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  1. Photograph: Courtesy Haunch of Venison
    Photograph: Courtesy Haunch of Venison

    Günther Uecker at Haunch of Venison
    For the first time since 1966, this long-established German artist, known for his “nail-art” abstraction, is showing new pieces in New York. As always with his work, his latest efforts are informed by their subtextual condemnation of political violence. Fri 9–Dec 21

  2. Photograph: Courtesy Gladstone Gallery
    Photograph: Courtesy Gladstone Gallery

    Carroll Dunham at Gladstone Gallery
    These new paintings by Lena’s dad, done in his signature cartoonish style, continue to pursue his favorite theme of late: female nudes bathing in an arcadian landscape. Sat 10–Dec 22

  3. Photograph: Courtesy Michael Werner
    Photograph: Courtesy Michael Werner

    Eugène Leroy, “Nudes” at Michael Werner
    The work of this French painter was a peculiar mix of early-modern and midcentury-modern tendencies. Through Jan 5

  4. Photograph: Courtesy Bortolami
    Photograph: Courtesy Bortolami

    Daniel Buren at Bortolami + Friedrich Petzel Gallery
    The French Conceptualist, known for his site-specific wallpaper installations featuring alternating stripes of color and white, is feted by shows at Bortolami and Petzel. The former presents new works, while the latter hosts a retrospective. Fri 9–Dec 22

  5. Photograph: Courtesy Lisa Cooley Gallery
    Photograph: Courtesy Lisa Cooley Gallery

    Alice Channer, “Cold Blood” at Lisa Cooley
    References to fashion and the human body abound in these otherwise seemingly abstract installations by British artist Channer. Sun 11–Dec 23

Top five shows: Nov 8–14, 2012

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