Shows That Matter
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Sara Roffino
What: The Hugo Boss Prize: Danh Vo, I M U U R 2When: March 15 – May 27, 2013Where: The Guggenheim, 1071 5th Avenue, New YorkWhy This Show Matters: As the winner of the 2012 Hugo Boss Prize, Danish-Vietnamese artist Danh Vo received a solo exhibition at the...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: “Yoko Ono: Half-A-Wind, A Retrospective”WHEN: February 15 – May 12WHERE: Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Römerberg D-60311, Frankfurt, GermanyWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: The Japanese performance artist/musician/peace activist Yoko Ono celebrated her 80th...
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Sara Roffino
WHAT: Song Dong: “Doing Nothing”WHEN: January 18 — February 23, 2013WHERE: Pace Gallery, 510 & 534 West 25th Street, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Bringing together almost 20 years of work by Song Dong, “Doing Nothing” offers a...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: “Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde”WHEN: November 18 — February, 2013WHERE: The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: While World War II devastated the Japan’s infrastructure, the ’50s and ’60s were a time of...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: “Marvels and Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986” and “Alt. Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book”WHEN: September 27 – February 24, 2013WHERE: Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)WHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: In their...
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Reid Singer
WHAT: “Cy Twombly: Works from the Sonnabend Collection”WHEN: April 5-May 19, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5 pmWHERE: Eykyn Maclean, 23 East 67th St., New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: They were owned by one of the most accomplished gallerists of the 20th century, but...
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Janelle Zara
WHAT: "Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945"WHEN: Through June 10, Tuesday-Thursday 11am-6pm, Friday 11am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-5pmWHERE: Japan Society, 333 East 47th StreetWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: As one might expect given...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: “Joshua White and Gary Panter’s Light Show”WHEN: Through April 29, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday & Friday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.mWHERE: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 4454 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MichiganWHY...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: “Warhol: Confections & Confessions”WHEN: Through May 5, Tuesday-Thursday 1pm-6pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-6pmWHERE: Affirmation Arts, 523 West 37 St., New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Andy Warhol, the man, the myth, and the pop art legend, was also a...
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Alanna Martinez
WHAT: Larry Poons’s “Recent Works”WHEN: March 24-April 27, Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mark Borghi Fine Art, 255 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida
WHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: After receiving notoriety early in his career, Larry Poons has had...














