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In part an exploration of the hybridization of female identity in a global culture, Neti Neti (not this, not this) opened last week at Bosa Pacia and features artists Michael Bühler-Rose and Sheba Chhachhi among others. Don’t miss out on this exhibition, on view until August 16th.

(Michael Bühler-Rose, The Secret, Alachua, FL. 2006)

May Stevens: Paintings and Works on Paper 1968-1976 opened last Thursday at the Mary Ryan Gallery and includes works from Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith. The work by May Stevens focuses mainly on her “Big Daddy” character who symbolizes her view of the archetypal middle-American man.

(Louise Bourgeois, The Night, 2001, lithograph, 20 x 16 inches, edition of 50. Courtesy of Mary Ryan Gallery.)

Rendering their own interpretations of goddess and female myths throughout time, a collection of women artists around the globe participate in …All About Eve, open until August 3rd at Siren Song Gallery in Greenport, NY.

(Kathleen Bifulco, Barbie Bustin’ Out, charcoal, pastel and pencil on paper, 31 x 24 inches. Courtesy Gallery Merz.)

Stories We Tell Ourselves, an all women show that explores the narrative in art opened July 10th at the Rhonda Schaller Studio in Chelsea. This show includes a work by Maureen Kelleher, who was inspired to become an artist after refusing to evacuate during Hurricane Katrina.

(Maureen Kelleher, I’m Gonna Try, H. Tubman, 2003. Paint, paper, cloth and engraving on wood, 46 in. x 30 in. Courtesy of the artist)

Investigating the link between clothing and identity, the Kniznick Gallery of Brandeis University presents Dress Redress, opening this week and running through September 25th. Artists represented in this exhibition include Aparna Agrawal, Candice Smith Corby, Maryjean Viano Crowe, Carol Hamoy, Sandra Eula Lee, Esther Solondz, Andrew Thompson, and Leslie Wilcox.

(Sandra Eula Lee, Clothing Inventory – under 2” tall, 2006. Courtesy Kniznick Gallery.)

History Keeps Me Awake at Night: A Genealogy of Wojnarowicz opened last Thursday at the PPOW Gallery. This exhibition features the work of artists influenced by David Wojnarowicz, activist for queer rights and against AIDS discrimination in the 1980’s.

(Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled from The Hampton Project, 2000. Inkjet print on canvas, edition of 5, 61 x 69 inches. Courtesy of PPOW.)

Flesh, Akino Kondoh’s second solo exhibition at Tokyo’s Mizuma Art Gallery opened last week. This time around, Kondoh is showing her oil paintings, which examine the potential crossover between the human body and plant life, rather than the animations, which made up her previous exhibition at this venue. The show will be up until August 9th. If you’re in the area, this one is definitely worth checking out!

(Akino Kondoh, Flesh (work in progress), 2008. Oil on canvas 112×162cm. Photo by Kei Miyajima, courtesy of Mizuma Art Gallery)