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Stephen Maine Curates Group Show at BMCC, Launches New Art Book Fair in Greenpoint

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Stephen Maine co-curated a group exhibition with Gelah Penn at Borough of Manhattan Community College, on view through August 14. The show was described as lively and elegant. Maine also presented his strongest solo exhibition to date at Eric Firestone Loft in Torrington, Connecticut, opening December 17. Additionally, he inaugurated Kathleen Kucka's new gallery space with a show. A new art book fair launched in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. artcritical introduced "HUBS" as a new category focusing on artists and subjects discussed multiple times. Recent Brooklyn exhibitions by two artists explored surface as substance. Reviews covered shows by Wangechi Mutu, T.J. Wilcox, Bruce Pearson, and Bill Scott. Stephen Maine's work was also seen at Loretta Howard Gallery, where restless intelligence was noted.

Key facts

  • Stephen Maine co-curated a group show with Gelah Penn at Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • The group show is on view through August 14
  • Maine had a solo exhibition at Eric Firestone Loft in Torrington, Connecticut opening December 17
  • This was described as his strongest show to date
  • Maine inaugurated Kathleen Kucka's new gallery space
  • A new art book fair launched in Greenpoint
  • artcritical introduced "HUBS" as a new category for frequently discussed artists and subjects
  • Two artists' recent shows in Brooklyn explored surface as substance

Entities

Artists

  • Stephen Maine
  • Gelah Penn
  • Wangechi Mutu
  • T.J. Wilcox
  • Bruce Pearson
  • Bill Scott
  • Kathleen Kucka

Institutions

  • Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Eric Firestone Loft
  • Loretta Howard Gallery
  • artcritical

Locations

  • Torrington
  • Connecticut
  • Greenpoint
  • Brooklyn
  • New York

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