Paul McCarthy, Ken Price, and James Turrell Bring Major West Coast Art to New York Summer Exhibitions

Three significant West Coast artists have opened major exhibitions in New York during late June, a period typically quiet for the city's art scene. Paul McCarthy presents two immersive installations: 'WS' at the Park Avenue Armory, an NC-17-rated, sprawling reinterpretation of Snow White featuring a seven-hour film and explicit videos, running until August 4; and 'Rebel Dabble Babble' at Hauser & Wirth's 18th Street space, a collaboration with his son Damon that reimagines Nicholas Ray's 'Rebel Without a Cause' with graphic sexual content, on view until July 26. Ken Price is featured in two concurrent shows: a retrospective of his ceramic sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, originally organized by LACMA, highlighting his modestly scaled yet profound works, open until September 22; and a survey of 65 drawings from 1962 to 2010 at the Drawing Center, curated by Douglas Dreishpoon, noted for their intense color and noir sexuality, closing August 18. James Turrell unveils 'Aten Reign' at the Guggenheim Museum, his first New York museum exhibition in over 30 years, transforming the rotunda with shifting natural and LED light as a companion piece to his ongoing 'Roden Crater' project, continuing until September 25. These exhibitions challenge the seasonal lull, with New York also hosting summer group shows like 'Jew York' at Untitled and Zach Feuer through July 26.