Note the abundance of exhibitions closing by the end of September, leaving a lot of territory to cover in a relatively short time. The rest of the season proceeds through a number of notable meditations on the ever-shifting nature of identity.
SEPTEMBER
Through Sept. 18 — “Beauty and Ritual”: Trove of artifacts from New York’s Jewish Museum. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Through Sept. 18 — “Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition”: First U.S. retrospective of dynamic Swiss artist in a quarter-century. Menil Collection
Through Sept. 18 — “Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Forma Seductora”: Fabric “beyond-human characters” invoke cultural fluidity. Blaffer Art Museum
Through Sept. 22 — “Wall Drawing Series: Marcia Kure”: Nigerian artist’s monumental, site-specific “Network” links modern, historical trade routes. Menil Collection
Through Sept. 25 — “Clark V. Fox: Subversion and Spectacle”: New York City artist mixes styles, movements for pointed statements. Station Museum of Contemporary Art