Taryn Simon, Chapter II from A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I-XVIII, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.

Wendy by HWKN. © MoMA PS1; Photo: Loren Wohl.

Ellsworth Kelly, Four Sunflowers, 1957, graphite on paper, 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. Private collection. © Ellsworth Kelly. Photograph Courtesy: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Hans Hoffman. Image via The New York Times.

ca. 1520, oil on canvas, 37 x 47 5/8 in. Accademia Carrara, Bergamo. Acquired from the Solza family, 1854. Image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Y.Z. Kami, Faces #10, 1992, oil on canvas, 22 x 14 in. Image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gustave Le Gray, Reclining Female Nude, ca. 1856, albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.7 x 32.9 in. Image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Installation view: Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949–1960, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 8–September 12, 2012. Photo: David Heald © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

Sharon Hayes, In the Near Future (New York), 2009 35mm multiple-slide-projection installations: 13 actions, 13 projections. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin.

Nathalie Djurberg. Photo by Benoit Pailey.

Ulrike Müller. Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum.

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SEE // Last Chance Summer Museum Shows!
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1. Horrific Family Photo Albums
MoMA, through September 3
In Taryn Simon’s extensive photography project, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII, women highjack planes, families kill off members for profit, and adorable test bunnies are injected with a lethal disease. It’s horrific.

2. Warm Up Before Winter
MoMA PS1, through September 8
Check out experimental live music and DJs at the last two summer Warm Ups in September. And while you’re there, see the Young Architects Program, which challenges emerging architects to design innovative and sustainable outdoor installations. These are no mundane structures—check out Wendy to see for yourself.

3. The Roots of Abstraction
Metropolitan Museum of Art, through September 3
This exhibition of beautifully delicate contour plant renderings reveals how renowned minimalist artist Ellsworth Kelly has employed nature to perfect his craft of abstract painting.

4. A Better Draftsman Than Jesus?
Metropolitan Museum of Art, through September 3
The Met’s first extensive exhibition of Central European drawings before 1700 includes works by the great Albrecht Dürer, an artist who admired his own abilities so much that he depicted himself as Jesus.

5. Back to the Renaissance
Metropolitan Museum of Art, through September 3
These Italian masterpieces were lent to the Met due to the restoration of the the Academia Carrara, Bergamo—an opportunity not to be missed.

6. Recent Art from Iran
Metropolitan Museum of Art, through September 3
Presenting work from three generations of Iranian artists, this exhibition offers a new view of the Middle East.

7. Everything on Display
Metropolitan Museum of Art, through September 9
Naked before the Camera showcases photographic nudes ranging from studies of anatomy to more erotic explorations of sexuality.

8. Post-War Art Experiments
The Guggenheim, through September 12
Prepare to witness an experimental and expressive artistic era.

9. Activist Art
The Whitney Museum, through September 9
Photography, film, and performance artist Sharon Hayes creates an all-encompassing environment on the Whitney’s third floor to display her pieces about speech, both personal and political.

10. Celebrating Difference
The New Museum, through September 9
Historical and unapologetically political, Carlos Motta’s project on sexuality, We Who Feel Differently, celebrates queer identities that resist assimilation and sameness.

11. Childhood Delight and Perversion on Parade
The New Museum, through September 2
Nathalie Djurberg gets playful with a room full of colorful bird sculptures, zany film scores by Hans Berg, and animated videos about human and animal instincts.

12. Queer Culture
Brooklyn Museum, through September 9
Part of a year-long series showcasing Brooklyn artists, this final solo show of Raw/Cooked features a drawing project by Ulrike Müller inspired by lesbian feminist t-shirts.

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