Midweek Roundup: 6/12
2. Jenny Holzer: Light Line at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
This exhibition presents a reimagination of Jenny Holzer’s landmark 1989 installation at the Guggenheim. Climbing all six ramps of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda, the site-specific installation transforms the building, featuring selections from her iconic series, such as "Truisms" and "Inflammatory Essays".
4. WANDA GÁG'S WORLD at the Whitney Museum of American Art
This exhibition presents a selection of prints by the artist and children's book author Wanda Gág. These works record the world as Gag experienced it: a place where landscapes move rhythmically and inanimate objects hum with life. Although she also painted, the graphic arts offered her the most effective method for expressing this unique vision.
1. Chéri Samba at Venus Over Manhattan
Chéri Samba is one of the preeminent artists
at work in Africa today. Samba is a pivotal figure in the history of African contemporary art, celebrated for his vibrant and detailed paintings that depict everyday life in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as broader social, political, and economic issues facing his country, his continent, and the world.
3. "Attrition" by Cannupa Hanska Luger at City Hall Park in collaboration with Public Art Fund
For Cannupa Hanska Luger the bison is a symbol of Indigenous resilience and sovereignty. The mass slaughter of North American bison from 1845 to 1895 by settlers of European descent took place for profit, dominion over land and westward expansion. The strategic removal of this vital source of food, clothing, shelter and spiritual reverence for the Great Plains Native American populations forced their assimilation into western culture.
5. Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami) at Brooklyn Museum
For the first time in twenty-four years, Utagawa Hiroshige's "100 Famous Views of Edo"-one of the Brooklyn Museum's greatest treasures-returns to public display. The museum's complete set of these celebrated prints is among the world's finest, full of vibrant colors preserved by decades in the dark.
