The Big Six
Uptown and Beyond
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Early Sunday Morning, Edward Hopper
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Brooklyn Museum
Looking Back from Ground Zero; closes Jan 7
The museum marks the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with an exhibition of relevant works from the permanent collection.
200 Eastern Parkway, at Washington Ave, Bklyn; 718-638-5000.
brooklynmuseum.org
Guggenheim.
Lucio Fontana;closes January 21, 2007
The first major exhibition of the Italian multimedia artist’s work in nearly 30 years focuses on two of his later series: one based on the city of Venice, and the other on New York.
1071 Fifth Ave, at 89th St; 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org
The Metropolitan Museum
Brush and Ink: The Chinese Art of Writing; closes Jan 21
Tracing calligraphy’s 1,600-year history through Chinese culture.
1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St; 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org
P.S.1
Ron Gorchov; closes Nov 20
Gorchov explores the possibilities of painting as an object rather than a representation. The exhibition features new and recent paintings.
22-25 Jackson Ave, at 46th Ave, Long Island City; 718-784-2084,
ps1.org
Museum of Modern Art
Projects 83: Monika Sosnowska
Polish artist Sosnowska’s first U.S. exhibition features architecturally structured installations. The installation on view was conceived specifically for MOMA.
11 W. 53rd St,
212-708-9400
Whitney Museum of American Art
Edward Hopper; closes Dec 3
The museum’s fifth-floor galleries are dedicated to a large-scale presentation of works by Hopper, whose legacy is intimately connected to the museum.
945 Madison Ave, at 75th St; 1-800-WHITNEY; whitney.org
