Making Butterflies: The Perpetual Flip Books of Juan Fontanive
Juan Fontanive creates self-flipping flip books of butterflies and hummingbirds… and it’s even more amazing than you think.
Maya Lin, Caspian Sea (Bodies of Water series), 2006
Wooden Lakes: The Sculpture of Maya Lin
“Of a Different Nature”, like each of Maya Lin’s incredible lakes, is a reminder (and perhaps a warning) of just how big, and small, out world really is.
The Library for the Birds of New York, 2016
Mark Dion: A Library for the Birds
Artist, environmentalist and obsessive organizer-of-everything, Mark Dion has constructed a “Library for the Birds of New York”… and the birds don’t care.
Ethical No Kill Inactive Black Ant Mound #2 (detail)
Brad Troemel: Aluminum Ant Hills and Plantable Paper
A must-see: Brad Troemel’s sculptures made using odd Pinterest-learned skills, aluminum casting, mushroom growing, even live roaches.
Juke, Green. 1968
James Turrell: Early Work
A showcase of some of James Turrell’s first experiments with light at Pace Gallery in New York.
Jordan Wolfson, Colored Sculpture, 2016
Eye Contact: Jordan Wolfson’s High-Tech Sculpture
Jordan Wolfson’s loud, violent, and eye-contact-making robotic marionette is simultaneously confusing and yet completely inescapable.
Work No. 2497: Half the air in a given space, 2015. Installation at Park Avenue Armory. Photo by James Ewing.
A 55,000-Square-Foot Fun House: The Art of Martin Creed
Art that will make you smile, roll your eyes, and appreciate the pointless joy of art that doesn’t need a reason.
Ydessa Hendeles, Partners (The Teddy Bear Project), 2002. Photograph by Robert Keziere
The Keeper: An Exhibition of Precious Trash
Both wondrous and dark, “The Keeper” is a powerful exhibition that is a collection of collections.
Stop Balls (Sheridan Square, Spring Street, 23rd Street) 2016
Round: The Sculpture of Lars Fisk
Sculptural balls that are made from the actual material that they reference.
Study for Fifteen Points / I, 2016
Robotic Reflection: The Art of Random International
An exhibition of interactive objects that push the boundary of art & technology.
The Bicycle, 2016
Crushed Harmony: The Sculpture of Carol Bove
Carol Bove debuts equally magical, but significantly heavier sculpture than years past, with that same unbelievable sense of balance.
