OPENINGS & EVENTS
Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany. Shifting Gaze. Opalka.sage.edu. The 26 internationally regarded artists gathered in this exhibition have all drawn upon art history, American history and popular culture to create powerful works that, independently and collectively, present a broad range of concepts about identity, beauty, belonging and poignant issues of race. Opening reception 5:30-8 p.m. Friday.
Thompson Giroux Gallery, 57 Main St., Chatham. “Lily Morrisaeria Signum.” thompsongirouxgallery.com. After almost two years of sickness, death and fear, as we collectively look for answers, Aeria Signum invites you to look to the birds — their ferocity, their magic of flight, their proximity to both the heavens and the tumult of the terrestrial realm. Opens Saturday. Through Dec. 5.
MUSEUMS
Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany. “Romancing the Rails: Train Travel in the 1920s and 1930s.” albanyinstitute.org. Objects and library materials from the Albany Institute’s railroad collections, including rare photographs, posters, locomotive models and objects designed for New York Central’s 20thcentury limited railroad. Through February. Also, “Nineteenth-century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer and His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles Calverley and Richard Park.” Ongoing. Also, “The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute Collection.” Ongoing. Also, Fashionable Frocks of the 1920s. Through Jan. 2.
American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave, Albany. “Dante 700.” An exhibit marking the 700th anniversary of the death of the Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, philosopher and political thinker. Also, “American Italian Heritage Museum 25th Birthday.” Photos and documents celebrating the museum’s milestone. Through November.
Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge. Mass. “Tipping the Balance: Contemporary Sculpture by John Van Alstine.” chesterwood.org. The 43rd annual contemporary outdoor sculpture show features 11 outdoor works throughout the landscape at Chesterwood. Ends Monday.
The Clark Art Institute, 25 South St., Williamstown, Mass. “Dürer &
After.” Drawing from its extensive holdings of works by — and inspired by — Albrecht Dürer. Featuring works by Israhel van Meckenem the Younger, Marcantonio Raimondi, Hieronymus Hopfer and Jan Wierix, each offering a unique opportunity to assess Dürer’s centuries-long artistic legacy. Through Oct. 3. Also, “Claude & Francoisxavier Lalanne: Nature Transformed.” Through Oct. 31.
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College. Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards. skidmore.edu/tang. The first survey of collaged postcards created by Ellsworth Kelly (1923—2015), one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Through Nov. 28. Also, “Opener 33: Sarah Cain — Enter the Center.” The Los Angeles—based artist explores and expands upon traditional ideas of painting. Through Jan. 2. Also, “Look After Each Other: Intimacy and Community.” The online, studentcurated exhibition features work by artists, activists and documentarians who show the human side of life with HIV/AIDS beyond a medical diagnosis, revealing moments of intimacy, care and friendship. Also, “Un-representation.” As a response to centuries-old racialized injustices, the exhibition seeks to provide a space of healing for Black communities and features works by Sanford Biggers, Lisa Corinne Davis and Jack Whitten. Also, Lauren Kelley: Location Scouting. Kelley, an artist and curator, will reshape the Tang’s mezzanine by combining meditations on travel with snapshots of everyday life in her drawings, sculpture and stop-motion animation videos.
The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. “Summer Bomb Pop: Collections in Dialogue.” hydecollection.org. The exhibition brings together 17 works of contemporary abstract painting from the collection of the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. Through Oct. 31. Also, “Masterpieces & Mysteries.” Artistic treasures and art historical queries drawn from the Hyde’s vaults. Through Oct. 31. The JRM Artists’ Space at The National Bottle Museum, 76 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. The 2021 Adirondacks Show: “Camp.” Twelve artists have come together to share their “camp” experience. Through Nov. 13. MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. “Glenn Kaino: In The Light of a Shadow.” The exhibition, featuring a series of immersive installations, reflects on the legacies of two “Bloody Sundays” in order to explore the global interdependence of social justice. Also, “Close to You.” A group exhibition that gathers the work of artists who probe the capacity of the visual arts to conjure feelings of closeness — both to others and to ourselves. Features the work of Laura Aguilar, Chloë Bass, Maren Hassinger, Eamon Ore-giron, Clifford Prince King and Kang Seung Lee. Through January. Also, James Turrell: C.A.V.U. massmoca.org. Thirty years in the making, Turrell’s largest freestanding circular Skyspace — titled C.A.V.U. — measures 40 feet in diameter and 40 feet high. Also, Shaun Leonardo: You Walk... An interactive installation by the Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary artist featuring a series of visual and textual prompts — drawing from themes present in exhibitions on view throughout the museum — to invite us to consider how we process and embody space, ideas, and connectivity. Also, Taryn Simon: “The Pipes.” Large-scale outdoor sculpture. Also, “Adam Pendleton: Who Is Queen?” Pendleton transforms the Marron Atrium into a dynamic arena exploring Blackness, abstraction, and the avantgarde. In his monumental floor-toceiling installation, Pendleton has created a spatial collage of text, image, and sound—a total work of art for the 21st century.
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, 2 Plunkett St. in Lenox, Mass. Sculpturenow 202. Thirty large-scale contemporary sculptures. Monthly artist-led tours will be given Julyoctober. Through Oct. 31.
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Ave., Albany. Thomas Hart Benton. nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/ online. In 1956, Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned by Robert Moses, chairman of the New York Power Authority, to create two murals for the powerhouse building of the state’s first hydropower facility in Massena. They feature Jacques Cartier’s explorations of the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Alternately titled “The Seneca Discover the French and Jacques Cartier Discovers the Indians,” the murals depict the 16th-century encounters from two points of view. Through December.
Norman Rockwell Museum ,9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, Mass. “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration.” https://www.nrm.org. The exhibition explores fantasy archetypes from the Middle Ages to today. The exhibition will present the immutable concepts of mythology, fairy tales, fables, good versus evil, and heroes and villains through paintings, etchings, drawings, and digital art created by artists from long ago to illustrators working today. Through Oct. 31. Also, “Land of Enchantment.” A new outdoor exhibition exploring fantasy archetypes from Ancient Mesopotamia to today. The exhibition will outline eternal concepts within three sections; mythology, fairy tales and the timeless narratives of good versus evil, heroes and villains, told through paintings, etchings, drawings, and digital art created by imaginative artists from long ago to today. Through Oct. 31.
Spencertown Academy, 790 State Route 203, Spencertown. “Whimsy.” spencertownacademy.org. Featuring paintings and sculptures by Gabe Brown, Keith Davidson, Ron Harrington, Dorothy Sabean, Audrie Sturman and Elizabeth Wallin. Through Oct. 31. University Art Museum, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. Well/being: An Exhibition on Healing and Repair. https://www.albany.edu/museum. Artwork that addresses the complexities of daily life during this pandemic era. Also, I’ll Be Your Mirror. The exhibition explores mediated representations of self in the newly launched Collections Study Gallery. Features artwork by Andreas Feininger, Katria Foster, Rachel Foullon, Jenny Kemp, Mary Ellen Mark, Dave Mckenzie, Edward Steichen and Andy Warhol. Through Dec. 11.
GALLERIES Arts Center of the Capital Region,
265 River St., Troy. Fence 2021. artscenteronline.org. A salon-style show that is a callback to the time when we the organization literally displayed member’s artwork on the fence at the former Washington Park location. The theme of this year’s exhibition is “Art is Essential.” Through Oct. 30.
Art Associates Gallery, 21 Railroad Ave, Albany. “In The Back of My Mind.” 518-459-1307. Mixed media works by Jacqueline Watsky with all proceeds from sales to benefit Open World Relief, a not-for-profit agency dedicated to empowering communities affected by natural disaster. Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Monday-friday; weekends by appointment. Through Oct. 31.
Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St. Hudson.“fragments of Time and Space.” carriehaddadgallery.com. An exhibit of paintings by Anthony Finta,