The second round of season exhibition openings take this week in New York City across the boroughs. Opening receptions take place this week every day from Tuesday to Sunday with no fewer than 125 galleries opening new shows this week in NYC. In addition, new exhibitions open at the Jewish Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Queens Museum, the Rubin Museum of Art and MoMA. Also this week, the NY Art Book Fair returns to MoMA's PS1 in Long Island City. From the New York City gallery scene, we've selected a handful of new shows from the hundred plus to add to your list.

UPTOWN

Marlborough Gallery: “Paula Crown: Freezing Rain” & "Juan Genovés: Recent Paintings"

Marlborough Gallery presents “Paula Crown: Freezing Rain” from September 13 to October 8, 2016 at the Upper West Side gallery. An Opening Reception will be held on Tuesday, September 13 from 6 to 8 p.m.

"Freezing Rain" features new works by artist Paula Crown. Featured in the exhibition is the new sculptural 8 x 12 foot installation Freezing Rain, a work conceived from photographs the artist took of rainstorms. From the printed digital images, the artist made freehand drawings of individual raindrops and used scanners and software to enlarge and map her drawings to create a suspended stainless steel element designed to mimic a sheet of rain. The show includes a second group of works titled Anemos (meaning "Wind" in Greek). The artist has challenged herself to represent the elusive force of wind visually through undulating, chain mesh wall reliefs created as an extension of her gestural air drawing. Both sets of work on view embrace the tools of technology and photography while honoring the process of mark-making by hand.

Spanish artist Juan Genovés opens an exhibition of Recent Paintings. Born in Valencia in 1930, Genovés is recognized for work rooted in Social Realism and Pop with a distinctly critical voice that advocated for political change during the Franco regime in Spain. Since the 1970s, Genovés has returned to two subjects: the “alone individual” and the “multitude.” Cadmium, 2015 (acrylic on canvas) relates to the artist’s exploration of the multitude, where the collective body of humanity is pulled toward something greater than the individual. His paintings often depict bird’s-eye views of scenes where no buildings, roads, trees or clues to a common place are visible, thus creating a landscape of humanity in motion.

Marlborough Gallery is located at 40 W 57th St #2, New York, NY 10019. www.marlboroughgallery.com.

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Hauser & Wirth: “Zoe Leonard: In the Wake”

Hauser & Wirth presents “Zoe Leonard: In the Wake,” on view from September 13 to October 22, 2016 in the Upper East Side gallery. An Opening Reception will be held on Tuesday, September 13 from 6 to 8 p.m.

"In the Wake" presents New York based artist Zoe Leonard's works that merge photography, sculpture and installation. The three new bodies of work on view inhabit three floors of the gallery and balance both personal and conceptual elements. Leonard examines how the effects of war can ripple across generations through the use of old snapshots of her own family from the years after World War II. Using these photographs as a starting point, the artist probes the impact of displacement and draws a connection between the societal upheaval of postwar years and the rise of photography as a popular artistic medium.

Hauser & Wirth is located at 32 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021. www.hauserwirth.com.

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LOWER EAST SIDE

Sargent’s Daughters: “David Harrison: Nightshift”

Sargent’s Daughters presents “David Harrison: Nightshift” on view from September 16 to October 16, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, September 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.

"Nightshift" is an exhibition of paintings by English artist David Harrison. Harrison's images draw on natural and urban themes to draw attention to aspects of the world that are often overlooked or pushed into the margins of society. The artist makes use of a unique visual language that draws upon myth, history and symbolism to create a highly individualized interpretation of his surroundings.

Sargent’s Daughters is located at 179 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002. www.sargentsdaughters.com.

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James Cohan: “Katie Paterson: From Earth into a Black Hole”

James Cohan presents “Katie Paterson: From Earth into a Black Hole,” on view from September 16 to October 16, 2016. An Opening Event will be held on Sunday, September 18. An Artist Talk and Book Signing will be held from 5 to 6 p.m., with a Reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

This is Scottish artist Katie Paterson's first solo presentation in New York and her largest exhibition in the United States to date. Paterson looks to the natural world to create her conceptual, poetic works. The artist collaborates with specialists in scientific fields such as geology, ecology, astronomy and those who study the nature of time to further her means of understanding the enormity of our world. On view are two new installations, Totality and Phoenix, both of which make use of astronomical research to create a mystical, contemplative experience.

James Cohan is located at 291 Grand St, New York, NY 10002. www.jamescohan.com.

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CHELSEA

Jim Kempner Fine Art: “Charlie Hewitt: New Paintings, Sculptures & Ceramics”

Jim Kempner Fine Art presents “Charlie Hewitt: New Paintings, Sculptures & Ceramics,” on view from September 15 to October 29, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

This exhibition presents recent paintings, sculpture and ceramics by Charlie Hewitt. Hewitt's work contains playful and serious elements in a style rooted in expressionism and surrealism. The artist's imagery takes cues from the energy and culture of the mill-working communities he grew up around. This and the values of family, church and work that surrounded this community are the foundation of the symbolic imagery he uses in his works.

Jim Kempner Fine Art is located at 501 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011. www.jimkempnerfineart.com.

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Jacob Lewis Gallery: “John Chamberlain”

Jacob Lewis Gallery presents “John Chamberlain” on view from September 16 to October 22, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Presented in this exhibition are iconic works by late sculptor John Chamberlain (1927 – 2011). Works on view are titled based on a collection of lyrical words and phrases that Chamberlain collected over his lifetime, often in response to the poetry of his contemporaries at Black Mountain college. The sculptures represent a loose, airy and playful side of the artist's repertoire. Chamberlain is known as one of the first artists to embody the ideals of Abstract Expressionism in three dimensions and is best known for his use of auto-body materials that were warped, collaged and welded into large, colorful totems and mounds.

Jacob Lewis Gallery is located at 521 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001. www.jacoblewisgallery.com.

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Kathryn Markel Fine Arts: “Sara MacCulloch: Landscapes”

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts presents “Sara MacCulloch: Landscapes” on view September 15 to October 15, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Painter Sara MacCulloch's landscapes evoke a sense of nostalgia and an essence of place rather than portraying representational details. Works on view were typically completed in a single studio session and retain a sense of immediacy in their energetic brushstrokes and fresh compositions. The resulting paintings create a sense of hazy, familiar serenity and leave a lasting impact on the viewer through painterly abstraction and subtle color shifts.

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is located at 529 W 20th St #6W, New York, NY 10011. www.markelfinearts.com.

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Metro Pictures: “Sara VanDerBeek: Pieced Quilts, Wrapped Forms”

Metro Pictures presents “Sara VanDerBeek: Pieced Quilts, Wrapped Forms,” on view from September 15 to October 29, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

In this exhibition, Sara VanDerBeek presents large, abstract photographs alongside minimal totemic sculptures. Through the juxtaposition of the complexly colored images and small pigmented concrete, plaster and wood sculptures, the artist references the composition of American quilts, Pre-Columbian textiles and ceramics, and modernist textiles and weaving. Through these elements, VanDerBeek investigates the historical idea of "women's work" and the creative traditions that revolve around the term.

Metro Pictures is located at 519 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011. www.metropictures.com.

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BROOKLYN

The Journal Gallery: “Daniel Heidkamp: Jaws Dropping”

The Journal Gallery presents “Daniel Heidkamp: Jaws Dropping,” on view from September 14 to October 23, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Wednesday, September 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.

"Jaws Dropping" is composed of paintings by Daniel Heidkamp informed by coastal sites along a 250-mile stretch of the Atlantic. Heidkamp takes inspiration from coastal towns as icons of escapism and refuge, particularly among artists such as Andy Warhol and Willem de Kooning. Heidkamp's works depict Warhol's estate and a number of towns between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, exposing their natural materiality as well as their art historical connections. The artist combines observational painting and abstraction by working both in plein air and in the studio.

The Journal Gallery is located at 106 N 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11249. www.thejournalinc.com.

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Transmitter: “Waterlogged”

Transmitter presents “Waterlogged” on view from September 16 to October 16, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, September 16 from 6 to 9 p.m.

"Waterlogged" is a group show presenting works made with water based media. Works on view represent, each in their own way, an awareness of current environmental and urban concerns. Artists on view include Erik Benson, Jon Elliott and Frank Webster.

Transmitter is located at 1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237. www.transmitter.nyc.

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QUEENS

Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs: “Confluence/Influence: Mingei in Contemporary Abstraction”

Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs presents “Confluence/Influence: Mingei in Contemporary Abstraction,” on view from September 18 to December 11, 2016. An Opening Reception will be held on Sunday, September 18 from 2 to 5 p.m.

This group show presenting contemporary abstraction is curated by Bridget Donlon. Artists on view include Regina Bogat, Martha Clippinger, John Crawford, Kathy Erteman, Christopher French, Sheila Hicks, Richard Kalina, Ruth Laskey, Douglas Melini, Melissa Meyer, Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz, Odili Donald Odita, Don Porcaro, and Altoon Sultan.

Dorsky Gallery is located at 1103 45th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101. www.dorsky.org.

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