Ben Shahn, assisted by John Ormai, “Harvesting Wheat [study for the west wall of The Meaning of Social Security mural, Washington, DC]” (1941), buon fresco on wallboard ...

Ben Shahn, ‘East Side Merchants (Lower East Side, New York City), April 1936’© The Jewish Museum ‘Sam Nichols, Tenant Farmer, Arkansas, USA’ (1935)© Alamy Stock Photo ...

Guide Four New York City Art Shows to See Right Now From Saya Woolfalk’s hyperrealism to Ben Shahn’s Social Realism, our favorite shows at the moment are all about building and improving worlds.