Generally we have to see the massive image to search out that means; different occasions it’s within the little issues. And nonetheless different occasions, we will’t discover it in any respect. Every of those views is represented within the exhibits beneath, by artists together with Alexis Rockman, Stephanie H. Shih, and Raoul De Keyser. What all of the exhibits share is a way that there’s extra to what we see than meets the attention. Simply take a look at the fantastical deep sea creatures of Roxanne Jackson. Depth and marvel abound. —Natalie Haddad, Evaluations Editor
Stephanie H. Shih: Home Bliss
Alexander Berggruen Gallery, 1018 Madison Avenue, Ground 3, Higher East Facet, ManhattanThrough February 26
Stephanie H. Shih, “Filet-of-Fish” (2023) (picture Julie Schneider/Hyperallergic)
“The stories embedded in these charged, chosen objects hint at relationships, conveying clues to hopes and heartbreaks, daydreams and daily concerns.” —Julie Schneider
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Alexis Rockman: Naples: Course of Empire
Magenta Plains, 149 Canal Road, Chinatown, ManhattanThrough March 1
Set up view of Alexis Rockman, “Acquario di Napoli – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn” (2024) (picture Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
“By choosing Naples, a great city that never quite regained its status as a world capital, the artist reminds us that time is long, while our memories and reign of power are not.” —Hrag Vartanian
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Raoul De Keyser: Contact Sport
David Zwirner Gallery, 519 and 525 West nineteenth Road, Chelsea, ManhattanThrough March 1
Raoul De Keyser, “Come on, play it again nr. 1” (2001), oil on canvas (picture Natalie Haddad/Hyperallergic)
“De Keyser’s works create a drama of looking by doing nothing but being taciturn about their own being.” —NH
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Roxanne Jackson: Unknown Giants
Anton Kern Gallery WINDOW, 91 Walker Road, Tribeca, ManhattanThrough March 1
Set up view of Roxanne Jackson: Unknown Giants at Anton Kern Gallery’s WINDOW (picture Joel W. Henderson)
“Jackson’s parade of ceramic sea creatures bridges the gap between fantasia and reality through something like a hybrid carnival and haunted house.” —Seph Rodney
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Tabboo! Early Works
Karma, 188 and 172 East 2nd Road, East Village, ManhattanThrough March 1
Gordon Robichaux, 41 Union Sq. West, #925 and #907, Union Sq. ManhattanThrough March 2
Set up view of Tabboo!’s “RRRRRev Up…Mary” together with ephemera on view at Gordon Robichaux (picture Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)
“The energy that underlies his best work and probably some of his finest drag [is] the idea that from a single mark, smudge, or action, a whole world can be born.” —HV
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