The Editor’s Picks: Gallery Shows to See This Fall

It’s art fair week in New York and the “it” artists are heating up gallery booths in Armory and Independent 20th Century, alongside other satelite fairs. At the same time, galleries are firing off their fall exhibitions; signaling what’s to come as the year wraps up and setting the stage for the next big movements in contemporary art. Wondering who we can’t wait to see? Here are the top five recommended exhibitions by art currently to survey out for this fall!

Salon 94: Raven Halfmoon

Caddo Nation artist Raven Halfmoon presents Neesh & Soku (Moon & Sun), a solo show focusing on her heritage and tribe, with a special emphasis on female lineage. The works include hand-sculpted clay pieces, a monumental bronze sculpture of female figures, a stone sculpture, and her signature glazed stoneware pieces. The theme of the show indirectly references her original name, presenting the notion of balance between darkness and light, suggesting they cannot exist without each other. Having grown up in Oklahoma, home to 37 federal tribes, Raven aims to reassert her space and claim her indigenous heritage. The exhibition will be on view from September 19 to November 2, with exhibition text written by Jordan Poorman Cocker, Curator of Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Honor Fraser: Lauren Bon

"Concrete is Fluid" at LA's beloved Honor Fraser presents the work of Lauren Bon, known for her hacktivist approach and interdisciplinary platform, Metabolic Studio. The exhibition features her “Transmutable Warehouse,” a space transformed into a permeable conduit that allows soil, water, and light to interact and flow. Bon’s work highlights the existence and importance of ancient soil as both an agent for historical art and ecological rejuvenation. The exhibition also emphasizes ecological success and increasing biodiversity, demonstrating that life can revive itself after a disruptive event. Honor Fraser Gallery will utilize this warehouse to display the flourishing of the soil through nutrients and other organisms. On view starting September 14 - December 14, 2024.

Templon, ROBIN KID: SEARCHING FOR AMERICA

Templon, New York presents Dutch artist Robin Kid’s Searching for America. A self-taught artist raised in the rural Netherlands, Kid was heavily influenced by American culture from a young age. This exhibition, his first major solo show, explores the complexities of America on multiple levels, using both paintings and sculptures. Through his European lens, Kid critiques American iconography and reveals the hypocrisy in much of the political messaging and advertising that have led to the disillusionment of younger generations. The exhibition runs from September 4 to November 24, with an opening reception on the first day from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Public Art Fund: Adrienne Elise Tarver “She who sits”

Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Adrienne Elise Tarver presents her first solo exhibition, “She who sits,” which combines collage, personal imagery, and photographs to create paintings that celebrate the Black matriarch. The exhibition focuses on themes of rest and power, as well as the significance of public space and its use by activists to shift or influence the social political dynamics in America. Six new images displayed on 300 bus shelters across New York City, Chicago, and Boston will be exhibited through November 24, 2024.

Super House Gallery: Marisa Van Vlack "Time Warp"

Super House Gallery introduces “Time Warp” by New England textile artist Maris Van Vlack. A rising artist in the fiber art field, this exhibition explores family history, photographs, and the influence of New England’s architecture to examine how humans are affected by built environments. The artist's process mimics the lifecycle of the architecture she interprets. She begins by layering one thread at a time on her loom to create a solid form. After weaving the cloth, the artist transforms the surface by painting over it, cutting into it, unweaving parts, and grafting in new woven, knitted, or jacquard panels. This process is akin to creating a structure where builders layer bricks, stones, and wood on a foundation. Each mark the artist makes on the fabric serves as a record of a new event committed to memory in the fibers, much like how the aging, weathering, renovation, and destruction of a structure captures the history of that place. The exhibition opens on September 6, 2024.