The Lehmann Maupin gallery in Chelsea is currently (October 2026) presenting a solo exhibition of Rana Begum’s work. These geometric abstractions have been constructed using industrial materials.

“No 1272” is part of a series of chain link installations.

Filling almost the entire room this work features two sets of parallel walls of chain link, one red and one blue. They are positioned in such away that they partially overlap and alternate in color. This arrangement creates a disturbance in the geometric pattern of the chain link material.

A type of moire effect is visible as the viewer moves through out the space.

Begum’s use  of chain link fencing makes us look at the geometry we encounter everyday, the positioning of the planes of lattices creates a more complex and unexpected experience.

Susan Happersett

The Museum of Modern Art in NYC is presenting “Full Disclosure. The Edge of Information Design” in their ground floor gallery space that is free to the public. This exhibition explores the processes of transposing raw data into knowledge.

One section of the gallery is devoted to huge textual fresco’s created by Kate Crawford and Vladimir Joler in 2023.

The fresco’s titled “ Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500” is divided into sections. Mathematical topics such as Cartesian Geometry and Incompleteness are featured in the sections labeled “ \Algorithms” and “Models”.

This work expressly illustrates the interconnectedness of Mathematics and Data Technology for better or worse in human society.
There are a number of very interesting projects on display and the show will be up until June 2027, so If you are in NYC I suggest you go and have a look.

Susan Happersett

The Bortolami gallery in Tribeca is currently presenting a two person show with the world of Daniel Buren and Barbara Kasten. 
Kasten’s abstract paintings are quite engaging and offer some interesting geometric perspectives, but Buren’s wall installations really caught my attention.

“Prismes et miroirs” from 2022 features a step pattern of painted aluminum prisms.  The blue and white stripes accentuate the increasing width of each step. The side view offers a vertical series of identical blue isosceles triangles. There is also a mirrored section above and to the right of the steps. this reflective surface adds an extra twist to the viewer’s perspective depending on their position in the gallery.

Susan Happersett