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OPENINGS & EVENTS
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Elevator Music 42: Laura Splan—rhapsody for an Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus. Skidmore.edu/tang. The series activates the museum’s central elevator within the Antoine Predock-designed building, and engages artists across the visual and performing arts to create immersive, sound-based installation that re-envision the Tang’s elevator as an organism’s cell and its visitors as proteins. Opens Saturday. Through April 10.
MUSEUMS
Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany. The Wyeths: Three Generations |Works from the Bank of America Collection.” Through Jan. 2. Also, “Fashionable Frocks of the 1920s.” Through Jan. 2. Also, “Romancing the Rails: Train Travel in the 1920s and 1930s. Through February 2022. 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.
The Clark Art Institute, 25 South St., Williamstown, Mass. Anne Thompson: Trail Signs. clarkart.edu. The artist will use the existing infrastructure of trail kiosks on and around the museum campus for a rotating installation of her abstract posters featuring bold, blackand-white symbols. Through Dec. 31. Also, “Competing Currents: 20thcentury Japanese Prints.” clarkart.edu. Includes more than 35 works and considers two specific movements that had a significant influence on 20thcentury printmaking in Japan. Through Jan. 30.
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. Georgia O’keeffe: Pattern of Leaves. hydecollection.org. On loan from The Phillips Collection, the exhibit celebrates O’keeffe’s long and intimate association with Lake George and the Adirondacks. The painting is on view in Hoopes Gallery.
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.
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. “Freedom’s Legacy.” https://www.nrm.org. A series of four 1943 oil paintings each representing the four freedoms — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear. 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
Albany Center Gallery, 488 Broadway, Suite 107, Albany. Gallery Mixtape, Vol. 1. https://albanycentergallery.org. The exhibition compiles a wide range of creative pursuits by local Black, Indigenous and People of Color artists working across a multitude of mediums, including drawing and painting, digital animation, mixed media installation, photography, written word and music production. Ends friday. Also taking place at the Collectiveffort in Troy.
Art Associates Gallery, 21 Railroad Ave., Albany. “Upstate Artists Guild Member Show.” 518-459-1307. Show
ing works in a wide variety of mediums from members and supporters of the Upstate Artists Guild. Artist reception also 5-9 p.m. Dec. 3. Through Dec. 31. All COVID guidelines will be followed. Regular gallery hours: noon-6 p.m. Mondayfriday. Saturdays and Sundays by appointment only.
Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St. Hudson.“fragments of Time and Space.” carriehaddadgallery.com. An exhibit of paintings by Anthony Finta, Ginny Fox, Carl Grauer, Joseph Maresca and abstract wall sculpture by Dai Ban. Using abstracted observations, as well as more literal depictions, the works on view challenge our relationships to time and space. Through Nov. 21. Collectiveffort, 415 River St., Troy. Gallery Mixtape, Vol. 1. www.collectiveeffort.co. The exhibition compiles a wide range of creative pursuits by local Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) artists working across a multitude of mediums, including drawing and painting, digital animation, mixed media installation, photography, written word and music production. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 14. Also taking place at Albany Center Gallery.
Gallery of the Clifton Park Senior Community Center ,6 Clifton Common Blvd., Clifton Park. “Nature.” 518- 383-1343. Featuring works by members of the Southern Saratoga Art Society. Through December.
Historic Salem Courthouse ,58 E. Broadway, Salem. “A Changing Landscape: The Farms of Washington County.” salemcourthouse.org. Local photojournalist Eric Jenks’ yearlong project documents four farms throughout the county.
The Laffer Gallery, 96 Broad St., Schuylerville. 9th Annual Upstate Invitational. thelaffergallery.com. Works by Phyllis Kulmatiski, Susan Stuart and Jon Gernon. Through Nov. 21.
Lake George Arts Project Courthouse Gallery, Canada and Lower Amherst streets, Lake George. “Parallel Play.” lakegeorgearts.org. A solo exhibition of new work by Barbara Todd. Through Dec. 18.
Mandeville Gallery, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. Alisa Sikelianos-carter: In the Eye of Belonging. In her mixed media paintings, the upstate artist envisions a mythology that is centered on Black resistance and utilizes the body as a sight of alchemy and divinity. Through Jan. 9.
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.
Pamela Salisbury Gallery, 362 1/2 Warren St., Hudson. “Exactly: Precision and Process.” pamelasalisburygallery.com. A group exhibition questioning boundaries between fine art and traditional craft. Through Dec. 12.
The Photography Center of the Capital District, LLC, 404 River St., Troy. Jacqueline Vincent. 518- 273-0100. Vincent’s work spans several genres: environmental portraits, figure studies, and enigmatic,surreal tableaux, always featuring people. Through Nov. 28.
Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs. “Formerly Invisible.” springstreetgallerylist@gmail.com. Paintings by Marcus Kwame. All works are for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit MLK Saratoga. Through Dec. 17. 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. Through Dec. 5.
EXHIBIT SPACES
Albany Public Library Pine Hills Branch, 517 Western Ave., Albany. “Pieced Together.” Curated by Opalka Gallery and featuring works by Fern Apfel, Paula Drysdale Frazell, Danny Goodwin, Chloe Harrison, Niki Haynes, Beth, Humphrey, Henry Klimowicz, Juan Hinojosa, Melinda Mcdaniel, Michael Oatman and Kenneth Ragsdale. Through April 17. Mechanicville Library, 190 N. Main St., Mechanicville. Works by Valerie Wolf. 518-664-4646 . A colorful collection of styles including flo.abstract and realistic pieces. Through December.
Town of Clifton Park, 1 Town Hall Plaza, Clifton Park. Carol Winterton. 371-6651. Watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings. Through November.
The Zion Lutheran Church, 153 Nott Terrace, Schenectady. Southern Saratoga Art Society. 518-3704894. Works by Cheryl Birmingham, Carol Winterton, Rita Helie and Jack Morgan. Through December.