KARIN DAVIE | HYPERALLERGIC

NEW YORK CITY ART SHOWS TO SEE RIGHT NOW

Some of our favorite exhibitions, including those by Kader Attia and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, address intimacy and healing, but we’re also enjoying Monet.

As Ruth Jean-Marie notes in her review of Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s exhibition, it’s an interesting time to highlight intimacy in art, with so much turmoil in the world. But maybe that’s just what we need right now to offer us solace. Sunstrum’s art centers women caring for each other. A group exhibition at 12 Franklin in Greenpoint addresses intimacy from a different angle, by focusing on the innermost parts of our bodies and our own relationships with them. Meanwhile, Kader Attia’s deeply personal artwork invites audiences to share in his life experience as the son of immigrants in France. And Shellyne Rodriguez’s new public artwork in The Bronx is a tribute to her beloved borough. Make sure to check out some great painters, too, including Karin Davie and the always enchanting Monet.

Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor —

Karin Davie: It Comes in Waves

Miles McEnery Gallery, 525 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, through December 20

“As much as Davie controls what happens in her compositions, complete command escapes her, creating a sense of tension.”

Read the review here.

John Yau —