10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Edition: US Search The Huffington Post Like 5.3m Follow FRONT PAGE POLITICS BUSINESS MEDIA WORLDPOST SCIENCE TECH HEALTHY LIVING HUFFPOST LIVE 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall From Boston to San Francisco and everything in between ­­ here are the art exhibitions you'll be talking about this fall. Priscilla Frank Arts Writer, The Huffington Post Katherine Brooks Senior Arts & Culture Editor, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/01/2015 10:38 AM EDT | Edited: 09/28/2015 12:25 PM EDT As we approach Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer, the only thing motivating us to open our laptops and begin another day anew is the thought of a new season of art exhibitions. Well, maybe that and the promise of cooler temperatures. But the slate of fall art shows is considerably high on our list of autumnal things to look forward to. In anticipation of fall, we scoured the calendars ­­ one editor on the East coast, one writer on the West ­­ and came up with 20 exhibitions (and eight honorable mentions) we're excited to ogle over the next few months. Whether you're in New York or Los Angeles, New Orleans or Detroit, St. Louis or Fort Worth, here's your guide to getting down with art in September and beyond. 1. "Spirit and Matter: Islamic Art" (Dallas, Texas) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 1/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Manuscript, The Shahnama of Firdawsi Iran: Shiraz, 1539 Work on paper 15.2 x 10 inches (38.5 x 25.5 cm) The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art. What: "Spirit and Matter: Masterpieces from the Keir Collection of Islamic Art" Where: Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas When: Sept. 18, 2015 to July 31, 2016 Why: Islamic art is still radically underrepresented in the museum world. This expansive show features 13 centuries' worth of work from three continents of Islamic artists. Expect artworks ranging from rock crystals to carpets to textiles, capturing the stunning diversity of the Islamic experience then and now. Also on view: Jackson Pollock and Irving Penn 2. "The Big Hope Show" (Baltimore, Maryland) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 2/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Wayne Coyne The King's Mouth (detail) 2015 Sculpture/installation. Collection of the artist. Photo by John Lewis. What: "The Big Hope Show" Where:American Visionary Art Museum, Maryland When: Oct. 3, 2015 to Sept. 4, 2016 Why: This uber­happy exhibit, marking the 20th anniversary of the AVAM, features the work of visionary and self­taught artists who have suffered from extreme trauma, and have used their powers of creative expression to overcome. The show features everyone from outsider artist and extreme dog lover Bobby Adams to The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, who apparently discovered his creative fire after surviving a robbery while working as a fry cook. Who knew? 3. Joyce Pensato (Fort Worth, Texas) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 3/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Joyce Pensato Groucho-Homer 2014 Enamel on linen 90 x 80 inches 228.6 x 203.2 cm Signed and dated verso Courtesy of the artist and Petzel, New York. Photo credit: Ken Adlard. What: "FOCUS: Joyce Pensato" Where: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Forth Worth, Texas When: Nov.21, 2015 to Jan. 31, 2016 Why: Pensato's subjects include Homer Simpson, Batman, and Kyle of "South Park." She transforms these iconic American cartoon figures into menacing and peculiar beasts, using sweeping black­and­white brush strokes reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism and street art. Her dark cartoon mania is sure to please any art lover and her creepy uncle. Also on view: Kehinde Wiley, Frank Stella and KAWS 4. "Rebel Rebel" (Seattle, Washington) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 4/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall FOLLOW HUFFPOST HuffPost Like 5.3m Arts & Culture Like 215k HUFFPOST NEWSLETTERS Get top stories and blog posts sent to me each day. [email protected] Subscribe! Woman Landing on Man in the Moon1971 Ann Leda Shapiro, American, born 1947. Watercolor on paper 20x14in. (50.8x35.6cm). Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Matthew Offenbacher and Jennifer Nemhauser with funds from the 2013 Neddy Award in Painting, © Ann Leda Shapiro. Photo: Elizabeth Mann What: "Rebel Rebel" Where: Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, Washington When: Aug. 29, 2015 to Dec. 13, 2015 Why: Do you even have to ask? This feminist exhibition features artists who've fought gender stereotypes and cliches since the 1960s, especially as they apply to female artists. Giving a large F.U. to established ideas of the male genius and the woman as muse, artists including Victoria Haven, Ann Leda Shapiro and Dawn Cerny show that women artists don't take no crap from nobody. 5. "Earth Machines" (San Francisco, California) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 5/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Kevin McElvaney, Agbogbloshie: John Mahama, 2013, digital print. Courtesy the artist. What: "Earth Machines" Where: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California When: Aug. 14, 2015 to Dec. 6, 2015 Why: How are all the laptops, cell phones and other techno­gadgets we've become so obsessed with and dependent on changing the future of our planet? A variety of contemporary artists in disparate media consider the dark repercussions of our choices, exploring issues including rare earth mining, the disposal of e­waste and the long­term decomposition of tech products. Also on view: Won Ju Lim and "Radical Presence" 6. Sheila Hicks (St. Louis, Missouri) Sheila Hicks, Voyage of Serpentina, 1985. Linen, silk, wool, and synthetic fibers, 19 pieces, approximately 34 x 54 inches each. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 6/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall What: Sheila Hicks Where: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri When: Sept. 11 to Dec. 27, 2015 Why: For almost 60 years, Paris­based, American­born artist Sheila Hicks has been exploring the potential to play with traditional textile techniques including weaving, crocheting, dying and spinning. Over the years Hicks has created her own visual language, navigating the texture, color and unorthodox possibilities of her weaved abstractions. Using everything from natural fibers to rubber bands, Hicks transformed a traditional craft into an endless avant­ garde experiment. Also on view: "Hurvin Anderson: Backdrop," "Wyatt Kahn: Object Paintings," "Street Views: Marilyn Minter" 7. Ishiuchi Miyako (Los Angeles, California) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 7/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Ishiuchi Miyako, Hiroshima #43 (Shizuko Yamane), 2007 What: "Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows" Where: The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California When: Oct. 6, 2015 to Feb. 21, 2016 Why: Self­taught Japanese photographer Miyako is known for her stunning images documenting life in her hometown of Yokosuka, where the U.S. Navy had set up base. The grainy, black­and­white images present a haunting depiction of political realities mixed with childhood fears, hopes, shadows and memories. The exhibit will also include images from Miyako's most recent series, which revisits children's clothing and other artifacts from the time of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, 70 years ago. Also on view: "The Younger Generation: Contemporary Japanese Photography," "Eat, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 8/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Drink, and Be Merry: Food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance," "Art of the Fold: Drawings of Drapery and Costume" 8. Njideka Akunyili Crosby (Los Angeles, California) Umezebi Street, New Haven, Enugu, 2012. Acrylic, charcoal, pastel, color pencil, and Xerox transfer on paper. 84 x 105 in. (213.36 x 266.7 cm). Collection of Craig Robins. Image courtesy of the artist and Tilton Gallery, New York. Photo: Max Yawneya. What: Njideka Akunyili Crosby Where: The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California. When: Oct. 3, 2015 to Nov. 21, 2015 Why: Crosby, a Nigerian­born artist, fuses African and American culture in her collage­ painting­printing hybrids, referencing her life as an expatriate in the contemporary age. The works offer a crucial counterpoint to the often dismal depictions of Africa in the west. Also on view: "UH OH: Frances Stark," "The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris," "Hammer Projects: Avery Singer" 9. "Hippie Modernism" (Minneapolis, Minnesota) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 9/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Helio Oiticica and Neville D'Almeida, CC5, Hendrixwar/Cosmococa Programa-in-progress, 1973 What: "Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia" Where: The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota When: Oct. 24, 2015 to Feb. 28, 2016 Why: If the title isn't enough to intrigue you, the exhibition will chronicle the art, architecture and design of the counterculture of the 1960s and early 1970s, including everything from experimental furniture, alternative living structures, retro magazines and books, and archival films. Also on view: "International Pop" 10. "Transmissions: Art in Eastern Europe and Latin America, 1960–1980" (New York, New York) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fall­art­exhibitions­2015_55ddff6be4b04ae497056ddf?utm_hp_ref=arts 10/23 10/5/2015 28 Art Shows You Need To See This Fall Juan Downey.