“Five New York City Art Shows That We Love Right Now”
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart Exhibition Feature
Hyperallergic, October 7, 2025
From George Morrison to June Leaf, the city is alive with wonderful abstract and carnivalesque art.
Abstraction is in good form in art institutions at the moment. The Met’s current retrospective of midcentury Ojibwe artist George Morrison brings out a side of Abstract Expressionism that’s rarely discussed in art histories, and well worth seeing. Though still figurative, the paintings of Susan Rothenberg, best known for depicting horses, bring their subjects to the brink of abstraction in her current exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in Chelsea. On the other end of the abstract spectrum, Larry Bell’s minimalist cubes are popping up all over the city this fall. At least that’s how it seems — you can see them at the Judd Foundation and outdoors in Madison Square Park. While you’re making the rounds, make sure to see June Leaf’s retrospective at the Grey Art Museum. In the words of writer Faye Hirsch, they’re carnivalesque. And a joy to behold. —Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor