Here are a few of my favorite installations that are on display now. I highly recommend seeing them all.
Nick Cave
"Ever-After" at the Jack Shainman Gallery through Oct 8, 2011
"For Now" at the Mary Boone Gallery through Oct 22, 2011
These are all made of buttons...
I love this furry polka-dot thing, which reminds me of a Dr Seuss character.
More photos here
Richard Serra
"Junction/Cycle" at the Gagosian Gallery through November 26, 2011
I've always loved Serra's larger-than-life steel sculptures, which make me feel like a kid lost in a surreal, dreamy canyon. It's amazing how he can take such a cold, lifeless material and make it so warm and inviting.
More photos here
David Byrne
"Tight Spot" under the High Line at 25th Street, through October 1, 2011, courtesy of the Pace Gallery
It makes noise, too - a groaning, like a dying cow...
More photos here
...better than a dying cow:
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