Five New York City Art Shows We Love This Week

If one theme stands out in this week’s list, it’s the presence of strong, talented women. With Patty Chang, Myrlande Contant, and Amy Sherald all featured in solo exhibitions, it’s a great moment to consider the massive skills of these mid-career artists. And while Rembrandt may be the artist driving the Jewish Museum’s current exhibition, the Book of Esther is the inspiration. That said, all the artists in a show on BIPOC design history at the Ford Foundation are definitely worth checking out. The Chang and Constant shows end this weekend so get there soon! —Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor

Myrlande Constant: The Spiritual World of Haiti

Fort Gansevoort, 5 Ninth Avenue, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThrough April 26

Myrlande Constant, “Devosyon Makaya” (c. 2021–24), beads, sequins, and tassels on fabric (photo Natalie Haddad/Hyperallergic)

“Standing before Constant’s art is awe-inspiring, and joyfully disorienting.” —NH

Read the full review here.

Patty Chang: Touch Archive

BANK, 127 Elizabeth Street, Lower East Side, ManhattanThrough April 26

Installation view of Patty Chang: Touch Archive (courtesy Bank gallery)

“Chang makes palpable the largely abstract connections in cycles of violence and empathy between people, and between humans and the natural world.” —Lisa Yin Zhang

Read the full review here.

Reverberations: Lineages in Design History

Ford Foundation Gallery, 320 East 43rd Street, Murray Hill, ManhattanThrough May 3

Installation view of Reverberations: Lineages in Design History featuring works by Madeline Tomer Shay, Sarah Sockbeson, and Theresa Secord (photo Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)

“I left Reverberations not with the sense of discovery, but of recognition — of seeing with force and clarity what had long been obscured by the bright glare of European modernism.” —Petala Ironcloud

Read the full review here.

Amy Sherald: American Sublime

Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThrough August 10

Installation view of Amy Sherald’s American Sublime at the Whitney Museum of American Art (photo Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic)

“I stood face to face with these life size figures and their assured, deliberative gazes, suggesting complex interiorities in spite of their enigmatic facial expressions.” —Jasmine Weber

Read the full review here.

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue and East 92nd Street, Upper East Side, ManhattanThrough August 10

Rembrandt van Rijn, “A Jewish Heroine [probably Esther] from the Hebrew Bible” (1632–33), oil on canvas (image courtesy National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)

“The show argues that the biblical narrative of Purim … was interpreted as a symbol of resilience and liberation in Dutch society, striking a deep chord at the height of their struggle for independence from Spanish rule.” —Rebecca Schiffman

Read the full review here.

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📅 Published on: 2025-04-22 00:14:00

🖋️ Author: Natalie Haddad, Lisa Yin Zhang, Petala Ironcloud, Rebecca Schiffman and Jasmine Weber – An expert in architectural innovation and design trends.

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