Art Top 5: June 2022

Diane Severin Nguyen, “If Revolution Is A Sickness” (still), 2021/Image: courtesy of the artist and Bureau, New York.

1
If Revolution Is A Sickness
(Renaissance Society)
For Diane Severin Nguyen’s first solo museum exhibition, the artist presents a nineteen-minute video on cultural identity-making, screened amid an immersive installation.
Through June 19

2
Split My Sides
(The Luminary)
Newcity Breakout Artists Lola Ayisha Ogbara and Amina Ross explore the Black trans and feminine interior through sculpture, video and sound.
Through July 16

3
Frida Kahlo, Her Photos
(National Museum of Mexican Art)
Photographs from the artist’s recently opened personal archive offer an unprecedented portrait of the icon.
Through August 7

4
In the Adjacent Possible
(John Michael Kohler Arts Center)
Installations by five artists with imaginatively crafted environments that transcend current realities.
Through March 2023

5
Zarouhie Abdalian: Interregna
(Haynes Court)
In a solo presentation, the New Orleans-based artist makes transitory boundaries visible, through kinetic work and new sculptures.
May 21-June 30