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Franz Gertsch. Presence
Two monumental portraits of Patti Smith dominate this show of work by the Swiss master of hyperrealism.
Hauser & Wirth, 134 Wooster Street, Soho, New York City
Through January 31
To Define a Feeling, Joan Mitchell
Mitchell's "black paintings" on view at David Zwirner in Chelsea are far more psychologically complex than mere impressions of seascapes and shorelines.
David Zwirner
537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, New York City
Through December 13
Louise Bourgeois: Gathering Wool
Beyond spiders and cells, the mega-gallery focuses on an often overlooked segment of Bourgeois's decades-long career.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, New York City
Through January 24
Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties
Basquiat, Haring, Warhol, Kruger, Scharf, Salle, Schnabel, Sherman, Mapplethorpe, and many more. Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties resurrects the period’s chaos, assembling some of the decade's heaviest hitters anew.
Lévy Gorvy Dayan
19 E. 64th St., New York City
Through Dec. 18
Richard Serra, Running Arcs (For John Cage)
Running Arcs (For John Cage) (1992), a large-scale sculpture by Richard Serra (1938–2024) has been exhibited only once before, more than 30 years ago
Gagosian
522 W. 21st St., New York City
Through Dec. 20
While the moneyed collectors and elite gallerists at the big art fairs in Miami Beach, the pulse of Miami Art Week beats just as hard a few miles inland in Wynwood