*Matthew Marks on West 24th Street presents New Sculpture by Vincent Fecteau. The eight, papier-mache works on view were completed by 40-year-old, San Francisco-based Fecteau in 2008 and were structured around a "semi-inflated beach ball which he then manipulated and removed from the cavity of each work." The results are awkwardly shaped, vibrantly colored sculptures that remind me of kid's Play-Doh models. See more at Matthewmarks.com. Through October 24th.
*Newman Popiashvili Gallery on West 22nd is currently hosting Riddlin Doors, a psychedelic, sensory-overload, installation by 26-year-old, Brooklyn-based artist Raul deNieves. Upon entering the gallery space, you are overwhelmed by the graphic black and white striped floor and matching sculptures, collages, paintings and drawings. Off to the right corner is a closet-like space deNieves built to house an opposing, Technicolor scene of Pepto Bismol pink, sparkles, glitter, balloons, and strobe lights. Learn more at npgallery.com. Through October 31st.
*Over at Tanya Bonakdar's second-floor gallery is a series of folksy paintings by Swedish painter Rita Lundqvist. The works feature simply drawn characters in minimal settings composed in flat, muted colors "that suggest hidden narratives... pulling the viewer into their enigmatic world." Lundqvist's subtle paintings evoke a quiet, mysterious, slightly eerie vibe. Read more at Tanyabonakdargallery.com. Through October 24th.
*The Jack Shainman Gallery on West 20th presents Up in Suze's Room, a series of new paintings by British-born/Las Vegas-based artist, Tim Bavington. Bavington makes colorful, rainbow-striped abstracts inspired by album covers, musical "chords, notes, guitar necks and solos." According to the show's press release, the artist takes these influences and "approximat[es] their equivalents in color and then spray[s] them with synthetic polymer onto canvas." Bavington references Paul Weller (the show's title is taken from Weller lyrics), Ramones, The White Stripes, and David Bowie (yay!), along with REM and Oasis (yawn!). Learn more at Jackshainman.com. Through October 10th.
*Backtracking upwards to West 26th Street, the James Cohan Gallery currently has on view Lonely Miracle: Middle East Contemporary Art by 32-year-old, Chinese conceptual artist, Xu Zhen. The Shanghai-born Zhen is a bit of a cheeky, con artist who often takes on different guises or creates alternate realities "in order to confront socio-political taboos within the context of contemporary China." In Lonely Miracle, Zhen falsely presents "paintings, sculptures and installations by a 'new generation' of Middle Eastern artists," with the intent of provoking thought about "issues of cultural perception." Read more at Jamescohan.com. Through October 10th.
*And finally, Pace Wildenstein's West 25th Street space is currently displaying James Turrell: Large Holograms. The 66-year-old Turrell, who often works with light and space, produced the 15 large-scale "transmission light works" on view here between 2007-2008. Measuring over 5 feet in height (some are taller than 6 feet), the holograms "examine the phenomenon of light itself, capturing its normally fleeting qualities and allowing light to become the object." See more at Pacewildenstein.com. Through October 17th.
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