1. 1. Ernesto Caivano

   Guild & Greyshkul, 28 Wooster St., nr. Grand St. (212-625-9224)

   The drawing series “Games for a Blackout Machine” follows up his mythological narrative “Into the Woods,” seen at the Whitney and P.S. 1.

2. 2. “The Garden Party”

   Deitch Projects, 18 Wooster St., nr. Grand St. (212-343-7300)

   The gallery becomes a fête champêtre, or erotic garden, with seductively installed works by Olafur Eliasson, Liza Lou, and others.

3. 3. “Neo Sincerity: The Difference Between the Comic and the Cosmic is a Single Letter”

   apexart, 291 Church St., nr. White St. (212-431-5270)

   Works by Art Spiegelman, Tamy Ben-Tor, Paul Chan, and others who use humor and irony to respond to the most serious of subjects.

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