From Canal Street up the Bowery. Start with Ulrike Müller at Hoffman Donahue, Magenta Plains’ anniversary show and Cho Yong-Ik at Kiang Malingue on Eldridge, then Pat Passlof on Great Jones Street and four shows at the New Museum, including Arthur Jafa’s survey.

Hoffman Donahue
Ulrike Müller at Hoffman Donahue. Walkthrough traces her enamel-on-steel paintings through drawings, vector diagrams and wall murals. Through Oct 24.
Sep 9 - Oct 24

Magenta Plains
10 Year Anniversary at Magenta Plains. A group show of the gallery’s full roster across its multi-floor space, pairing emerging and rediscovered older artists. Through Oct 31.
Sep 9 - Oct 31

Kiang Malingue
Cho Yong-Ik: The Irreducible I at Kiang Malingue. Six decades of paintings, from early figuration and 1960s geometric abstraction to his repeated marks. Through Oct 31.
Sep 18 - Oct 31

Eric Firestone Gallery, 40 Great Jones Street
Pat Passlof: After Magic at Eric Firestone Gallery. About 35 small early paintings and two monumental canvases from 1948 to 1962. Through Nov 8.
Sep 9 - Nov 8

New Museum
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony at the New Museum. His first US museum survey, across two floors, including The White Album and new work. Through Jan 4.
Sep 25 - Jan 4

New Museum
Diego Marcon: Arrivederci, Piggies! at the New Museum. Three recent films and a new commission that turn fable-like stories quietly unsettling. Through Jan 31.
Sep 25 - Jan 31

New Museum
Ho Tzu Nyen: Hyundai Translocal Series at the New Museum. A video work in the museum’s elevators, where rendered children pose questions about power. Through Jan 25.
Sep 25 - Jan 25

New Museum
The Bowery: Devil’s Mile at the New Museum. Artworks and artifacts tracing five centuries of the street the museum calls home. Through Jan 31.
Sep 25 - Jan 31