Oscar Murillo at David Zwirner Gallery

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If making abundant free chocolate to give to gallery visitors seems like a blatant ploy to get people talking about your artwork, you’d be reading Oscar Murillo’s latest show at Chelsea’s David Zwirner Gallery correctly. The young, London-based Columbian artist intends visitors to his candy factory – operated by visiting Columbian staffers – to take some to share, spreading the conversation about migration and commerce. (Through June 14th).

Oscar Murillo, installation view of ‘A Merchantile Novel’ at David Zwirner Gallery, April 2014.

Urs Fischer at Gagosian Gallery on the Lower East Side

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New York gets a chance to see select sculptures made by some of 1,500 participants in Swiss artist Urs Fischer’s retrospective at LA’s Geffen Contemporary last summer. Select pieces have been cast in bronze and are on view at Gagosian Gallery’s atmospheric Lower East Side pop-up in an old Chase bank. (Through May 23rd).

Urs Fischer, mermaid (in middle ground of photo), cast bronze, 40 ½ x 48 x 84 inches, 2014.

Maroesjka Lavigne at Robert Mann Gallery

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Belgian photographer Maroesjka Lavigne’s New York solo debut features landscapes half obscured by snow and Icelandic locals who look as if they’re hiding something; here, disturbed water turns a swimmer’s face into a blank mask. (At Robert Mann Gallery in Chelsea through May 17th).

Maroesjka Lavigne, Phantom, Krossneslaug, Westfjords, 2011.

Jill Mason at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

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‘Dolly meets the Greek’ by London-based artist Jill Mason assembles unconnected elements – Princess Di hair, a cartoon ear and a scrap piece of siding painted with waves – to create a funny, cheeky portrait befitting a surreal romance novel. (At Nicelle Beauchene Gallery on the Lower East Side through May 18th).

Jill Mason, Dolly meets the Greek, oil on canvas, 55 x 47 ¼ inches, 2013.

David Maisel at Yancey Richardson Gallery

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During a residency at LA’s Getty Research Institute, photographer David Maisel photographed x-rays made by the conservation department, turning documents of artworks into the artworks themselves and morphing scientific enquiry into ghostly images that suggest mysterious objects. (At Yancey Richardson Gallery through May 10th).

David Maisel, History’s Shadow AB17, archival pigment print, 40 x 30 inches, 2010.