Paul Klee, Degenerate for the Ages
The Jewish Museum’s new exhibition, “Other Possible Worlds,” spotlights Paul Klee’s final decade, a period marked by exile, illness, and a prolific outpouring of over 1,250 works in 1939 alone. Klee, once condemned as a “degenerate” artist by the Nazis, responded by abandoning his signature color‑driven abstraction for stark line work that directly confronted fascism. The show, running through July 26 2026, features key pieces such as the 1939 “Foreboding,” the 1940 “Untitled (Last Still Life),” and the iconic 1920 monoprint *Angelus Novus*. By framing Klee’s late output as a visual protest, the museum underscores how art can serve as a moral compass during turbulent times.
Elisa Jensen’s Expansive Interiors
Elisa Jensen’s solo show at Astor Weeks in New York spotlights a series of large oil‑on‑wood interiors that echo the luminous color palettes of Pierre Bonnard while asserting a distinctly contemporary voice. The exhibition features works such as “Candle on...
At the Whitney Biennial: Ali Ayal’s Mirthless Amusement Park
The 2026 Whitney Biennial showcases Ali Eyal’s oil painting *Look Where I Took You*, a haunting reinterpretation of a Baghdad amusement park he visited as a child before the 2003 U.S. invasion. The work centers on a Ferris wheel whose...
Opal Mae Ong: Worlds Weighing In
Plato Gallery presents Opal Mae Ong’s solo exhibition “Always Were,” running through April 19, 2026 in New York. The show intertwines ancestral Filipino folklore with contemporary visual language, using acrylic and gouache to create luminous, staged scenes that explore grief, ritual, and transformation. Signature works...
Sharon’s Substack / April 1, 2026
Artist Sharon Butler announces that her painting *Green Wall 3* will be featured in the American Abstract Artists’ 90th‑anniversary show “Abstract by Definition: An Index” at Art Cake in Brooklyn. Curated by critic Saul Ostrow, the exhibition juxtaposes 90 artists to...
Two Coats Resident Artist Dale Emmart, April 12–17, 2026
Two Coats of Paint welcomed Dale Emmart as its resident artist from April 12‑17, 2026, showcasing a series of rope‑centric paintings and works on paper. Emmart’s practice uses rope as a neutral visual device to evoke labor, control, and the...
“Sonorous” In Hackney: Stairway to Heaven?
St. Augustine’s Tower in Hackney hosted the three‑day "Sonorous" exhibition, turning the medieval stone structure into an immersive sound‑art venue. Curated by Taehyun Jung, the show featured a roster of emerging artists who used vibration, voice, and visual media to...
2025’s Intrepid Cinema
The 2025 film slate is dominated by politically charged works that confront the Trump era and its cultural fallout. High‑profile directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kathryn Bigelow and Óliver Laxe use genre conventions—from satire to dystopian neo‑realism—to...
Tappeto Volante’s Rich Conversations
The fifth annual “La Banda” exhibition at Tappeto Volante Projects in Gowanus brings together over three dozen local artists across painting, sculpture, and mixed‑media formats. Curated without a single theme, the show reflects the pandemic‑era spirit of community and creative...
Araujo, Greenberg, and Simon at Ptolemy
Two Coats of Paint organized an artist panel at Ptolemy featuring Michele Araujo, Larry Greenberg, and Adam Simon. Each artist presented a single work, prompting in‑depth dialogue about their distinct approaches to abstraction, from Araujo’s mixed‑media collage on aluminum to...
Reaching Back at Ruthann
The Ruthann gallery in Catskills, NY is presenting “Souvenir,” a group exhibition featuring fifteen contemporary artists whose work probes memory, intimacy, humor, and loss. Curated by Jeff Bailey, the show runs through April 11, 2026 and includes photography, mixed‑media, sculpture, and hand‑woven collages....