Opening April 16: John Divola | Swimmer Drunk

The exhibition includes two photographic series that represent the breadth of the artist’s more than 40 year career: Zuma Series (1977-1978), and Daybreak (2015-2020). Both series are a result of Divola’s engagement with abandoned buildings, and his interest in transforming a situation through photography: the photographs do not serve as mere descriptions of the scenes depicted but instead are offered as artifacts from the artist’s physical and experiential interventions within these environments. Above: Zuma #30, 1977

Divola describes Zuma Series (1977-1978),  as “a product of [his] involvement with an evolving situation…my acts, my painting, my photographing, my considering, are part of, not separate from, this process of evolution and change.” His willingness to physically intervene with his surroundings, combined with his bold use of color, marked Divola’s departure from the status quo in an era that prized the neutrality of predominantly black and white documentary photography. Info

Yancey Richardson Gallery 525 West 22nd Street, New York, NY

April 13-May 18: AIPAD Talks online

The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) has announced a series of six virtual AIPAD Talks with world renowned curators and artists working in photography. The series runs in conjunction with The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, on view May 20-22, 2022, with a VIP Opening on Thursday, May 19. The Show will be held at a new midtown location: Center415 on Fifth Avenue between 37^th and 38^th Streets. 

AIPAD Talks 2022 will offer previews of upcoming exhibitions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the International Center of Photography, insider looks at the photography collections of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and the Hispanic Society of the Americas, and discussions of photography and the Black Civil War soldier as well as historical photobooks by women. Among the AIPAD Talks speakers participating in the virtual program are Deborah Willis, New York University; David Campany, International Center of Photography (ICP); and Jeff Rosenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jeff Rosenheim is the 2022 recipient of the AIPAD Award. Register

Opening April 30,  5-7 pm: Doug Menuez | Wild Place: People of Kingston at CPW 

Showcasing works by local photographer Doug Menuez at CPW’s new location in Kingston, NY, this solo show brings together photographs and interviews from Menuez’s ongoing project of the same title, documenting the residents of a city in flux. The exhibition’s opening will coincide with the debut of CPW’s new Kingston facilities in Midtown at Rezny Gallery and CPW’s new offices, gallery, and digital lab at 474 Broadway in Kingston.

Each week, Kingston grows with new arrivals, young people, families, and retirees arriving from other areas throughout the United States. But as Kingston relishes its newfound revitalization, local neighborhoods struggle with the rising challenges of gentrification and income disparity. Wild Place: People of Kingston shares the stories of a diverse range of people who call Kingston their home and serves as a continuation of the extensive dialogue that exists locally about the challenges ahead. Info

Center for Photography at Woodstock / Rezny Gallery at 76 Prince Street in Kingston and at CPW’s Kingston location at 474 Broadway

Continuing: Erin Loree | A Place to Go at Morgan Lehman

Each piece in this show was born out of a different chapter in the artist’s life, but all contain a fundamental theme: the desire to reconnect with a childlike sense of wonder. Loree’s paintings speak to the value and necessity of fleeting dreamlike states, and celebrate the places we can go in our minds to escape outer chaos and crippling uncertainty….These are places where we can reflect on our past and contemplate better futures and versions of ourselves.

The artist explains, “It's often in nature that we find ourselves getting lost in reveries or daydreams. If we dare to pause, we’ll find that the flowers still yawn, blades of grass still shimmer, and mountains will always sway softly to kiss the clouds.” The works in Loree’s exhibition look effortlessly made, and allude to those rare carefree moments during which we might temporarily suspend the weight of the world in favor of a space where time can stand still, and our imaginations can wander freely. Info

Morgan Lehman Gallery | 526 West 26th Street, 4th Floor, New York

Continuing: Guadalupe Maravilla | Tierra Blanca Joven at Brooklyn Museum

Among the exhibition’s sculptures are two new works from the artist’s Disease Thrower series: Disease Thrower #12122012, named for the date the artist learned he had cancer, and Disease Thrower #0, whose dark color comes from coal that was taken from the fires in his 2021 installation in Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. Other works on view include retablos, drawing from the tradition of devotional paintings created in gratitude after momentous events that reflect Maravilla's healing story as well as those of undocumented people in his community. Above: Disease Thrower #0, 2022; photo by Stan Narten, courtesy of the artist and PPOW Gallery

Inspired by the art and rituals of his Maya ancestors, Maravilla has selected twenty-three artifacts from the Museum’s collection of Maya art that exemplify this connection, as well as the cultural and physical displacement of Maya objects and people.  Many of these works are powerful healing instruments and showcase the Maya belief in rebirth and transcendence as well as the legacy of Maya artistry. 

This exhibition of major works by Maravilla is part of Mindscapes, an international cultural program that examines mental health in collaboration with institutions around the world, including Los Angeles, California; Berlin, Germany; Bengaluru, India; Tokyo, Japan, and Kigali, Rwanda. Following his recovery from treatment of stage four cancer, Maravilla devoted his artistic practice—which includes sculptures, drawings, paintings, choreography, sound, and performance—to healing. In his work, the artist engages particularly with the undocumented communities of which he is a part, and whose collective trauma has given rise to a great need for care. Info

Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 

Continuing: Some People at Cheim & Read

This thematic group exhibition of works by over thirty artists explores portraiture from the 1930s to the present day. The title of the show is borrowed from the song by Stephen Sondheim and Jules Styne for the 1959 Broadway musical, Gypsy. Through painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography, this exhibition looks to examine a broad range of cultural influences and historical predecessors in the portrait that can be traced across five decades.

The earliest examples are a 1939 oil portrait of a young girl by Chaïm Soutine, and an ink and wash drawing of a woman’s face by Tsuguharu Foujita from 1949. These historic works are presented alongside very recent works coming directly from young artists’ studios, such as Jeremy Jaspers, Boris Torres, Cum Wizard 69420, and Nicole Wittenberg, demonstrating the continuously evolving formal and psychological conversation about what a portrait is and what it could be. Info

Cheim & Read, 223 East 67^th Street, New York, NY

Left: Donald Baecher, Crowd Study #2, 2006 

Continuing: Richard Tuttle | What Is the Object at Bard Graduate Center

Explore the meaning of objects through the eyes of celebrated contemporary American artist Richard Tuttle, an inveterate collector whose taste is eclectic and very personal. Part exhibition, part artwork, Richard Tuttle: What Is the Object? invites visitors to view, pick up, and hold 75 items drawn from Tuttle’s own collection, including metal work, hats, decorative sculptures, vintage fabrics, and antique curios. An index card created by Tuttle accompanies each object, outlining his original encounter with it, how it entered his collection, and his thoughts about it. The exhibition also features a series of nine never-before-seen works by Tuttle along with sculptural furniture he designed to display his objects. Info

Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86^th Street, New York, NY Public Events