The Amant Foundation in Brooklyn and New York exhibitions

An upcoming addition to Art Privée’s list of private collections and art institutions is Amant, a non-profit founded by collector Lonti Ebers, MoMA trustee and board member of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. The Brooklyn space was designed by architect Florian Idenburg and ready to open in mid-June of this year. “Amant is a research and process-oriented platform, a space for showing, broadcasting, and making art public, while offering another place for reflecting, meeting, and creating community” (Ruth Estévez, the institution’s artistic director quoted in T. Dafoe on Artnet).

With many gallery exhibitions in New York, a great one to see is David Hammons: Basketball & Kool-Aid, open through the 25^th of June, exhibiting works from two significant series by the artist. His “Harlem dirt” covered basketball imprints and works on paper colored with Kool-Aid powder are shown beautifully in Nahmad Gallery’s space in 980 Madison Avenue.

Nearby, the group show at Mnuchin, Off the Wall, exhibits works by Sam Gilliam, David Hammons, Suzanne Jackson, Al Loving, and Joe Overstreet. “Releasing the canvas from its stretcher was a radical notion when it was pioneered, and its effects continue to shape art-making practices today” (Mnuchin Gallery).

And if you haven’t made it to the Met’s Alice Neel: People Come First exhibition, make a point to visit by the 1^st of August. It is a must-see and the first survey retrospective of the artist.