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  • new york
    zingrecommends - New York Edition

    wednesdayjune3-tuesdayjune9

    Openings / Events

    DEMO2026 Festival at the New Museum, Noho, Jun 3-10

    Jennifer Rubell at Meredith Rose, Chelsea, Jun 3, 6-8pm, thru Jun 26

    Composite World: group exhibit at Satchel Projects, Chelsea, Jun 4, 6-8pm, thru Jul 2

    Christopher Payne: 16 Tons at Benrubi, Chelsea, Jun 4, 6-8pm, thru Jul 4

    Willie Cole: Mind, Body, and Soul at Sargent’s Daughters, Tribeca, Jun 4, thru Jul 10

    Hard Play: group exhibit at Fragment, Chelsea, Jun 5, 6-8pm, thru Jul 11

    Magnolia Laurie: Raging Beauty at Frosch and Co, LES, Jun 4, 6-8pm, thru Jul 12

    Nina Sobell: Proximity Effects at Various Artists Records, LES, Jun 4, 7-9pm, thru Jul 26

    Donna Huddleston: Bernadette at Ortuzar, Tribeca, Jun 4, thru Jul 31

    Nabilah Nordin: Deadweight at Island 83, LES, Jun 4, 6-8pm, thru Aug 15

    Louis Vuitton First Friday at the Frick, UES, Jun 5, 5:30-9pm

    I Will Never Enter This Room: group exhibit curated by Claude (Anthropic) at Underdonk, LES, Jun 5, thru Jun 28

    Mekko Harjo: From A State of Sleep at Hesse Flatow, Tribeca, Jun 5, thru Jul 3

    Harmony Hammond: Rust Never Sleeps at Alexander Gray, Tribeca, Jun 5, thru Jul 24

    Nancy Bowen: From A to Z and the Bodies In Between at NuNu, Tribeca, Jun 5, thru Jul 25

    Guggenheim Pop: 1960-Present (Part I 1960-1990s) at Guggenheim, UES, Jun 5, thru Jan 10

    Garden Festival: Wild Imaginations at the Cloisters, Washington Heights, Jun 6, 10am-4pm

    Zac + JuJu: Duet at West Lab + Gallery, Bushwick, Jun 7, 6-9pm, thru Aug 23

    Museum Mile Festival, 5th Ave, Jun 9, 6-9pm

    What’s On

    Cato Ouyang, Fernanda Galvão, and Ren Light Pan: group exhibit and Jessie Makinson: A Skeleton to Share at Lyles & King, LES, thru Jun 13

    Gustav Klimt: Women at Barbara Gladstone, Chelsea, thru Jun 17

    Gerald Wartofsky: The Song Of The Earth at James Fuentes, Tribeca, thru Jun 19

    Jordan Kasey: I Can Hear the Grass Grow at Nichelle Beauchene, Tribeca, thru Jun 20

    Katherine Bernhardt: Peanut Butter and Jelly at CANADA, Tribeca, thru Jun 20

    Whitney Bedford at Miles McEnergy, thru Jun 20

    Rina Lam Goldfield: Forget Me Not and Xinan Helen Ran: Point and Click at Essex Flowers, LES, thru Jun 21

    Marcel Duchamp at Gagosian, UES, thru Jun 27

    Joseph Raffael: White Ground Paintings at Nancy Hoffman, Chelsea, thru Jun 27

    TINMANTIS: Elite Fine Art at Foreign & Domestic, LES, thru Jun 28

    Raphael: Sublime Poetry at the Met, UES, thru Jun 28

    Ron Isaacs: Fiction/Nonfiction at Marinaro, Tribeca, May 28, 6-8pm, thru Jul 1

    Nigel Howlett at Anna Zorina, Chelsea, thru Jul 2

    Michele Fletcher: Fooling Linnaeus at Nicelle Beauchene, Tribeca, thru Jul 3

    Mark di Suvero: Avanti! at Paula Cooper, Chelsea, thru Jul 17

    Leonora Carrington: Shape of Dreams at L’Space, thru July 25

    David Byrne / Saul Steinberg: Influence and Affinity at 125 Newbury, Tribeca, thru Aug 1

    after futura and Sara Plimpton Artists’ Books at Center for Book Arts, thru Aug 1

    Whitney Biennial 2026 at the Whitney, Meatpacking District, thru Aug 23

    Liz Glynn: Open House at Sculpture Center, thru Nov 9

    Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses at Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, thru Dec 6

    Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding at MAD, thru Apr 18

    Closing Soon

    Alice Wang: Windstorm on Saturn, Basalt Columns, MDMA, Serotonin at ISCP, Williamsburg, thru Jun 5

    Ceija Stojka: Making Visible at The Drawing Center, Tribeca, thru Jun 7

    Fashion

    Ethereal Gala & fashion Presentation at ARTECHOUSE, Chelsea, Jun 6, 7-10pm, $49.87

    Film

    Dracula’s Daughter (1936) at MOMI, Astoria, Jun 5, 7:30pm

    The New Inflation (2021/22) at Times, Tribeca, Jun 6, 6-8pm, thru Aug 1

    The Thing (1984) at Metrograph, Jun 8, 9:50pm

    Performance

    Chi Westfelt at Scandinavia House, Jun 4, 7-8pm, $15

    Talk

    Approaching Ellen Pau at Asia Art Archive, Brooklyn Heights, Jun 3, 6:30pm

    Of Angels and Doubles: Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus from Berlin to Jerusalem at Jewish Museum, UES, Jun 4, 6:30pm, $24

    Sigirya at Noguchi, LIC, Jun 5, 11:30am

    Rachel Harrison, Christian Marclay, and Cameron Rowland on the Readymade at MoMA, Midtown East, Jun 8, 6:30-8pm

    Random

    Nicole Kidman entranced in a come-hither waltz with a Brancusi head in a Christie’s promo video

    Kenny Schacter: I’d Rather Have Tom Cruise

    Always Make Sure You’re Wearing the Right Animal Head to Please the Gods

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    A Deleuzean Analysis of David Byrne

     

  • los angeles
    zingrecommends - Los Angeles Edition

    thursdaymay14-wednesdaymay20

    Openings / Events

    Frank Gehry: New Works at Gagosian, May 14, 6pm, thru Jun 20

    Evan Holloway: Roygbiv and 10 Years LA!: group exhibit at Sprüth Magers, May 14, 6pm, thru Jun 27

    Ayin Es: Relative Strangers, Peter Olson: Flatline, and Valiente Pastel: Small World at Craig Krull Gallery, May 16, 5pm, thru Jun 20

    Hilary Pecis: Love Letters at David Kordansky Gallery, May 16, 6pm, thru Jun 20

    Bix Archer: Bliss Maintenance at Make Room, May 16, 6pm, thru Jun 20

    Sandow Birk: Snafu at Track 16 Gallery, May 16, 6pm, thru Jun 20

    Cannibal Flower: group exhibit at Gabba Gallery, May 16, 7pm, thru May 30

    Andrew Chapman: Botteghe Oscure, Paul Sietsema: Botteghe Oscure, and Daniel Spoerri: Botteghe Oscure at Gene’s Dispensary, May 16, 8pm, thru Jun 13

    What’s On

    Josef Albers: Duets at David Zwirner, thru May 22

    Harrison, Larner, & Morris: Planchette at Regen Projects, thru May 23

    Kyungmi Shin: My Fantasy’s Burdens at Perrotin, thru May 30

    Brain Drawings: The Art Of Harry Smith at PRS, thru May 31

    Kohei Nawa: Titled Photon Camp at Pace Gallery, thru Jun 6

    Anna Kunz: Tuning The Void and Maryam Yousif: Above Earth, Under The Rays of the Sun at The Pit, thru Jun 17

    Kaye Freeman: Gateways, Karen Hochman Brown: Gateways, and Scott A. Trimble: Gateways: group exhibit at Diversions Fine Arts, thru May 30

    Gabe Bartalos: Ornamental Anger at Good Mother Gallery, thru Jun 20

    Poppy De Havilland: Weighted Verse at Richard Heller Gallery, thru Jun 13

    Closing Soon

    Alec Egan: Groundskeeper at Vielmetter, thru May 16

    Sarah Rosalena: Layer By Layer at Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, thru May 17

    Chela Simón-Trench and Charley Goldstein: From The Living Room at Wonzimer, thru May 22

    Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: Ninety-Six And Pissed at The Library At MAF, thru May 23

    Marc Dennis: Love Letter at Anat Ebgi, thru May 23

    Planchette: Rachel Harrison, Liz Larner, Rebecca Morris: group exhibit at Regen Projects, thru May 23

    Film

    The Old Kiyyangan Story And Ifugao Archaeological Project at Fowler Museum At UCLA, May 14, 6pm, Free

    The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) at New Beverly Cinema, May 17, 6:30pm, $13

    Muppet Treasure Island (1996) at Vidiots, May 16, 11:30am

    Something Must Break (2014) at 2220 Arts + Archives, May 19, 8pm, $15

    Rivers And Tides (2001) at Brain Dead Studios, May 20, 8pm, $14

    Performance

    CalArts Dance: Emergent Forms at REDCAT, May 14, 8pm, $25

    Talk

    Kimberlé Crenshaw: Backtalker An American Memoir at Hammer Museum, May 14, 7:30pm, Free

    Random

    Printables from Shel Silverstein

    Adopt a Ridglan Farms Beagle

    Cocaine Bear (2023)

    260 Sample Sale Online

     

  • denver
    zingrecommends - Denver Edition

    Fridaymay29-thursdayjune4

    Galleries

    Warp & Weft Opening + Time Warp Release at The Denver Armory, May 29, 6-9:30pm

    Pam Farris and Karen Eberle-Smith exhibitions open at Next Gallery, May 29, 5-9pm

    Steve James Jackson Meyers: For a Good Time Call: 1-814-KINETIC (546-3842) opens at Garden Party, May 30, 6pm

    LAMP: POW POW POW  exhibitions open at Pirate Contemporary Art, May 29, 5-9pm

    Edge 2026: Annual Members Show opens at Edge Gallery, May 29, 6-9pm

    Night 3 – The Wild Bloom Performance Series at Union Hall, May 30, 6:30-8:30pm

    Monumental opens at Galapago Space, May 30, 4-8pm

    Arboraceous: Paintings by Terry Gardner opens at Gallery 1261, May 30, 6-8pm

    Tilting West opens at Arvada Center, June 4, 6-9pm

    Museums

    Roy Lichetenstein: Beyond Reality opens at Powers Art Center, June 2

    Accidentally on Purpose – Pasó lo que tenía que pasar opens at Museo de las Americas, June 4, 6pm

    Sumi Sound Print Workshop with Nelly Kate at Clyfford Still Museum, May 31, 2-3:30pm

    Anderman Photography Lecture: Alexey Titarenko at Denver Art Museum, June 2, 6-7pm

    Performance

    Denver Noise Fest 2026 at DMV and 1-70 Cover Park, May 29-30

    Soy y Luna: A Tango Love Story at The Savoy Denver, May 29, 6:30-8:30pm

    Playground Ensemble – Sculpting Sound at Leon Gallery, May 31, 2pm

    Denver Fringe Festival at various locations, June 3-7pm

    Out and About

    Paint a Plane: A Mural Workshop at Wings Over the Rockies, May 30, 10am-3pm

    Colfax Art Underground Showcase, May 31, 4pm

    Denver Astronomical Society Public Night at Chamberlain Observatory, June 2, 8:30pm

    Film

    BLKNWS Terms & Conditions screens at Holiday Theater, May 29, 5:30-9pm

    Backrooms screens at Sie Film Cener, through June 4

    Music

    Afroman at Gothic Theater, May 29, 7pm

    Devon’s TV Corner

    The Captain and Tennille (1976-1977)

    Opportunities

    On Edge Call for Entry 2026

    Call for Entry, Rocky Mountain Quilts Exhibit

    Hot Sweat Call for Artists

    REACH Program Resource Navigator at RedLine

    Careers at University of Denver

    Public-Facing Partner Activations at Union Hall

    Artist Opportunities Guide from Artwork Archive

    Jobs & Opportunities at Clyfford Still Museum

    Career Opportunities at the Arvada Center

    Career Opportunities at Denver Art Museum

    Career Opportunities at History Colorado

    Career Opportunities at MCA Denver

    Art Studios Available from Newhouse Management

    Career Opportunities at Dairy Arts Center

    Career Opportunities at BMoCA

    Public Art Opportunities from Denver Arts & Venues

    Donate / Support

    Femme Salée

    Globeville Healthy Food Program

    Colorado Women’s Art Center and Museum

    Denver Veterans Food Assistance

    Lumonics Legacy Project

    Black Cube

    Museo de las Americas

    Leon Gallery

    Birdseed Collective

    Union Hall

    Dairy Arts Center

    Art Students League of Denver

    East Window Gallery

    Access Gallery

    Platte Forum

    BMoCA

    Anderson Ranch Arts Center

    Clyfford Still Museum

    History Colorado

    Tilt West

    Colorado Photographic Arts Center

    RedLine

    Buntport Theater

    MCA Denver

    East Angel Foundation

    Collective Misnomer Merch

    DU Art Fund

    Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

    Women’s Bean Project

    DAWN Health

    Resources

    Artist Resources from RiNo Art District

    PlatteForum Resource List

    Food Box Day at Birdseed Collective, Mondays at 3pm

    Denver Migrant Support

    Library of Things

    Rocky Mountain Mutual Aid

    Metro Caring

    Supporters of Children

     

  • texas
    zingrecommends - Texas Edition

    fridaymay15-thursdaymay21

    Openings / Events

    Art After Hours: group exhibit at Palmer Events Center, May 15, 5pm-8pm, thru May 15

    Marisol Valencie: No Longer, Not Yet and Juvana Soliven: Subject to Surviving at Art League Houston, May 15, 6-8pm, thru Jul 19

    Mark: A Drawing Show at Women & Their Work, May 16, 7-9pm, thru Jul 9

    Loc Huynh: If Memory Serves at Inman, May 16, 2-4pm

    Ghost Stories: Ronald Hall and Freddy Ortega at James Harris, May 16, 4-6pm, thru June 27

    Yoonmi Nam: Remains To Be Seen at Grayduck Gallery, May 16, 7pm-10pm, thru Jun 28

    L Renee Nunez: Obsidian Mirror at Northern-Southern, May 17, 5-7pm, thru June 14

    Mary Ellen Carroll: How to Talk Dirty and Influence People at CAMH, May 21, 7-9pm, thru Nov 1

    What’s On

    Affordable Art Fair Austin at Palmer Event Center, thru May 17

    Patrick Puckett: Daze Of Our Lives at Wally Workman Gallery, thru May 31

    Francisco Moreno: Historia Sintética at Dallas Contemporary, thru Oct 26

    Closing Soon

    Five Painters: New Myths at Kirk Hopper Fine Art, thru May 16

    Lee Barber: Listening Wheel at Cloud Tree Gallery, thru May 16

    Two Faced Three Faced Four Faced Five: group exhibit at Lydia Art Salon, thru May 17

    Frida Kahlo: Frida: The Making Of An Icon at Museum Of Fine Arts Houston, thru May 17

    Maia Taber Ayerza: Compositions, 1950-2026 at Tureen, thru May 30

    Film

    Cine Las Americas at AFS thru May 17

    Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (2026) at Alamo Drafthouse San Antonio, May 21, 7pm, $19.50

    Performance

    Austin Nasso at Hyena’s Comedy Club, May 15, 8pm, $25

    Arts Fishing Club at Antone’s Nightclub, May 16, 8pm, $20

    Whitney at Granada Theater, May 17, 8pm, $32

    Bleed at White Oak Music Hall, May 20, 7pm, $18

    Talk

    Artist Talk: Nic Nicosia at Nasher Sculpture Center, May 16, 1:30pm

    Art Handling 101 with Cheyenne Amaya at Blue Star Contemporary, May 16, 12-2pm, Free

    Literary Arts Fest Night at The Contemporary—Jones Center, May 20, 6-8:30pm, $10

    Brad Rosenstein: Tony Walton, My Inspiration and My Friend at McNay Art Museum, May 21, 6pm, $15
    Artist Talk: Sam Durant at the Menil, May 21, 7-8pm

    Random

    Printables from Shel Silverstein

    Adopt a Ridglan Farms Beagle

    Cocaine Bear (2023)

    260 Sample Sale Online

  • cdmx
    zingrecommends - CDMX Edition

     

    thursdayapril30-wednesdaymay6

    Openings & Events

    Chapter VIII: Hallucinations: Group Exhibit at Lago Algo, May 2, thru May 31

    What’s On

    Laura Anderson Barbata and Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe: Common Tongues at Museo Tamayo, thru May 10

    And If Objects Had Memories: Group Exhibit at Labor, thru May 16

    Soccer And Art: The Same Excitement: group exhibit at Museo Jumex, thru May 24

    Velasco’s Garden at Kaluz Museum, thru May 25

    Remedios Varo: Inhabitants Of The Unusual at Museo De Arte Moderno, thru May 31

    Artur Lescher: Cuerpo Vibrtil at OMR, thru Jun 6

    Delcy Morelos: El Espacio Vientre at MUAC, thru Jun 7

    Gala Porras-Kim: Future Spaces Replicate Earlier Spaces at Kurimanzutto, thru Aug 15

    Closing Soon

    Carmen Neely: A Trace Beyond The Life Of The Body at Mariane Ibrahim, thru May 2

    Lanza Atelier: Azul Y Verde at Ago Project, thru May 2

    Film

    Sundance Film Festival: CDMX at Cinepolis Diana, Apr 30-May3

    Inigo Vontier: All Night Long at Yu Yu Cine Club, May 2

    Elefantes Fantasma at La Casa Del Cine Mx, Apr 30-May 6

    Flamingos: Life After The Meteorite (2024) at Cineteca Nacional, Apr 30-May 7

    Performance

    María Daniela Y Su Sonido Lasser at Teatro Metropólitan, May 2, 20h

    Día Internacional De La Danza at Centro Cultural Universitario, May 3, 10h-22h, Free

    Chayanne: Bailemos Otra Vez Tour at Auditorio Nacional, May 6, 20:30h, $Cost

    Talk

    Art Vs. Authoritarianism In Mexico City at MUAC, May 6, 12h

    Random

    Quantum Computing Lab Converted into Artistic Oasis

    Jen Shyu & Tyshawn Sorey at The Stone, NYC

    Grandma Moses at the Smithsonian

    Walter Robinson as Interviewed by Devon Dikeou

    Artemisia’s Rome

    Devon’s TV Corner

    That Girl (1966-1971)

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