This summer season, PALMER is going on the road. Take a break from garden parties and Sant Ambroeus lunches in the Hamptons to see an exhibition on how major artists interpret boxing at The Church in Sag Harbor, or trawl the former Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton for architect Peter Marino’s curation of artworks and antiquities. In Aspen, a major solo exhibition of works by Nairy Baghramian is on view at the Aspen Art Museum, while Baldwin Gallery invites you to lose yourself in the surreal paintings of Inka Essenhigh.

Back in New York, galleries both large and small populate each neighborhood, encouraging you to pop in and out at your leisure. We recommend seeing the latest exhibitions featuring Gilbert & George, Heji Shin, and Donald Judd. Here, see PALMER‘s list of the exhibitions you can’t miss this summer.

 

Lehmann Maupin, New York

The Corpsing Pictures

For duo Gilbert & George’s 10th solo show with Lehmann Maupin, the artists present a suite of richly colored pictures playing on the concept of “corpsing,” a theater term meaning when an actor breaks character, shattering the illusion. They also play on the literal meaning of a corpse, with bones featured prominently in many of the works…On view through August 18.

 

David Zwirner, New York

The Big Nudes

New York–based artist and photographer Heji Shin presents her first solo show since 2020 at David Zwirner, which opens July 21. This new body of work will continue Shin’s practice of creating images that challenge conventions of taste vis-à-vis fashion, celebrity, and sexuality…On view through October 7.

 

Gagosian, New York

Donald Judd

Donald Judd came to prominence in the 1960s for his three-dimensional objects and sculptures rendered in materials including anodized and painted aluminum, galvanized iron, colored plexiglass, and plywood. At Gagosian’s 976 and 980 Madison Avenue locations, 15 works from 1965 to 1991 will be on view…On view through July 14.

 

The Church, Sag Harbor

Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing

This summer, The Church is collaborating with New York’s The Flag Art Foundation on an exhibition exploring boxing as both theme and metaphor. Featuring over 100 works by artists like Carrie Mae Weems, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Rashid Johnson, the exhibition is currently on view and will travel to the Norton Museum of Art in fall 2024…On view through September 3.

 

Peter Marino Art Foundation, Southampton

Erwin Wurm & Georg Baselitz

Curated by architect Peter Marino, this summer sees exhibitions including several works by humorous Austrian artist Erwin Wurm and German neo-expressionist Georg Baselitz. Located in the former Rogers Memorial Library, the foundation also includes contemporary and modern furniture, paintings by Old Masters, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes, 20th century photography, French ceramics, and rare books…On view through July 8 and September 30.

 

Guild Hall, East Hampton

Renée Cox: A Proof of Being

A Proof of Being presents the best-known and most celebrated photographs by Jamaican-American artist Renée Cox. Cox’s provocative works explore notions of womanhood, beauty, and agency, and often feature the artist herself…On View through September 4.

 

Aspen Art Museum

Nairy Baghramian: Jupon de Corps

In a major solo exhibition, Jupon de Corps brings together for the first time over a decade’s worth of significant works by Nairy Baghramian. The Iranian-German artist’s sculptures and installations evoke a bodily architecture, sustaining a dialogue with the art historical traditions of the 20th century…On view through October 22.

 

Baldwin Gallery, Aspen

Inka Essenhigh: Landscapes and Still Lifes

New York–based artist Inka Essenhigh creates dreamlike landscapes and still lifes, inviting viewers into her surreal world. The works are painted entirely from the artist’s imagination, eschewing outside influence for her own organic shapes and sumptuous colors…On view through September 4.