Galerie has curated a selection of eight essential solo gallery exhibitions across the United States for April, highlighting diverse practices from New York to Los Angeles. Key features include David Smalling’s debut at Templon, where he employs Old Master techniques to critique gender expectations and social hierarchies, and Zhang Huan’s first New York solo show in over a decade at 125 Newbury, which pairs his legendary 1990s performance documentation with his signature incense ash paintings.
This roundup reflects current market trends focusing on figurative painting that engages with art history and the continued institutional interest in pioneering performance artists from the Chinese avant-garde. By showcasing artists like Smalling, who blends a background in mathematics and economics with classical aesthetics, and Cheryl Pope, who explores the materiality of fabric, the list underscores a broader industry shift toward multidisciplinary approaches and the exploration of identity through unconventional media.