LAST CHANCE
On Woman Hating
Closes Sunday, December 15
Guided by an eco-feminist politic, this exhibition at Project for Empty Space looks at the intersections of race, gender, climate change, reproductive rights, and capitalism to negotiate a path toward centering the divine feminine in our individual and collective activism.
The exhibition gathers artists Destinie Adélakun, Ania Freer, Misha Japanwala, Utē Petite, Adrienne Tarver, and V Walton who address various mythological femmes, cultural and religious icons, issues of sexual and physical abuse, body autonomy, and the inextricable link between femininity and the natural world in the their work. It considers the contemporary consequences of societal shifts including a departure from goddess culture – that is a shift to a monotheistic patriarchal faith-based system – the development of “modern science, and the initial conception of “mankind.”
2. Annual Holiday Train Show
Enter a winter wonderland unlike any other at New York Botanical Garden’s Annual Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in their enchanting train displays, by day…or night. The timeless holiday magic of rail travel fills the Garden with nostalgia as model locomotives and trolleys trundle through our picture-perfect outdoor lawn display and bring the Haupt Conservatory to life with the busy sounds of the season. In the warmth of their landmark glasshouse, you’ll find twinkling, plant-based replicas of famed local architecture creating a cityscape in miniature—a meticulously crafted world brimming with the lively energy of New York City during the holidays.
After dark, the roving Train Conductors welcome you to Holiday Train Nights, and set you on your journey through the warm glow of the Holiday Train Show. Experience the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory like never before, with colorful lighting bringing the holiday spirit under glass. During your visit, you can bop along to holiday classics and Christmas pop favorites sung by performers in our Locomotive Lounge. And with sweet and savory bites, spiked cider cocktails and mocktails, and hands-on gingerbread fun for purchase, the night is made complete with your favorite treats. Whether you’re out on the town with friends for our 21+ nights, or bringing the whole family for an all-ages celebration, make new holiday memories while discovering the magic of New York City’s favorite holiday experience.
Holiday Train Nights
Adults 21+: December 13, 14; January 4, 11, & 18
All Ages: December 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, & 28
3. Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry
See stunning jewelry pieces that trace the history of hip-hop from the 1980s to today.
This special exhibition at the Hall of Gems at the American Museum of Natural History celebrates hip-hop's cultural influence through stunning jewelry worn by some of its iconic stars.
Highlights include Slick Rick’s dazzling crown, the Notorious B.I.G.’s legendary gold ‘Jesus piece,’ the diamond-studded Roc-A-Fella medallion for the record label co-founded by Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj’s sparkling ‘Barbie’ pendant, and pieces from Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, FERG, and Tyler, the Creator, among others.
4. Rude Awakening
On view at Timothy Taylor Gallery this exhibition is a solo exhibition of new paintings, sculptures, and drawings by Alicia Adamerovich. This is the artist’s debut exhibition in the city and with the gallery. The presentation features enigmatic biomorphic abstractions that reflect on our moment’s uncertain relationship to truth and objective reality.
Adamerovich uses paint, pumice, sand, and wood to process absurd or contradictory feelings and thoughts. Sparked by mundane encounters with an intriguing shape, phrase, or angle of light, she works intuitively, generating moody, shadowy landscapes in two and three dimensions. Raised in western Pennsylvania by her naturalist father and biologist mother, Adamerovich grew up contemplating and drawing the natural world as well as examining its minutiae through a microscope. The organic, geologic, and mathematical forms she observed as a child recur and mutate across her work, reflecting their presence in her subconscious. Shapes that recall protozoa, seedpods, and fractals intermingle in surprising ways.
Over the past two years, she has developed a style of pointillist mark-making that introduces a vivid sense of animation to her compositions, such that the shapes and atmosphere alike appear to be breathing or staticky. The works in Rude Awakening are marked by subdued chaos; Adamerovich has described a sense of precariousness that underlies her recent output, reflecting her distrust of contemporary political and cultural narratives around the climate, human rights, consumerism, and journalistic integrity. The eight paintings presented here heavily feature forms that suggest conveyance—funnels, tubes, capillaries, horns, syphons, sacks, and drops of rain. These shapes inhabit barren stage-like spaces delineated by sharp horizons and invite readings that slip between recognition and alienation.
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5. IAN SWORDY: DIRECT CARVING ON THE GROUNDS AT DUCK CREEK
The Arts Center at Duck Creek presents an outdoor exhibition of recent marble sculptures by artist Ian L.C. Swordy. Set against the scenic grounds East Hampton, NY, this exhibition brings Swordy’s monumental and intricate works into dialogue with the rustic charm and natural beauty of Duck Creek’s storied landscape.
Open daily from dawn to dusk through spring 2025, the exhibition features 3 monumental sculptures and one pedestal piece, offering a comprehensive view of Swordy’s innovative approach to stone carving.
Ian L.C. Swordy’s artistic practice explores the physical and philosophical dimensions of carving, treating the process as both a form of live performance and a meditation on material transformation. Working primarily with marble, Swordy juxtaposes meticulously polished surfaces with raw textures and incorporates found objects to examine themes of permanence, imperfection, and artistry.