1. 1. Santi Moix

   At Paul Kasmin

   Works inspired by a recent trip to Morocco include watercolors taken from the artist’s travel sketchbook, large-scale paintings, and sculptures that—drawing on a local craft—are created entirely from recycled rubber tires.

2. 2. Sun Koo Yuh

   At Nancy Margolis

   Clay sculptures dripping with primary colors—thanks to a unique method of glazing—depict emotionally charged scenes with slightly distorted figures.

3. 3. “The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist”

   At Lombard-Freid Projects

   Michael Rakowitz vents his fury about the post-invasion looting of the National Museum of Iraq, reconstructing lost objects out of Middle Eastern food items and local Arabic newspapers.

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