, Ree Morton and Josie Love Roebuck.

July 8 - August 20

39 Lispenard Street

Pictured: Amanda Valdez, Sweet Trouble, 2020 courtesy of Denny Dimin Gallery

COMING SOON…

Get Lifted! organized by Hilton Als at Karma

The summer of group show fun does not end in August! With more details to be released soon, Karma is having the legendary writer and critic Hilton Als organize a group exhibition that will carry us from summer through the fall. Expect genius curation anchored in queer life and queer history.

August 18 - October 2

22 East 2nd Street

Pictured: Peter Hujar, Cockette Link Martin (Drag Queen in Fashion Pose), 1971

Written by Samantha Kohl