Wednesday, September 3

Opening day: Ernest Cole | Photographer. Ernest Cole (1940–90), one of South Africa’s first black photojournalists, compassionately but unflinchingly portrayed the lives of black people as they negotiated apartheid’s racist laws and oppression. Ernest Cole: Photographer features over 100 rare black-and-white gelatin silver prints from Cole’s remarkable archive. Organized by the Hasselblad Foundation. Grey Art Gallery. 100 Washington Square East, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Tom Pnini | Ballad to the Double. Lesley Heller Workspace, 54 Orchard Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 8-10 pm: Thomas Knights | Red Hot. BOSI Contemporary, 48 Orchard Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Popel Coumou | TBD. LMAKprojects, 139 Eldridge Street, NY, NY.

Above: Ernest Cole, Every African must show his pass before being allowed to go about his business. Sometimes check broadens into search of a man’s person and belongings. 1960-1966. Courtesy of the Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenberg, Sweden. © The Ernest Cole Family Trust

Thursday, September 4

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Brian Calvin. Anton Kern Gallery, 532 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Philippe Weisbecker. Zieher Smith & Horton, 516 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Nick Cave | Made for Whites by Whites and Rescue. Jack Shainman Gallery, 513 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening receptionss: Nicholas Krushenick | Early Paintings. Garth Greenan Gallery, 529 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Ushio Shinohara | Boxing Painting Tote Bags. Hpgrp Gallery New York, 529 West 20^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Shai Kremer | World Trade Center: Concrete Abstract. Julie Saul Gallery, 535 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY. 

Above: Justine Kurland, from Sincere Auto Care, opening Thursday at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Laura Letinsky | Yours, more pretty. Yancey Richardson Gallery, 525b West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Roxy Paine | Denuded Lens. Marianne Boesky, 509 West 24^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Marco Breuer | Zero Base. Yossi Milo Gallery, 245 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Justine Kurland | Sincere Auto Care. Mitchell-Innes & Nash, West 26^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Julie Blackmon | Free Range. Robert Mann Gallery, 525 West 26^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Adam Handler | American Children. Fred Torres Gallery, 505 West 28^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening: Ray K. Metzker | One and Only: Unique photographs and works on paper, celebrating the master’s 83^rd birthday. Laurence Miller Gallery, 20 West 57^thStreet, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Paul Graham | Does Yellow Run Forever? Pace/MacGill Gallery, 32 East 57^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Farhad Moshiri | Float. Galerie Perrotin, 909 Madison Avenue, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Chris Marker | Koreans. Peter Blum Gallery, 20 West 57^th Street, NY, NY. 

Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Tokyo International Photography Competition, featuring works by Lydia Goldblatt, Shandor Barcs, Albarran Cabrera, Maja Daniels, David Favrod, AdamReynolds, Miki Takahashi, and Eirini Vourtoumis. United Photo Industries, 11 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY. [Dumbo]

Above: Ray K. Metzker, Strip Tease #11, ca. 1968.

Friday, September 5

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Kent Hendricksen | Disharmony in Blue and Gold. The Lodge Gallery, 131 Chrystie Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Justin Orvis Steimer | have you ever wondered what a soul looks like? Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, 250 Broome Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Monika Sosnowska | Tower. Hauser & Wirth, 511 West 18^th Street, NY, NY.

Artist talk, 6pm: Nick Cave in conversation with Mass MoCA curator Denise Markonish. Jack Shainman Gallery, 513  West 20^th Street, 7^th Floor, NY, NY. Free/RSVP required.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Mark di Suvero. Paula Cooper Gallery,  534 West 21^st Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Paul Graham | Does Yellow Run Forever? Pace Gallery, 510 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: David Hockney | The Arrival of Spring. Pace Gallery, 510 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Dina Kelberman |What Is In it? Cue Art Foundation, 137 West 25^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening day: Nam June Paik | Becoming a Robot. Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, NY, NY.

Artists reception, 8 pm: Sir Richard Bishop, Tashi Dorji. ISSUE Project Room, 22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn, NY. [Downtown]

Opening reception, 7-9 pm: 170+ Artists | Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition. Pierogi Gallery, 177 North 9^th Street, Brooklyn, NY. [Williamsburg]

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Todd Bienvenu | Borrowing Tomorrow’s Fun. Life on Mars, 56 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY.  [Bushwick] 

Above: Nicholas Krushenick, from Early Paintings, opening Thursday at Garth Greenan Gallery.

Saturday, September 6

Opening reception, 7-9 pm: R.B. Schlather | Opera Alcina. Whitebox Art Center, 329 Broome Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Intangible Beauty | Beautiful Women and the Endless Void. Kasher Potemkin, 515 Wes 26^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 2-4 pm: Stephen Mallon | Land In Sea. The Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Brooklyn, NY. [Red Hook]

One night screening, 7:30 pm: Charles Atlas | Hail the New Puritan. Luhring Augustine, 25 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [Bushwick]

EDITOR’S NOTE: The DART Board presents a special Friday edition for Downtown/LES openings this Sunday.