NEW YORK, NY.- The spirit of creative collaboration is on display in gallery and museum shows this fall and winter. Across the United States, exhibitions focusing on artists’ relationships with each other — such as Henri Matisse and André Derain, and Toshiko Takaezu and Lenore Tawney — and to their subjects — like that of Il Guercino or John Singer Sargent — offer new avenues for audiences to explore their work and contemporary impact. Here is a selection.
New York
NEW YORK CITY
“Henry Taylor: B Side”
The many subjects Henry Taylor has painted over his decadeslong career have included family members, celebrities and strangers, in a body of work that often examines the African American experience. This career retrospective of more than 130 works collects many of those paintings, as well as his drawings, sculptures and painted objects. Through Jan. 28; Whitney Museum of American Art, whitney.org
“Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility”
This group show examines the notion of visibility, both in the way people are physically seen and, more abstractly, the way they are perceived in society. Many of the more than 100 works feature partially obscured or hidden figures, as explored in photographs by Ming Smith, paintings by Kerry James Marshall and installations by Sandra Mujinga. Through April 7; Guggenheim Museum, guggenheim.org
“Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism”
Fauvism, an artistic style in which landscapes, portraits and still lifes are painted with bold, non-naturalistic colors, can be traced back to one summer in 1905, when Henri Matisse and André Derain worked together in the French fishing village of Collioure. Showcased here are 65 works from and inspired by that period, including portraits Matisse and Derain painted of each other. Through Jan. 21; Metropolitan Museum of Art, metmuseum.org
“Rirkrit Tiravanija: A Lot of People”
The name of this exhibition, the first U.S. survey of Rirkrit Tiravanija, nods to the sense of community that the Thai artist brings to his work, whether by inspiration or actual participation. The show features more than 100 pieces, including works on paper, sculpture and re-creations of Tiravanija’s participatory works, including an updated version of “untitled 1990 (pad thai)” in which actors engage with the audience through cooking. Through March 4; MoMA PS1, moma.org
“Shilpa Gupta: I Did Not Tell You What I Saw, But Only What I Dreamt”
Language and censorship are themes in much of Shilpa Gupta’s work, which is presented here in the Mumbai, India, artist’s first U.S. survey exhibition. The show includes new commissions and updated versions of previous works, including For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit, which is presented here as a sculptural installation that pays homage to 100 imprisoned poets. Oct. 21 through April 28; Amant, amant.org
“Robert Ryman: 1961-1964”
The paintings collected here examine an early and experimental period of the American painter’s career, showcasing the way he played with composition, as well as various materials and surfaces. Among them are some of Ryman’s paintings-within-paintings, like “One Down” (1962), as well as untitled works from 1963 that showcase a use of color — bold blues and reds — in addition to his usual white. Nov. 9 through Feb. 3; David Zwirner Gallery, davidzwirner.com
20th Century Evening Sale
As part of Christie’s larger 20th Century Evening Sale, the Museum Langmatt in Baden, Switzerland, is placing three paintings by Paul Cézanne — two still lifes and one landscape — from its collection up for auction in an attempt to raise $45 million for the institution’s future operations. Christie’s plans to auction the trio of paintings consecutively — starting with “Fruits et pot de gingembre,” valued at an estimated $35 million to $55 million — until the fundraising goal is reached, returning any remaining works to the museum’s collection. Nov. 9; Christie’s; christies.com
The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined
Emily Fisher Landau, a prominent New Yorker who jump-started a lifetime of art collecting with an insurance payment from a 1969 jewel heist in her apartment, amassed an impressive collection of contemporary art before her death in March, at 102. Now, some of those pieces are going up for auction, including works by Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as a Pablo Picasso painting — “Femme à la montre” (1932) — that is expected to bring more than $120 million. Nov. 8-9; Sotheby’s; sothebys.com
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West Coast
LOS ANGELES
“Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living”
The sixth iteration of this biennial exhibition series not only showcases contemporary artists working in Los Angeles but also examines the ways art affects communities. It offers works from 39 artists and collectives, including a sculpture from the AMBOS Project, which features elements created at art workshops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico, with people affected by migration. Through Dec. 31; Hammer Museum, hammer.ucla.edu
“Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media”
The roughly 200 objects collected here illustrate the way troops, civilians and leaders interpreted and depicted World War I, which was fought by soldiers from Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and North and South America. The exhibition includes war posters, as well as photographs, films and artistic renderings of what life was like at home and on the battlefield during the conflict. Dec. 3 through July 7; LACMA, lacma.org
SAN FRANCISCO
“Botticelli Drawings”
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) painted some of the most famous Italian Renaissance works, like “Birth of Venus” (1485-86). To prepare for those masterworks, Botticelli would often make drawings; 27 have been collected here, along with a number of his paintings. Among them is “Adoration of the Magi” (circa 1475), which can be seen with three of its drafts, offering a look at his artistic process. Nov. 19 through Feb. 11; San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, famsf.org
PORTLAND, OREGON
“Africa Fashion”
With fashion at its center, this exhibition explores the diversity of creativity on the African continent with garments, personal testimonies and catwalk footage. It includes designs from the mid-20th century onward, examining the historical significance of designers like Kofi Ansah, Chris Seydou and Naïma Bennis, and the contemporary work of Thebe Magugu, of South Africa, and Imane Ayissi, of Cameroon. Nov. 18 through Feb. 18; Portland Art Museum, portlandartmuseum.org
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Mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON, D.C.
“African Modernism in America, 1947-67”
This exhibition examines the cultural exchange that occurred between U.S. curators, artists and audiences and African artists from 1947 to 1967, a time of decolonization across Africa and intensifying racial unrest in America. It includes works from Nigerian artist Akinola Lasekan, who exhibited at New York’s Harmon Foundation, as well as African American artists like John Biggers, whose painting “Kumasi Market” (1962) was inspired by a research trip to West Africa. Through Jan. 7; Phillips Collection, phillipscollection.org
“Dorothea Lange: Seeing People”
Dorothea Lange is perhaps best known for her arresting images of migrant workers and families during the Great Depression, like “Migrant Mother” (1936). But her work captured all manner of U.S. communities and social issues, including striking laborers, Indigenous people of the Southwest, Japanese Americans during World War II and African Americans in the Jim Crow South. This show collects more than 100 of those images, exploring her mark on modern documentary photography. Nov. 5 through March 31; National Gallery of Art, nga.gov
PHILADELPHIA
“Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris”
In more than 50 paintings, works on paper and decorative objects, this exhibition examines the life and work of Marie Laurencin, a French painter who moved among the male-dominated cubist world and Paris’ lesbian intellectual circles in the 1920s. Female figures feature prominently across her work, including her paintings of Coco Chanel, ballet dancers, and of herself and her lover, Nicole Groult, as seen in “Femmes à la colombe” (1919). Oct. 22 through Jan. 21; Barnes Foundation, barnesfoundation.org
BALTIMORE
“Raúl de Nieves: And Imagine You Are Here”
Raúl de Nieves, a Mexican-born artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, creates colorful, hand-beaded sculptures of human and animal figures inspired both by traditional Mexican folk art and club culture. A number of those sculptures, as well as a faux stained-glass window and a chandelier installation, will transform a lobby of this Baltimore institution. Nov. 19 through May 1, 2025; Baltimore Museum of Art, artbma.org
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Midwest
CLEVELAND
“Degas and the Laundress: Women, Work, and Impressionism”
One subject that often made an appearance in Edgar Degas’ depictions of modern Parisian life was the laundress. These hardworking women washed and ironed clothing in shops around the city, often for little pay. This exhibition collects 14 of the artist’s paintings, drawings and prints of laundresses, along with many by his contemporaries, examining the role these women played in French society in the late 1800s. Through Jan. 14; Cleveland Museum of Art, clevelandart.org
COLUMBUS, OHIO
“Sarah Rosalena: In All Directions”
Indigenous artist Sarah Rosalena creates art that incorporates traditional craft techniques to offer new ways of seeing and understanding the universe. This show collects some of her major works to date, including “Transposing a Form” (2020), 3D-printed ceramic sculptures inspired by Mars, and “Standard Candle” (2021-2023), featuring textiles woven to replicate telescopic images. Through Feb. 4; Columbus Museum of Art, columbusmuseum.org
DETROIT
“Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971”
This exhibition brings together archival film, ephemera, costumes, props and posters to highlight the stories of Black performers, filmmakers and critics who made major contributions to cinema, despite prejudice in mainstream moviemaking. The Detroit show includes cultural touch points to the city’s movie history, as well as a film program to complement the exhibition. Feb. 4 through June 23; Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org
MINNEAPOLIS
“Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s”
Art created in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia from the 1960s to the 1980s could be witty, subversive and adventurous, often a reaction to the various degrees of communist control in the region at that time. The featured artists pushed the boundaries of how, when and where art could exist, and the show includes items from Július Koller’s interactive table tennis exhibitions and a re-creation of Gyula Konkoly’s “Bleeding Monument” (1969), which uses a melting block of ice. Nov. 11 through March 10; Walker Art Center, walkerart.org
“In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now”
This show, guest-curated by photojournalist Jaida Grey Eagle, brings together photography from more than 70 Indigenous artists who have made major contributions to the medium over the last 130 years. The works collected here include historical images capturing Native life from Richard Throssel and Horace Poolaw, as well as contemporary work by Cara Romero, Jeremy Dennis and Wendy Red Star. Oct. 22 through Jan. 14; Minneapolis Institute of Art, new.artsmia.org
MILWAUKEE
“Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings in the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader”
The more than 75 Flemish and Dutch baroque-period paintings on view in this show explore the identity, wealth and shifting power of the region at that time, including works by Rembrandt and his contemporary Jan Lievens. The exhibition also sheds light on the lives of the paintings’ collectors, Alfred and Isabel Bader, who contributed to the museum’s European art program. Through Jan. 28; Milwaukee Art Museum, mam.org
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Mountain West
ASPEN, COLORADO
“John Chamberlain: The Tighter They Are Wound, the Harder They Unravel”
Throughout his career, sculptor John Chamberlain used car parts, plexiglass, aluminum foil, foam and paper bags to create his sculptures, earning him a reputation as a 3D abstract expressionist. This exhibition, curated by Swiss visual artist Urs Fischer, will display monumental, human-scale and miniature sculptures throughout three floors of the institution, featuring rarely seen pieces from the artist’s estate. Dec. 15 through April 7; Aspen Art Museum, aspenartmuseum.org
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New England
BOSTON
“Fashioned by Sargent”
Working at a time when the placement of a single shoulder strap could create a scandal, John Singer Sargent was conscious about the way fashion factored into his portraits and, in the case of “Madame X,” how it reflected the personality and respectability of his high-society subjects. This exhibition collects roughly 50 of his paintings, pairing many with the original garments they depict, to examine the artist’s use of clothing as a signal for wealth, social position or gender identity. Through Jan. 15; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, mfa.org
“Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s-Today”
This survey of contemporary art brings together works from 28 artists of the Caribbean diaspora, including Frank Bowling, Daniel Lind-Ramos and Lorraine O’Grady. The paintings, collages, photography, textiles and sculptures explore themes of migration and identity, as in a woven landscape by Suchitra Mattai and an installation by María Magdalena Campos-Pons. Through Feb. 25; ICA Boston, icaboston.org
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
“Faith Ringgold: Freedom to Say What I Please”
The name of this exhibition comes from words Faith Ringgold included in her painted story quilt “Picasso’s Studio” (1991), which is central to the show and offers a critical look at the Spanish painter’s cultural influences. The rest of the paintings, prints and textiles from various periods of Ringgold’s long career will be tied thematically back to that piece, including a reconfigured U.S. map, “United States of Attica” (1972), and recontextualized depictions of American history from her “Declaration of Freedom and Independence” suite of paintings. Through March 17; Worcester Art Museum, worcesterart.org
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South
ATLANTA
“Antonio Scott Nichols: The Wayward Passage”
UTA Artist Space, a new art gallery from United Talent Agency, will present the first solo show for Antonio Scott Nichols, 26, which also happens to be in his hometown. Nichols’ Afrofuturist paintings reinterpret the Great Migration, in which some of his Black subjects leave Earth to settle Saturn. Oct. 27 through Nov. 25; UTA Artist Space, utaartistspace.com
MIAMI
“Charles Gaines: 1992-2023”
This survey examines the second half of this conceptual artist’s career, signaling a shift toward greater political and social commentary. It features his musical interpretations of manifestoes, speeches and texts from the Black Panthers, Franz Kafka and James Baldwin, as well as a new version of Greenhouse, a sculptural examination of climate change, featuring temperature data. Nov. 16 through March 17; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, icamiami.org
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
“Guercino’s Friar With a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer”
In about 1658-59, Italian baroque artist Il Guercino painted the portrait of Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan friar who was also a printmaker, art dealer and adviser to art collectors. With the portrait at its center, this exhibition examines the friar’s artistic contributions in 17th-century Italy, including his miniature paintings, drawings and the artwork he chose for his patrons. Through Jan. 7; the Ringling, ringling.org
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
“Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West”
Indian-born artist Raqib Shaw, who lives and works in London, creates intricate, technicolored paintings that can be both tranquil and somewhat haunting: fireflies appearing amid a burning village, or a kimono-clad figure reading a book next to a box of skeletons. The show, as the title suggests, nods to Shaw’s love of Western Renaissance art and Eastern aesthetics. Through Dec. 31, Frist Art Museum, fristartmuseum.org
NEW ORLEANS
“Come to Light: The Photographs of Debbie Fleming Caffery”
Debbie Fleming Caffery takes time to get to know and understand the people she photographs, which contributes to the way her images evoke the specific sense of the places those people inhabit. This retrospective highlights her thoughtful process, showcased in nearly 100 photos taken in Mexico, France and her native Louisiana. Through March 3; New Orleans Museum of Art, noma.org
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
“Takaezu & Tawney: An Artist is a Poet”
American ceramist Toshiko Takaezu and textile artist Lenore Tawney were friends for 50 years, until Tawney’s death in 2007. They sometimes traveled, worked and at one point even lived together. This show examines the artists’ friendship and shared creative sensibility to elevate craft material into fine art, as seen in the sculptural nature of Tawney’s fiber works and Takaezu’s expressive pottery. Through March 25; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, crystalbridges.org
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
“Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds”
One of many exhibitions commemorating the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, this show focuses on the Spanish artist’s landscape work, pairing 30 of his landscape paintings and sculptures with film, photographs and periodicals that offer insight into his inspiration and artistic process. Nov. 11 through March 3; Mississippi Museum of Art, msmuseumart.org
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Southwest
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
“Bonnard’s Worlds”
French painter Pierre Bonnard captured public and private scenes with intense color and attention to light, including landscapes and interiors of Paris, Normandy and the French Riviera — where the artist lived — and intimate paintings of his wife, as well as self-portraits. This exhibition presents about 70 paintings, organized thematically rather than chronologically. Nov. 5 through Jan. 28; Kimbell Art Museum, kimbellmuseum.org
HOUSTON
“Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955”
In 1955, the photographers were each awarded Guggenheim fellowships to travel across the country and capture American life. This show compares the distinctive styles and images that Frank, a Swiss immigrant, and Webb, born in Detroit, shot of similar subject matter, like cowboys, parades and American roadways. Through Jan. 7; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, mfah.org
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Hawaii
HONOLULU
“David Hockney: Perspective Should Be Reversed, Prints From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation”
Rather than paintings, this show brings together more than 140 prints, collages and drawings the British artist has made over the course of his career, including recent drawings the 86-year-old has created with his iPhone and iPad. Nov. 17 through March 10; Honolulu Museum of Art, honolulumuseum.org
This article originally appeared in
The New York Times.
