There’s something about September in New York that makes the City shine. Case in point, the art scene that, like Wall Street, hits the ground running. It’s not just museums that are creating the buzz, but also all the gallery openings. Here are six exhibits to put on the list to kick off the fall with some culture.
Museum Shows
The Whitney Museum
Starting on September 16th, The Whitney will premier Ruth Asawa Through Line. Ruth Asawa is famous for her hanging sculptures and for being one of the few Asian American Women artists propelled onto the world stage. Her work is celebrated throughout the world and recognized for pushing the medium of sculpture. This exhibition will be the first to showcase Asawa’s drawing practice. Therefore, it will include her watercolors, prints, sketchbook pages, and framed drawings.
Address: 99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
The Guggenheim
Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s, opens at the Guggenheim on September 1st. It examines the innovative work being made during the time that followed the Korean War. The artworks presented reflect to that time in South Korea, exemplifying the experimental art being made. Instead of being bound by a single aesthetic the exhibition will span a variety of mediums and take over three floors of the Guggenheim’s spiral galleries.
Address: 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128
The New Museum
On October 12th the New Museum will present the exhibition, Judy Chicago: Herstory. This is the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s work in New York. It will span her sixty-year career and encompass the variety of mediums she used throughout the decades. Judy Chicago is known as a feminist artist and art educator who came to prominence during the 1970s. The exhibition will not only present the artist’s oeuvre but also put it in conversation with other female artists across centuries.
Address: 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002
Gallery Shows
David Zwirner
David Zwirner, one of the biggest galleries in the world, will premier new works by the artist Wolfgang Tillmans. Opening on September 7th, Wolfgang Tillmans: Fold Me, is up across two of Zwirner’s Chelsea galleries. The show comes off the heels of Tillman’s blockbuster retrospective at MoMA last year. However, the exhibition encompasses works made since that retrospective that show Tillmans’s growth as an artist.
Address: 525 West 19th StreetNew York, New York, 10011
Gagosian
On September 14th Gagosian premiers the exhibition, to light, and then return by artists Sally Mann and Edmund de Waal. It will be the first time the two artists have shown their work together in one dedicated exhibition. The exhibition is a result of an ongoing exchange between the artists’ work and takes its title from an Emily Dickinson poem. De Waal will showcase sculptures and installations made with porcelain and other materials. Mann on the other hand will present her tintypes and platinum prints.
Address: 976 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075
Paula Cooper Gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery opens a new exhibition of photographs by the artist Jay DeFeo on September 9th. Titled, Invented Object, Jay DeFeo’s Photographic Works, the show presents over 70 pieces. Although DeFeo is primarily known for her sculptural paintings, she began experimenting with photography in the 1970s. This exhibition will be the largest ever presentation of DeFeo’s photography ever made. Therefore, it will include her photographs, collages, and photocopies.
Address: 534 W 21st Street, NY, NY 10011
