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Now Open…

The hand-painted terra cotta sculptures in Snow White and the Seven Sins mark a new level of mastery by artist Judy Fox. Slumbering Snow White is surrounded by seven anthropomorphic “dwarves,” each representing one of the seven sins. At P.P.O.W. through November 24th.

(Judy Fox, left: Envy, center: Snow White, right: Anger. All three: terra cotta and casein, 2007. Both Images Courtesy: P.P.O.W.)

Nation Building, a show of drawings by Karen Finley, is open at Alexander Gray Associates through December1st. Finley, known for her provocative performances, critiques U.S. politics and the Iraq War. The artist will also be performing her new solo work WAKE UP! at The Green Room, Sunday nights through November 18th.

Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970, at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta through December 8th. This is an influential and groundbreaking survey that includes both early and contemporary video works by over 40 artists, including Global Feminisms artists Berni Searle and Wangechi Mutu. If you are in Atlanta or will be visiting in the next few months (Part II of the exhibit runs from January 24-May 24), this is a must see.

(Berni Searle, Snow White, video, 2001. Image:Brooklyn Museum.)

Opening…

Work by Nicole Eisenman, A Show Born of Fear, opens October 27th at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Eisenman satirically maps the intersections of personal life, artistic conventions, and philosophical concerns.

(Nicole Eisenman, A Show Born of Fear, exhibition announcement. Courtesy: Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects.)

Tres Años, Tres Amigos, Trés Chic, a multi-media, 3 artist show styled on a Mexican marketplace, opens November 2nd at New World Museum in Houston. In this refreshing exhibition, Franco Mondini-Ruiz shows his paintings, porcelains, and piñatas; Alejandro Diaz presents his Make Tacos Not War neon signs; and Chuck Ramirez includes his playful photos and sculptures.

(Tres Años, Tres Amigos, Trés Chic exhibition announcement, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Alejandro Diaz, Chuck Ramirez. image: New World Museum.)