At a moment when it’s crucial to connect the dots of history to see how we can change the future for the better, it’s heartening to know that artists are doing the work. Through linguistic systems and pop cultural references, Renée Green and Jim Shaw uncover the ways that United States history is manipulated to veil systemic and government abuses. Meanwhile, a show at Brooklyn’s Amant looks at the failings and potential of education in the US. It’s a lot to take in, but you’ll be glad you did (and Green’s show, at Dia Beacon, is a good excuse for a summertime day trip). While you’re out and about, check out multimedia artist Tim Hawkinson’s intimate turn to painting. And Gladstone 64’s exhibition of gorgeous color drawings by the late Czech artist Anna Zemánková, ending this weekend, is well worth a look. —Natalie Haddad, Reviews EditorJim Shaw: DrawingsGagosian, 821 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThrough June 14Jim Shaw, “Study for ‘The Bridge’” (2020), pencil on paper (photo Zach Reich/Hyperallergic)“For more than 30 years, the LA-based artist has articulated the intertwined demons of US politics and mainstream culture, starting with the White suburban fantasies of the 1950s.” —NHRead the full review here.Tim Hawkinson: Cabinet PicturesMiles McEnery Gallery, 520 West 21st Street, Chelsea, ManhattanThrough June 21Tim Hawkinson, “Mom at Sutter’s Fort” (2014–21), oil on panel (courtesy the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery)“The paintings are not about appearances, but about depths at which the images only hint.” —John YauRead the full review here.On EducationAmant, 315 Maujer Street, East Williamsburg, BrooklynThrough August 17Installation view of On Education with drawings by Frank Baniwa and Escola Viva and sculptures by Amber Rane Sibley (photo Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic)“While On Education doesn’t seek to condemn the system entirely, it both examines its violence and seems to propose alternative models by way of the art object.” —Monica UszerowiczRead the full review here.Renée Green: The Equator Has MovedDia Art Foundation, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New YorkThrough August 31, 2026Installation view of Renée Green: The Equator Has Moved at Dia Beacon. Foreground: “Bicho Unit (Turquoise)” (photo Taliesin Thomas/Hyperallergic)“Since the late 1980s, she has combined text, images, and objects to orchestrate a distinct style of visual poetics that is grounded in language while simultaneously rewiring it.” —Taliesin ThomasRead the full review here.