Ten Must-Visit Art Exhibitions in New York City to Close Out Your Summer

Next weekend, museums and galleries across the city emerge from their summer slumber to premiere their fall offerings. That doesn’t mean you should wait to see art. We’ve compiled a list of 10 current exhibitions that continue into the fall and winter months. Some are crowd pleasers, such as Hilma af Klint at MoMA, Moomins creator Tove Jansson at the Brooklyn Public Library, and Red Grooms and Mimi Gross at the Brooklyn Museum. Others call for more critical thought or social engagement, as in Ben Shahn at the Jewish Museum, Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim, and *Casa Susanna* at The Met. You can also hop a train to see the sublime woven vessels of Jeremy Frey at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, or head to The Met’s rooftop on a sunny late-summer day to see the acoustic sculptures of Jennie C. Jones. And for the rainy days ahead, we’ve included an online project by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme presented by the Dia Art Foundation. Enjoy, and we’ll be back with an all-new fall list next week. —*Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor*

**Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers**

[Museum of Modern Art](https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5779), 11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
Through September 27

“[The drawings] attest to the persistence of nature in the face of climate change, war, and humanity’s increasing disconnection from the Earth.” —*NH*

[Read the review](https://hyperallergic.com/1026096/when-hilma-af-klint-found-the-soul-in-plants/).

**Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open**

[Brooklyn Public Library](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/exhibitions/tove-jansson-and-the-moomins), 10 Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Through September 30

“[Jansson] recognized the wisdom of children and the invaluable role of art in nurturing imagination and empathy.” —*Lakshmi Rivera Amin*

[Read the review](https://hyperallergic.com/1030064/tove-jansson-moomins-brooklyn-public-library/).

**Jennie C. Jones: Ensemble**

[Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-roof-garden-commission-jennie-c-jones), 1000 Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan
Through October 19

“For decades now, Ohio-born, New York-based artist Jennie C. Jones has been translating between music and the physical world … responding to the legacies of Minimalism, modernism, and the Black avant-garde.” —*Lisa Yin Zhang*

[Read the full article](https://hyperallergic.com/1003617/jennie-c-jones-transforms-the-met-into-an-instrument/).

**Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity**

[Jewish Museum](https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/ben-shahn-on-nonconformity), 1109 Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan
Through October 26

“If we are to learn from his work — as well we should — we must understand that ‘nonconformity’ is not, and cannot be, a solo venture.” —*Isabella Segalovich*

[Read the review](https://hyperallergic.com/1028907/ben-shahn-retrospective-jewish-museum-misses-key-element-of-the-artist-legacy/).

**Jeremy Frey: Woven**

[Bruce Museum](https://brucemuseum.org/exhibitions/jeremy-frey-woven/), 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut
Through October 26

“In each impeccable vessel, ancestral Wabanaki basketmaking traditions crisscross with the Passamaquoddy artist’s distinctive creative vision.” —*Julie Schneider*

[Read the review](https://hyperallergic.com/1035748/jeremy-frey-mesmerizing-wonder-of-wabanaki-weaving/).

**Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan”**

[Brooklyn Museum](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/ruckus-manhattan), 200 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Through November 2

“[*Ruckus Manhattan*] not only reflects slices of the city to its residents and visitors, but invites us in to be part of the circus of it all.” —*JS*

[Read the review](https://hyperallergic.com/1033335/the-artists-who-made-a-sculpto-pictorama-of