Editors’ Picks: 17 events for your art calendar this week, from Louise Bourgeois’s painting at the Met to the Public Art Fund’s party:
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the New York area. See our picks from around the world below. An installation view of “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood.” Courtesy: Nahmad Contemporary. Photo: Katya Kazakina.There’s a lot to discover in this timely exhibition, curated by Basquiat scholar Dieter Buchhart.
A punching bag, a refrigerator, a filing cabinet, a child’s easel, wooden doors, and window framesBasquiat found all kinds of discarded and dormant items on the streets of New York and in his studio. Their transformation into works of art is exhilarating to behold, a testament to a creative process like no other. Sculpture, painting, and street art all come together in this dynamic, generous survey of 46 works.
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