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Best art in New York: Critics' picks

Ugo Rondinone, Human Nature

  • Critics choice
  • Free

Rondinone goes paleolithic with this grouping of monumental megalithic figures for Rockefeller Plaza.

  1. Public Art Fund at Rockefeller Center Plaza 45 Rockefeller Plaza, between 49th and 50th Sts and Fifth and Sixth Aves
  2. Sun May 19 - Fri Jun 7
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Simon Hantaï

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The French abstractionist's paintings are distinguished by a compositional effect that feels as botanical as it is geometric.

  1. Paul Kasmin Gallery 515 W 27th St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves
  2. Sat May 18 - Sat Jun 15
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Florian Meisenberg

  • Critics choice
  • Free

The latest paintings by this Berlin-to–New York transplant are more abstract and mysterious than his previous works.

  1. Simone Subal Gallery 131 Bowery, between Broome and Grand Sts, second floor, 10002
  2. Sat May 18 - Sun Jun 23
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Alex Hubbard, "Magical Ramón and the Five Bar Blues"

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  • Free

Local prestidigitator Magical Ramón (known for his cigarette levitation act) stars in a video by Hubbard.

  1. Maccarone 630 Greenwich St, between Leroy and Morton Sts
  2. Sat May 18 - Sat Jun 1
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Zak Kitnick

  • Rated as: 4/5
  • Critics choice
  • Free

Kitnick takes his compulsion to organize to ingenious new levels, by basing his works on the bagua color chart used in feng shui.

  1. Clifton Benevento 515 Broadway , between Broome and Spring Sts
  2. Sat May 18 - Sat May 25
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"The Hugo Boss Prize 2012: Danh Vo, IMUUR2"

  • Rated as: 4/5
  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

Danh Vo mines history for installations that adroitly explore identity.

  1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave, at 89th St, 10128
  2. Sat May 18 - Mon May 27
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"Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints"

  • Price band: 1/4
  • Critics choice

Examples of  Ukiyo-e imagery from Japan’s Edo period are juxtaposed with works by contemporary artists.

  1. Japan Society 333 E 47th St, between First and Second Aves, 10017
  2. Sat May 18 - Sun Jun 9
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"Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective"

  • Rated as: 3/5

For eight years straight, Jay DeFeo worked solely on the painting that occupies the heart of this Whitney’s survey.

  1. Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave, at 75th St, 10021
  2. Sat May 18 - Sun Jun 2
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Current New York gallery shows

"Chuck Close: Photo Maquettes"

  • Critics choice
  • Free

This show features the photos and polaroids that Close used throughout his career to paint his signature portrait heads.

  1. Eykyn Maclean 23 E 67th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves, second floor, 10065
  2. Sat May 18 - Fri May 24
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Ellsworth Kelly, "Singular Forms 1966–2009"

  • Critics choice
  • Free

Kelly offers a master class in how to make art that holds a wall with these shaped monochrome reliefs.

  1. Mnuchin Gallery 45 E 78th St, between Madison and Park Aves, 10075
  2. Sat May 18 - Sat Jun 1
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Hannah Starkey, "In the company of Mothers"

  • Critics choice
  • Free

Women and their children are the subjects of these latest photos by Starkey, an Irish artist working in London.

  1. Tanya Bonakdar Gallery 521 W 21st St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves
  2. Sat May 18 - Sat May 25
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Elizabeth Neel, "3 and 4 Before 2 and 5"

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  • Free

Negative space is the place in these oil- and spray-paint abstractions, featuring voids left by strips of masking tape.

  1. Sikkema Jenkins & Co. 530 W 22nd St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves
  2. Sat May 18 - Wed May 22
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Price band: 3/4
  • Critics choice

The Metropolitan Museum is impressive in terms both of quality and scale.

  1. 1000 Fifth Ave, (at 82nd St)
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

  • Price band: 1/4

MoMA is home to the most important artworks, spanning the 19th to 21st centuries.

  1. 11 W 53rd St, (between Fifth and Sixth Aves)
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Whitney Museum of American Art

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

The museum’s reputation rests mainly on the Whitney Biennial.

  1. 945 Madison Ave, (at 75th St)
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Brooklyn Museum

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

Brooklyn’s art showcase is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s spaces.

  1. 200 Eastern Pkwy, (at Washington Ave)
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