Tim Lewis – Machine / Steve Pyke – Philosophers May 20 – June 18, 2011, Flowers Gallery, 529 W 20th St, 3E, NY, NY 10011

    Art 42 Basel takes place June 15 – 19, 2011. The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel in Switzerland features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

    Francesco LoSavio: Tano Festa at ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art 7 May – 7 Aug 2011. ZKM Lorenzstraße 19
76135 Karlsruhe, Germany

      Simmons & Burke May 21 May – Aug 20, 2011. Santa Monica Museum of Art SMMoA, 2525 Michigan Ave 
Los Angeles,CA 90404 United States


    Thomas Buildmore and Scott Chasse – Paint It Now. May 27 – July 6, 2011, Fowler Arts Collective, 67 West St, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11222

What is Toronto??? Pierogi, 177 North 9th Street, 718-599-2144. Williamsburg. May 13 – June 12, 2011. Opening: Friday, May 13, 7 – 9 PM

The Fabric Works Louise Bourgeois – The Fabric Works May 12 – June 25, 2011, Cheim & Read, 547 W 25th Street NY, NY 10001

Robert Mapplethorpe – 50 Americans   May 7 – June 18, 2011, Sean Kelly Gallery, 528 W 29th St, NY, NY, 10001

Ryan McGinness – Recent Paintings May 19 – July 1, 2011, Michael Kohn Gallery, 8071 Beverly Bld, Los Angeles, CA 90048

The Associated Press reports that the detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was granted a visit with his wife Lu Qing on Sunday. The brief, monitored meeting was his first contact with the outside world in forty-three days.     “He has changed. His mood and demeanor are so different from the simple and spontaneous Ai […]