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. “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. “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.