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Congratulations to Sylvia Sleigh! The National Portrait Gallery in London just agreed to purchase Sylvia’s painting Situation Group Portrait March 1961. Also, the A.I.R. Group Portrait (1977) and The Turkish Bath (1973) will be in Washington at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the exhibition Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution from Sep. 21- Dec. 14.

(Sylvia Sleigh. A.I.R Group Portrait, 1978. Oil on linen. 75 x 82 inches).

And for this week’s picks…

Sultana’s Dream at Exit Art. An exhibition celebrating the tenth anniversary of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC). The show includes over thirty Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Afghan, Kuwaiti and Iranian women artists. Many supplemental video programs and panels will accompany the show, so be sure to visit the Exit Art site for details. Opening August 4, through September 1.

A Point in Space is a Place for An Argument at David Zwirner. An exhibition of works by more than thirty artists, including Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse, and Niki de Saint Phalle. Through August 10.

(Lynda Benglis. Night Sherbet A. 1968. Pigmented polyurethane foam)

In Context: Collage + Abstraction at Pavel Zoubok. A large-scale survey of collage works by fifty-five artists. Includes work by Louise Nevelson. Through August 10.

Text Messages at Adam Baumgold. An exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculpture by 34 artists for whom words or text is a significant element in their work. Including work by Jenny Holzer and Aline Kominsky Crumb. Through August 15.

(Jenny Holzer. Untitled. From the “Survivor” series., 1983-4)

In San Francisco:The Passionate Gesture at Hackett-Freedman. An exhibition of gestural, post-war abstract painting and sculpture. Includes work by Louise Nevelson and Joan Mitchell. Through August 31.

In Chicago: 15th Anniversary Exhibition at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. An exhibition by select jurors of past WMG exhibitions. Includes work by Faith Ringgold. August 3-30.

(Faith Ringgold. Jazz Stories #8: Don’t Wanna Love You. Acrylic on paper, 22″x 17.25.”)