By Jason Stopa, Consulting Editor

Spring is finally here, and with it, a string of new exhibits. We've scouted out a handful of must-see shows. Stanley Whitney's 3rd solo show with Team Gallery demonstrates the artist's ongoing interest in gridded squares and bands of sophisticated color. Painter Painter at Walker Art Center brings together a cross section of familiar, contemporary abstract painters whose practices are influenced by everything from poetry to fashion. Tauba Auerbach's show entitled Tetrachromat at Wiels, investigates retinas, receptors and the visible spectrum with a spread of paintings and sculptures. For this show, Auerbach evolves her use modulated color gradients with illuminating results. If you're in the Hamptons this month go see Ted Gahl at Halsey McKay. And at the tail end of April, Trudy Benson will debut at Horton Gallery on Chrystie St. A top list follows.

1. Ted Gahl - Gin Blossoms at Halsey McKay Gallery on view from April 6 - April 30.
http://www.halseymckay.com/ted-gahl-gin-blossoms-press-release

2. Stanley Whitney: Other Colors I Forget at Team Gallery, on view from April 11 - May 12.
http://www.teamgal.com/exhibitions/252/other_colors_i_forget

3. Beverly Fishman, Artificial Paradise at Wasserman Projects on view from March 14 - May 3.
http://www.wassermanprojects.com/current-2

4.  Trudy Benson: Paint at Horton Gallery, on view from April 25 - June 2
http://hortongallery.com/exhibition/168/paint

5.  Painter Painter at Walker Art Center.  Featuring Matt Connors, Sarah Crowner, Fergus Feehily, Jay Heikes, Rosy Keyser, Charles Mayton, Dianna Molzan, Joseph Montgomery, Katy Moran, Alex Olson, Scott Olson, Zak Prekop, Dominik Sittig, Lesley Vance, and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung.  On view from Feb 2 - October 27.
http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2013/painter-painter#

6. Vik Muniz, Mirrors Paper at Nara Roesler, on view from Feb 4 - May 11.
http://nararoesler.com.br/exposicoes/espelhos-de-papel

7. B Wurtz, Recent Works at Metro Pictures, on view from March 21 - April 2nd
http://www.metropicturesgallery.com/exhibitions/2013-03-21_b-wurtz

8. Tauba Auerbach: Tetrachromat at Wiels, on view from March 22 - June 2.
http://www.wiels.org/en/exhibitions/405/Tauba-Auerbach-Tetrachromat

9. Tobais Kaspar, Hydra Life at Silberkuppe on view from March 2 - April 20.
http://www.silberkuppe.org/hydra-life