The fall season opens with outstanding variety as always - from political art at Museum of the City of New York and Society of Illustrators to dragon subjugation dances hosted by the Rubin Museum of Art to a full-fledged BLAB! retrospective at Kansas State University's Beach Museum of Art. Roberts + Tilton reopens in LA with a new free-standing building designed to accommodate large scale and performance-based art, while here in New York, Aicon Gallery launches a new space in the Bowery Arts District with opening night music by Indian Ocean, an Indian Classical Music/Rock fusion group. Please check websites for details about exhibitions and public programs.

Four from the BLAB! retrospective, left to right: Gary Baseman, Ryan Heshka, Archer Prewitt, The Clayton Brothers. Copyright the artists, courtesy of BLAB!

NEW YORK CITY
Tiam O'Shian IV
Team Gallery
September 2- October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 2, 6 pm

Zoe Beloff: The Somnambulist
Bellwether Gallery
September 2 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 6 - 8 pm

Head Games: Dress Candy featuring sculpture and jewelry by Sara Singh and Arlene Guerra
Gallery Hanahou
September 3 - October 7, 2008
RSVP to kick off Fashion Week at the September 3rd opening reception.

Alexey Kallima: Chechnya Women's Team of Parachute Jumping and Its Virtual Fans
Lehmann Maupin Gallery
September 4 - October 18, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 2008 6 - 8 pm

Mike Cloud, Agreement and Subjectivity
Max Protetch
September 4 - 27, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 6 - 8 pm

Jane Bloodgood-Abrams
DFN Gallery
September 4 - September 27, 2008

The Form Itself featuring work by Talia Chetrit, Adrian Crabbs, Joy Drury Cox, Van Hanos, David Haxton, Matt Johnson, Ryan Kitson, Roula Partheniou and Austin Willis
Priska Juschka Fine Art
September 4 - October 11, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 2008 6 - 9 pm

More Than Words featuring work by Carl Andre, Fiona Banner, Nayland Blake, Michael Cooper, Lesley Dill, Stephen Ellis, Lee Etheredge IV, Graham Gillmore, Guy Goodwin, Shirazeh Houshiary, Robert Indiana, Ellen Kahn, Joyce Kim, Lawrence Lee, Glenn Ligon, Mark Lombardi, Suzanne McClelland, Bruce Nauman, Aaron Parazette, Richard Prince, Nicolas Rule, Ed Ruscha, John Walker, Michael Waugh among others
Von Lintel Gallery
September 4 - October 11, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 6 - 8 pm

Jeph Gurecka: Shiny Bright Souvenir
31 Grand
September 4 - October 5, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 7 - 9pm

Scrawl featuring handmade pronouncements collected from the streets and subways of NYC over the last 25 years
Apex Art
September 4 - October 11, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 6 - 8 pm
October 2, 6 - 9 pm: Panel discussion with author Luc Sante, curator Harley Spiller and others

Politics 08 curated by Edel Rodriguez and featuring political art by Steve Brodner, Philip Burke, Tim O'Brien, Hanoch Piven, Stephen Kroninger, Luba Lukova and Barry Blitt
Society of Illustrators
September 4 - October 4, 2008

Falling Away featuring work by Jessica Drenk, Joseph Farbrook, James Frazo, Margaret Inga, Kiseok Kim, Songyi Kim, Carol Pfeffer, Lana Santorelli, Natalie Tyler, Heayeon Yoon
Lana Santorelli Gallery
September 4 - October 18, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 6 - 9pm

Jesse McCloskey, Think on the Glass that Runs for Thee
Christopher Henry Gallery
September 5 - October 12, 2008
Opening reception: September 5, 6 - 9 pm

Jeffar Khaldi: Desert Disco
Thierry Goldberg Projects
September 5 - October 5 2008
Opening reception: September 5, 6 - 8 pm

Phyllis Bramson: Kerfuffles
Claire Oliver Gallery
September 5 - October 4, 2008

Camille Rose Garcia: Ambien Somnambulants
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 7 - 9 pm

Jennifer Coates: Paintings and Drawings
Kinz, Tillou + Feigen
September 9 - October 18, 2008
Opening reception: September 9, 6 - 8 pm

Simon Linke: Artforum Advertisement Paintings
Mirielle Mosler Ltd.
September 9 - October 25, 2008

What is Piven Made Of? An Evening with Hanoch Piven
Society Of Illustrators
September 10, 6:30 - 9:00 pm. For advance tickets ($10 - $5), email or call 212-838-2560

Lucy McKenzie: Projects 88
The Museum of Modern Art
September 10 - December 1, 2008

SVA Alumni Society Auction to benefit scholarship fund, featuring contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper by SVA alumni, faculty members and friends, and honoring Gregory Crewdson, Lorna Simpson and Lynda Benglis
Visual Arts Gallery
For tickets, call 212-868-8450 ext, 211 or email Caroline Babson
Preview: September 12 - 20, 2008
Live & Silent Auctions: September 23, 6 - 9 pm

Temporary Home featuring work by Kelie Bowman, Lilli Carre, Mollie Goldstrom, and Elisabeth Timpone
Giant Robot NY
September 13 - October 8, 2008
Opening reception: September 13, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.

One Guitar, Two Shoes and Countless Holes, featuring work by StefanSaffer, Derek Bailey and Will Gaines
Sloan Fine Art
September 17 - October 11, 2008
Opening reception: September 17, 7 - 9 pm

Readings by Chapbook Program poets and artists Tomaz Salamun and Robert Ostrom
Center for Book Arts
September 17, 2008 at 6:30 pm. Please visit website for information.

Floating World: New Paintings by Duston Separ
Sara Tecchia Roma New York
September 18 - October 31, 2008
Opening reception: September 18, 6 - 8 pm

Left to right: F.N. Souza, The Pope and Pilate; Debnath Basu, The Ghost of An Artist; Baiju Parthan, As Simple as That; Ashim Purkayastha, Untitled (The Ghost of Souza). Copyright the artists, courtesy of Aicon Gallery.

The Ghost of Souza, featuring work by F.N. Souza and contemporary Indian and Pakistani artists
Aicon Gallery
September 18 - October 8, 2008
Opening reception: September 18, 6 - 8 pm, featuring Indian Ocean, an Indian Classical Music/Rock fusion group

The Dragon's Gift: Sacred Arts of Bhutan
Rubin Museum of Art
September 19, 2008 - January 5, 2009
Cham Dance: September 13 - 21, 2008. Please visit website for information about these dragon subjugation dances in public spaces in and around New York City.

Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors
The Morgan Library
September 19 - January 4, 2008

Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning on political media, the art of persuasion, voting attitudes and the consequences of democracy
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
September 26 - November 4, 2008
Please visit the website for information about public programs.

Steve Mumford, Iraq War Artist
Parsons The New School for Design / Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
October 1, 3:15 pm: Lecture free and open to the public

Campaigning for President: New York and the American Election
Museum of the City of New York
Through November 4, 2008
September 10, 6:30 pm, panel discussion: The Art of Ill Will - The Story of American Political Cartoons. FREE for DART subscribers. For reservations, please call 212-534-1672, X 3395. Just mention DART/AI-AP, and your tickets will be held for you.

BROOKLYN, NY
Swirl of Swarm featuring work by Mel Kadel and Suzanne Sattler
Cinders Gallery
September 5 - October 5, 2008
Opening Reception Friday September 5, 7- 10pm

Installation views of David Sandlin's Sin-A-Rama, courtesy of the artist.

David Sandlin's Sin-A-Rama, the ABCs of Carnality
Jack the Pelican Presents
September 5 - October 5, 2008
Opening reception: September 12, 7 - 9 pm

Katie Klencheski: And Then the Sky Was Divided
Jude Hughes: Soon We Will All Grow Wings
A.M. Richards Fine Art
September 5 - October 5, 2008
Opening reception: September 5, 6 - 9 pm

Dark Pop featuring work by Lisa Alisa, Esao Andrews, Camilla d'Errico, D'holbachie, Imminent Disaster, Ron English, The Dirty Fabulous, Ewelina Ferruso, Gaia, Sarah Joncas, kozyndan, Tessar Lo, David MacDowell, Jeff McMillan, MOMO, Gilbert Oh, Pagan, Nathan Pickett, Peripheral Media Projects, Isabel Samaras, Chris Stain, Nicole Steen, Gary Taxali, Connie Wang, Jaeran Won and more
Last Rites Gallery
September 6 - October 11, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 7 - 11 pm

The London Police, Flying Fortress, Pez & Eine
Ad Hoc Art
September 12 - October 12, 2008
Opening reception: September 12, 7 - 10 pm

Doug Parry: The Thirteen Stations of the Double-Cross
Art 101
September 12 - October 5, 2008
Opening reception: September 12, 7 - 11 pm

RIDGFIELD, CT
Elizabeth Peyton: Portrait of an Artist
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Through November 16, 2008

BOSTON, MA
David Moore: Ballinglen
Kidder Smith Gallery
September 3 - 27, 2008
Opening reception: September 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

STOCKBRIDGE, MA
Steve Brodner: Raw Nerve
Norman Rockwell Museum
Through October 26, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA
Paul Cava: Heart of the Matter
Gallery 339
September 19 - November 8, 2008
Opening reception: September 26, 6 - 8 pm

Pat Kinsella: Hot Air
Proximity Gallery
September 5 - 28, 208
Opening reception: September 5, 5 - 9 pm

ATLANTA, GA
Eric Blum and Roger Palmer
Marcia Wood Gallery
September 4 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception September 4, 7 - 9 pm

NASHVILLE, TN
New work by Lori Field and Anna Jaap
Tag Art Gallery
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 6 - 9 pm

Left: Two by Ward Schumaker. Right: Two by Tim Hussey. Both from the Dialogues 2008 show, copyright and courtesy of the artists.

Dialogues 2008 featuring work by Patrick DeGuira, Kristi Hargrove, Paul Harmon,

Alicia Henry, Jim Ann Howard, Tim Hussey, Jordan Martins, Jacqueline Meeks, Leslie Mutchler, Erin Plew, Ben Roosevelt, Rebecca Rothfus, Ward Schumaker, Andrew Smaldone, Jason Urban, Anthony Wislar, Mike Wsol, Manuel Zeitlin
Zeitgeist Gallery
Through September 20, 2008

YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Cathie Bleck: Becoming Human
The Butler Institute of American Art
September 14 - October 26, 2008
Opening reception, book signing and artist talk: September 14, 2 - 4 pm

MANHATTAN, KA
BLAB! A Retrospective featuring work by Michael Bartalos, Gary Baseman, Richard Beards, Monte Beauchamp, Tim Biskup, Stéphane Blanquet, Calef Brown, Greg Clarke, Christian and Rob Clayton, Sue Coe, Don Colley, Brian Cronin, Nicolas Debon, Douglas Fraser, Charles Paul Freund, Drew Friedman, Geoffrey Grahn, Steven Guarnaccia, Ryan Heshka, Peter Hoey, Tom Huck, Teresa James, Jeffrey Kamberos, Nora Krug, Peter Kuper, Mark Landman, Laura Levine, MATS!? [Mats Stromberg], Walter Minus, Christian Northeast, John Pound, Archer Prewitt, Chris Pyle, Helge Reumann, Xavier Robel, Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez, Jonathon Rosen, Marc Rosenthal, Sergio Ruzzier, David Sandlin, Bob Staake, Fred Stonehouse, Mark Todd, Chris Ware, and Esther Pearl Watson.
Beach Museum of Art
Through November 2, 2008
Please visit website for information about talks by Bill North, Steven Guarnaccia and Nora Krug, among others

FORT WORTH, TX
Paul Slocum and Tree Wave
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
September 9, 2008, 7 pm. Please visit the website for information about free tickets.

Four from the BLAB! retrospective, left to right: Stephane Blanquet, Christian Northeast, Teresa James, Greg Clarke. Copyright the artists, courtesy of BLAB!

SANTA MONICA, CA
The BLAB! Show
Copro/Nason Gallery
September 6 - 27, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 8:00 - 11:30 pm

Hope Galgloff and Jason Jagel
Richard Heller Gallery
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 5 - 7 pm

LOS ANGELES, CA
Anne Faity Nicholls
La Luz de Jesus
September 5 - September 28, 2008
Opening reception: September 5, 8 - 11 pm

Masakatsu Sashie: Under Fluorescent Light
Giant Robot 2
September 20 - October 15, 2008
Opening reception: September 20, 6:30 - 10 pm

Macrocosm* featuring work by Jimmy Baker, Delphine Courtillot, Noah Davis, Jeremy Everett, Eberhard Havekost, Adam Janes, Titus Kaphar, Thomas Kiesewetter, Matt Leines, Becca Mann, Barry McGee, Faris McReynolds, Ellen De Meutter, Adam Pendleton, Peter Rogiers, Andrew Schoultz, Ed Templeton, Kehinde Wiley, and Ai Yamaguchi
Roberts + Tilton
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6th, 6 - 8 pm
Please check website for information about the new gallery and location

Jennie Mollen: Be Your Own Pet
Ghetto Gloss
Through September 25, 2008

CULVER CITY, CA
Chris Mars
Billy Shire Fine Arts
September 13 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception and Book Signing: September 13, 7 - 10 pm

Loved featuring work by Granthm Jullianna Swaney, Amy Ruppel and Keith Obrin
The Lab 101 Gallery
September 13 - October 8, 2008
Opening reception: September 16, 6 - 10 pm

Eric Joyner: Artificial Enlightenment
Corey Helford Gallery
September 6 - 30, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 7 - 10 pm

Christie Frields: Love Me God Free
David Patton Gallery
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 6 - 9 pm
Zach Johnsen: Sunnyside-Yard
ThinkSpace
September 12 -October 3, 2008
Opening reception: September 12, 7 - 11 pm
Eric Sall: High and Wide
Acuna Hansen Gallery
September 9 - October 18, 2008
Opening recepton: September 9, 6 - 8 pm

East of Eden featuring work from L.A. Eastside Galleries La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Black Maria, drkrm Gallery, Gallery Revisited, Ghetto Gloss, Junc Gallery, Materials & Applications, Metro Gallery, Thinkspace, Subliminal Projects, Acuna Hansen, David Patton and De Soto
LA Municipal Art Gallery
September 19 - 21, 2008, free and open to the public
Saturday night gala to benefit LA MOCA. Please check the website for schedule.

Brad Benedict's Sideshow: NowBrow featuring work by Jamie Beardsley, Andrew Brandou, Thomas Broersma, Lou Brooks, Dave Calver, Kalynn Campbell, Paul Chatem, Chris Crites, Richard Duardo, James Fish, Mary Fleener, Andrew Foster, Gregg Gibbs, Ric Heitzman, Andrew Hem, Nancy Kintisch, Ronald Kurniawan, Stacy Lande, Mark Allen Miller, Tansy Myer, Kristian Olson, Daniel Peacock, Everett Peck, Chris Peters, Judy Ragagli, Chris Reccardi, Rick Reese, Billy Reynolds, Jim Salvati, Erik Sandberg, Cassandra Szekely, Jay Vollmar, Dave Wasson, Dennis Worden, Miriam Wosk, and Brian Zick
Wal-Art
September 20 - October 23, 2008
Opening reception: September 20, 7 - 11 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Diverge: The Art of Oddzoo
Carmichael Gallery
September 6 - 28, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 8 - midnight

War and Em[pire: The Art of Democracy
Meridian Gallery
September 4 - November 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 4, 6 - 9 pm
Closing party: November 4, 6 pm

Chad Moore
Little Tree Gallery
September 6 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 6, 6 - 9 pm

SEATTLE, WA
Cynthia Greig: Objectivity
Wall Space Gallery
September 2 - October 4, 2008
Opening reception: September 2, 6 - 8 pm

PORTLAND, OR
Sixth Annual Time-Based Art Festival
PICA: Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
September 5 - 14, 2008

B.E. Schellinger: Chi-Shifters and recent works on paper
Quality Pictures
Through October 4, 2008

Left to right: Heaven Sent Brandy; Tiny Pinocchio; Boo-Boo, from the series (Shown Actual Size) by Laura Levine, as seen in the BLAB! retrospective. Copyright and courtesy of the artist.