Art News

An inside look at events and happenings in the contemporary art world.

Judy Chicago, Birthday Bouquet for Belen Smoke Test, 2019. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo © Donald Woodman/ARS, New York. Courtesy the artist; Salon 94, New York; Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco; and Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles.

Dry Ice, Smoke,and Fireworks
The complete fireworks archive of visionary artist and feminist Judy Chicago was recently acquired by the Nevada Art Museum and will debut in an exhibition beginning in October 2021. The archive, Judy Chicago: Dry Ice, Smoke, and Fireworks, contains materials from Chicago’s extensive body of work with dry ice, colored smoke and fireworks—a total of 45 projects created between 1967 and present day. Works include photographs, digital images, slides, 16 mm films, drawings, maps, clothing and more.

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Dawit N.M., Adam’s Eye, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2017, archival inkjet print. Courtesy the artist.

The Eye That Follows
New York-based photographer Dawit N.M.’s work is on view at the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Frank Photography Gallery in Norfolk, Virginia. In The Eye That Follows: Photographs by Dawit N.M., collectors can observe poignant photographs taken by the native Ethiopian artist in places like Hampton Roads, New York and Ethiopia, as well as music videos and short films produced around the world. The exhibition remains on view through August 16.

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Nicolas Party, Trees, 2020, watercolor on paper, 12 x 12"

Canopy
A series of surreal tree paintings by Swiss-born contemporary artist Nicolas Party are on view in a virtual exhibition at Hauser & Wirth. Canopy features 11 watercolors of trees in abstracted, transitional forms, “inviting viewers to consider the relevance of the landscape painting genre in a contemporary context, in a moment where the wonder of nature also provokes complex associations.”

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Debra Keirce, Farmlands, oil

Customs House Museum shows
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee, presents several exhibitions currently on view through September. The Bright Life, which runs until September 21 in the Customs House Museum’s Jostens Gallery, features the colorful paintings of Nashville artist Darlene Shaddon, while Merica showcases a collection of miniature paintings by Debra Keirce. This exhibition remains on view through September 3 in the Harvill Gallery. —