Oldenburg’s Six Motifs Return: A Half-Century Echo at Paula Cooper Gallery

Paula Cooper Gallery presents Six Themes from November 5 to December 19 in New York, bringing together Claes Oldenburg’s Geometric Mouse, Three-Way Plug, Fagends, Clothespin, Typewriter Eraser, and Standing Mitt with Ball—50 years after their first collective showing, originally surveyed at the Walker Art Center in 1975.

From Frozen Lakes to Gallery Walls: The Department of Objects Heads to Chicago

Born from a five-day Winter Camp residency at Camp Wandawega in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, The Department of Objects brings sleepaway-camp nostalgia to Chicago with works by Wyatt Hersey, Melissa Lakey, Esther Pearl Watson, and Anna Valdez. The opening reception is on October 23 from 6 to 8 p.m., with all four artists in attendance.

Taring Padis Second Chapter at Ibraaz Focuses on Land and Labor Battles

At Ibraaz, London, Taring Padis Rakyat Pasti Menang presents six banners from 19972012 and 12 rontek from 2023, with Alexander Supartono outlining the chapters focus on land justice and workers rights, key remakes like Rebut Kembali, and the collectives woodcut practice and global union alliances.