The art world is molting -- some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back. Even the stately Met has cut staff; no one knows if the Whitney is going ahead with its new downtown building; it’s anyone’s guess when Dia will finally open a permanent space in the city. Yet the fall season of shows in New York’s galleries, museums, and alternative spaces should quell some of the skittishness and titillate our senses.
