Cool Hunting

Altoids Curiously Strong Collection at the New Musem of Contemporary Art
Who: 22 young artists What: A touring exhibit of their work (one per artist). Highlights include the incredibly detailed, 2" pencil drawing by Randall Sellers (above left), a luxurious watercolor by Charlene Liu (above right), and the most beautiful tree you've ever seen cut out of a McDonald's bag (after the jump), by Yuken Teruya. This year's collection has sculpture, video, paintings and drawings....

Dukes of Hazardous Unabomber
In New York this weekend? Don't miss this fascinating installation at Rare Gallery through Saturday. Chris Larson's massive sculpture, entitled PAUSE, is a full-size representation of the Dukes of Hazzard '69 Dodge Charger crashing into the Unabomber's cabin -- two metaphors for lawlessness converging in time and space and providing at least one interpretation of today's geopolitical climate. Rare Gallery 521 West 26th Street...

Bloom
Bloom is a multi-media exhibition by Tronic Studio, opening on November 26 at the AQUOS Project. The AQUOS Project is a gallery that fuses the work of innovative artists with Sharp’s industry-leading AQUOS liquid crystal display televisions. Bloom is curated by Formavision. November 26 to December 23 137 Wooster Street, New York City Bloom has its opening night party on Dec. 1st from 7-9pm....

Tamara Kostianovsky: Actus Reus
"Actus Reus" is the debut solo exhibition of Tamara Kostianovsky, an Israeli artist raised in Argentina and currently living in Brooklyn. The show consists of life-sized animal carcasses painstakingly reconstructed using second-hand clothing, which are all former pieces from the artist's actual wardrobe. The patchwork constructions adopt a remarkably grotesque quality, hanging from meat hooks in an antiseptic gallery space. The exhibition's Latin title...

Wangechi Mutu
Wangechi Mutu’s new show “Little Touched” at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects is so complete and polished that it feels more like walking into a museum than a gallery. Originally from Kenya, Mutu’s work focuses on the constant exploration and discovery of identity as a woman, immigrant and African in New York City. Known for her lyric collages like “A’gave you” (pictured right), this...

Ryan McGinley: I Know Where the Summer Goes
Since bursting onto the scene eight years ago as one of the hottest young photographers in town, Ryan McGinley continues to produce enduring images that focus on the energy and enthusiasm of youth. In his latest show entitled "I Know Where the Summer Goes" (a title taken from an early B-side by Belle and Sebastian), McGinley continues to move from his original casual snapshot-style...