In James Little’s five abstract canvases in oil and wax exhibited in the marble-clad Modernist lobby of 499 Park Avenue (on view July 20 through December 1, 2020), he explores the nature of contradiction with mathematical determination.

Magnum Photos, a storied agency with a history dating back to 1947, is working with legendary fashion magazine Vogue to raise funds for the NAACP. Solidarity, a limited-time sale of six-inch square prints, features powerful photographs that emphasize the theme of solidarity in tumultuous times, including historic photos from the battle for Black civil rights in the 1960s and images from today’s continuation of that struggle.

Artist and actor Leslie Silva was, like the rest of us, caught off-guard by the sudden emergence of the pandemic this year. M. Charlene Stevens talked with her about overcoming isolation and quarantine, stepping up to the #artmuseumchallenge on Instagram, and growing her artistic practice during this difficult time.

Vulnerability may compromise one’s privacy, but it is also rooted in the powers of self-advocacy, healing, and growth. The counter-behavior to vulnerability is repression, the aggressive act of slamming one’s internal doors shut and locking them, refusing to allow anyone in or out. These doors are wide open with David Rios Ferreira: in fact, he’s even added a welcome mat.

With a virus floating around, the open air became a space under scrutiny; populated areas witnessed curfews around the world. Artists tend to push boundaries, and Tuscany-based Marcela Gottardo brought her plaster sculptures into the field during the pandemic in her hybrid sculpture/photography project Plein Air.

Ecofeminist art practices focus directly on situations affecting life and the body and the conditions in which the body lives, especially regarding the exploitation of women and traditionally oppressed groups. This extraordinary gateway exhibition, precisely yet expansively curated by Monika Fabijanska, is a survey, a retrospective, and an education all in one.