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What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August
Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Check out diagrammatic paintings in Chelsea or Catharine Czudej’s fun house on the Upper East Side. And don’t miss Lap-See Lam’s first U.S. solo show on the East Village.
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Chelsea
‘Schema: World as Diagram’
Through Aug. 15. Marlborough, 545 West 25th Street, Manhattan; 212-541-4900, marlboroughnewyork.com.
When the paintings of the blockbuster Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who died in 1944, were first shown publicly in the 1980s, some
Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92
Roger Sprung, a banjo virtuoso and key figure in New York’s midcentury folk music revival, whose innovative picking and genre-mashing audacity earned him the unofficial title of the godfather of progressive bluegrass, died on July 22 at his home in Newtown, Conn. He was 92.
His death was confirmed by his wife, Nancy Sprung.
A New York City native who honed his skills early on by playing mountain music festivals in Virginia and the Carolinas, Mr. Sprung began his career
Weekend Art Trips From N.Y.C.
New Yorkers desiring cooler summers and fresher air have been racing upstate and to the Berkshires for generations. The buildup of smaller artist communities near the Hudson River and beyond have created a rich tapestry of cultural offerings for visitors to enjoy.
From intelligent museum exhibitions to adventurous gallery shows, there is plenty to explore, according to the longtime residents and vacationers from the art world who helped build this list of recommendations.
Art Omi: Ghent, N.Y.
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What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in June
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Chelsea
Joan Brown
Through June 17. Matthew Marks Gallery, 522 West 22nd Street, Manhattan; 212-243-0200, matthewmarks.com.
You could call the mature style of the great American painter Joan Brown (1938-1990) extra-late Egyptian, with her figures often rendered fully frontal or fully in profile. This formality — along with expanses of startling solid colors — contributes to the hypnotic stillness of her mainly autobiographical works. (Besides painting, her interests included her family, Hinduism, ballroom dancing, serious amateur swimming and