Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present The Garden is Open, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Jocelyn Tsaih. The show will be Tsaih’s inaugural solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary, in which she considers the idea of sanctuary and refuge. Largely inspired by community gardens, parks and botanical gardens found in New York City and the Bay Area, The Garden is Open reflects on Tsaih’s sense of comfort when surrounded by plant-life and color, as well as their direct impact on her personal state of being.

There isn’t a child in America, probably the wider world, that doesn’t have an experience with a Mattel toy. Hot Wheels, Barbie, Masters of the Universe, American Girl, Matchbox cars… I mean, UNO is a Mattel card game. Mattel and the visual identities they have created are weaved into the fabric of childhood and often adulthood. As we delve deeper into the universe of Mattel, we see a company that is keenly aware of its place in the shifting landscape of culture and art. By harnessing the power of nostalgia while embracing bold, new designs, Mattel has carved out a remarkable niche within the art world and the hearts of collectors. In this way, what began as simple toys has…

In one of the most anticipated shows of the winter, Ricco/Maresca is showing Henry Darger: Utopia / Dystopia at their NYC space. Any presentation of Darger’s work generates attention, especially from our readership over the years, so definitely wanted to get this on the radar of everyone here. 

It seemed a like a totem of survival, assertive and singular, a sequoia after a forest fire. Mark Whalen, who lost his home in the Altadena fire that ravaged the eastern portion of Los Angeles in early 2025, and his body of work, Lighthouse, have the context of strength and fortitude, but also something quite personal and reflective. The centerpiece 16-foot sculpture, created as a commission for Red Car and part of a group of sculptures shown as part of a presentation with Harper’s for Frieze Week in LA, shows what Whalen has as a storyteller: the stacking of pieces of a thought, they way a whole comes together with the disparate pieces of a puzzle to make do from.…

There is much to be said – and much being said – about the conditions and the state of nature at a moment in history where multiple species face extinction, where lush sceneries turn into wastelands and ice withdraws to its fluid state with unforeseen consequences. This tale of steady, catastrophic evolution seems to hold no place or time for meditation, when action appears to be the only solution. 

François Ghebaly New York is delighted to present Show Off, iconoclastic filmmaker and visual artist Mike Kuchar’s newest exhibition at the gallery’s Lower East Side location. Since the 1960s, Mike Kuchar has been a majorly influential figure in the underground film and comics scenes. Together with his twin brother George, the Kuchars gained cult recognition first in the Bronx and then in San Francisco for their over-the-top, no-budget films that sent up Hollywood epics, weepy romances, and sci-fi B movies. In iconic films like Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965), The Craven Sluck (1967), and Death Quest of the Ju-Ju Cults (1976), Mike developed his distinctive style that jettisoned traditional narrative structure and acting professionalism in favor of extravagant, tender sagas that would have a significant impact on emerging theorizations…

With Dislyxec Poet at Plan X Milan, CB Hoyo does what he does best—breaks the rules, questions value, and makes the art world deeply uncomfortable while laughing at it. This exhibition at Plan X Milan is not just an overwhelming spectacle of 1,500 unique works on paper, but also a reckless market experiment, a farewell performance, and a final act of creative destruction.

The Trophy Room LA is thrilled to present Whispers of Kindred Souls a solo exhibition from artist Satoko Okuno. The exhibition runs from March 1st to  March 30th, 2025, and there will be an artist reception on March 1st from 5 to 9 p.m. Please join the artist and gallery in celebration.

In their first exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ, Radio Juxtapoz and featured artist alum Dada Khanyisa presents a group of ‘sculptural paintings’ that look to their immediate community in Cape Town, popular culture, and Khanyisa’s extensive research into the social and political histories of South Africa, producing lively figurative assemblages that convey the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary life. Throughout their labour-intensive practice – incorporating hand carved wood, meticulously compiled sculptural elements and found objects, and painted backdrops borrowed from candid or historic photographic sources – Khanyisa expresses interpersonal dynamics through the lens of their social observations and lived experience.

In Spring 2022, when we last sat down with Woody De Othello, he told us, “I feel like I’m a California kid at heart. I know I’m not leaving the state. I’m here for life.” And it feels quite on point, on brand, that California’s De Othello would kick off Karma’s Frieze week in Los Angeles with Tuning the Dial, his first ever solo show in LA.