The artists that we emphasize this week have various practices, ranging from the earthly, unharmed ceramics of Stanley Rosen to the complex, multi -colored wall carpets of Kenny Nguyen to the committed textileTotographs of Spandita Malik, but all share a desire to express personal preferences, personalities, personal preferences, personal preferences, personal preferences, personal preferences, personal preferences, personalities, personal preferences, personalities, and concern, and concerned in preferences, personalities, and concerned. Together with these impressive solo shows, a group show in Scandinavia House is a wonderful exploration of Nordic art traditions by artists from the Upper Midwest. And the MFA students from NYU make a solid show with works that concentrate on the body. –Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor
The New York University MFA class of 2025 Thesis Show: Part 2
80 WSE80 Washington Square East, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Up to and including 24 May
‘[The exhibition is] About coming up with new ways to think about the bodies we inhabit, the stress they bear and what they can and cannot perceive. ” –Daniel Larkin
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Kenny Nguyen: mother tongue
Sundaram Tagore Gallery542 West 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan
Up to and including 31 May
“Kenny Nguyen’s wavy tapestries feel like a miracle and offers a really new visual experience through the most analogous means.” –Lisa Yin Zhang
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Stanley Rosen: Alligators & Objects
Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects208 Forsyth Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan
Up to and including 31 May
“Although the history of ceramics is filled with perfectly modeled, symmetrical pots with flawless surfaces and glazes, Rosen knew that every ideal is ultimately impossible.” –John Yau
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Spandita Malik: Jālī -Meshes of Resistance
Robert Mann Gallery508 West 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan
Up to and including 28 June
“Against the grain of one land And the world that punishes and denies dignity for survivors, the show of Malik is more than merely embellished or recovery. ” –Lakshmi Rivera Amin
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Nordic echoes – Tradition in contemporary art
Scandinavia House58 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Up to and including 2 August
“These contemporary interpretations offer a way for artists to recognize their roots while building new forms, and every work opens portals in other lines.” –Mána Taylor
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