In what can only be regarded as a tragic year for the world, we were at least fortunate to witness an endless stream of remarkable and momentous exhibitions of visual poetry to give us a glimmer of hope for humanity. Here are just a few of the standouts.
Eve Aschheim at Lori Bookstein
Siri Berg at Shirley Fiterman Arts Center
Meghan Brady and Gideon Bok at Steven Harvey
Paul Corio at McKenzie
Stuart Davis at the Whitney
Pius Fox at Pablo's Birthday
Ron Gorchov at Vito Schnabel, Palazzo Chupi
Philip Guston at Hauser and Wirth
Al Held at Cheim and Read
Carmen Herrera at Lisson and the Whitney
Heather Hutchison at Winston Wachter
Merlin James at Sikkema Jenkins
William Kentridge at Marian Goodman
Kerry James Marshall at the Met Breuer
Agnes Martin at the Guggenheim
John McLaughlin at Van Doren Waxter
Julie Mehretu at Marian Goodman
Joan Mitchell at Cheim and Read
Ed Moses at Albertz Benda
Doug Ohlson at Washburn
Stephen Pace at Berry Campbell
Matt Phillips at Steven Harvey
Serge Poliakoff at Cheim and Read
Pipilotti Rist at the New Museum
Mark Rothko at Pace
Michal Rovner at Pace
David Row at Loretta Howard
Robert Ryman at Dia Chelsea
Amy Sillman at Sikkema Jenkins
"Unfinished" at the Met Breuer
Juan Usle at Cheim and Read
Ryan Wallace at Susan Inglett
Stephen Westfall at Lennon Weinberg
Stanley Whitney at the Studio Museum of Harlem
Thornton Willis at Elizabeth Harris
Terry Winters at Matthew Marks
