New York City shows this week

There are so many things to stimulate the eye and mind in museums and galleries this week that it is a joy to see. I spent too much time to marvel at the sketches of notebooks of the 1970s by graffiti artists in white columns, while our writers sought impressive, past and present artists, like Nancy Elizabeth Prophet and Claudia Alarcón. Of course, there is a lot to see here in the city, but it is worth following the example of HyperalgicThe editor -in -chief of Hrag Vartanian, in Montclair, New Jersey, to admire the shine of Nanette Carter. And if you head to the city center to see art, stop in the Andrew Kreps gallery to check Michael E. SmithSolo exhibition. It ends this weekend. –Natalie Haddad, editor -in -chief

Claudia Alarcón & Silät

James Cohan gallery52 Walker Street, Tribeca, Manhattan
Until May 10

Close -looking view of Claudia Alarcón & Silät, “Anochecer (Nay'i'j ta Honatsi)” (twilight) (2024), Chaguar fiber vorted by hand, woven in Yica Stitch (photo Gregory Volk /Hyperalgic))

“A deep link with the environment that the Wichís have lived for millennia is palpable in these ambitious and deeply moving textiles.” –Gregory Volk

Read the full review here.

The unruly dance of the form

Gallery of fragments39 West 14th Street # 308, West Village, Manhattan
Until May 10

Detail of Andrius Alvarez-Backus, “Reheat in my entrance injuries” (2025) (Photo Ho Won Kim /*Hyperalgic*))

“In the midst of omnipresent uncertainty, queerness appears to be a deliberate detangling of solidity through the various works of eight artists.” –Ho won Kim

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Gordon Matta-Clark: NYC Graffiti Archive 1972/3

White columns91 Horatio Street, West Village, Manhattan
Until May 17th

Shasta 62 / Earl – Earle Augustus, 1973 work, marker on canvas (photo Natalie Haddad /*Hyperalgic*))

“(W) The hat appears most in the exhibition is the dynamic energy and the creativity of the art of graffiti.” —Nh

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Nanette Carter: a question of balance

Montclair art museum3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey
Until July 6

A view of the great “Afro Sentries III” by Nanette Carter (2024) suspended from Montclair Art Museum (Photo Hrag Vartanian /*Hyperalgic*))

“From the start, Carter saw how art could bring together parts which otherwise can seem disparate to make things whole, and it is obvious of this exhibition (…).” –HRAG VARTANIAN

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Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not fold an inch

Brooklyn Museum200 Eastern Parkway, Heights Prospect, Brooklyn
Until July 13

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, “Silence” (1926), marble; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (Photo Erik Gould)

“A distinction that she coveted but did not receive during her lifetime was a solo exhibition. Almost a century after obtaining her RISD diploma, her dream was realized.” –Alexandra Mr. Thomas

Read the full review here.