NYC Exhibition Finder

A curated guide to exhibitions worth seeing in New York right now.

Selected and updated by SLB art.

Independent exhibitions presented by their respective venues; selected here as editorial recommendations, not SLB art productions.

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I Am Plane Image

I Am Plane Image

Brice Marden

Gagosian

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Chelsea

A major six-decade Brice Marden survey at Gagosian and his first comprehensive New York painting presentation in twenty years.

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Interlude of Joy

Interlude of Joy

Helen Marden

Gagosian

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Chelsea

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Helen Marden brings luminous color and painterly abstraction to Gagosian in Chelsea — a strong late-summer stop for materiality, gesture and atmosphere.

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Whitney Biennial 2026

Whitney Biennial 2026

56 artists, duos and collectives

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Meatpacking District

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The Whitney Biennial brings together 56 artists, duos and collectives in an essential snapshot of contemporary American art. Closing August 23.

Exhibitions

Current exhibitions across New York, selected for their artistic and cultural relevance.

Into the Neon

Into the Neon

Amy Agony; Angela Beallor; Blaise; Daniel Lang/Levitsky; Daniel Luedtke; Jaime Shearn Coan; Lizxnn Disaster; Niknaz Tavakolian; Quito Ziegler; Rebecca Greenberg; Tuesday Smillie; Zavé G. Martohardjono

+Art / ChaShaMa

Chelsea

Group exhibition + performances / film / poetry / dialogue

Well Hung

Well Hung

Adam Krueger; Alfredo Martinez; Andrew Poneros; Clayton Patterson; Curtis Kulig; David Forer; David Hochbaum; Erik Foss; Futura; Jeff and Will Robbins; Jordan Seiler; Julie Floersch; Kevin Bourgeois; Leo Fitzpatrick; Lucien Samaha; Maripol; Matisse Patterson; Michael Anderson; Mint&Serf; Misha Most; Norman Reedus; Oswaldo Chance Jimenez; Peter Pan Posse; Peter Passuntino; Pablo Power; Samantha West; Skullphone; Shadi Perez; Tristan Eaton; Victor Payares

+Art

Chelsea

Group exhibition

SLB PICK

I Am Plane Image

I Am Plane Image

Brice Marden

Gagosian

Chelsea

Solo survey exhibition

A major six-decade Brice Marden survey at Gagosian and his first comprehensive New York painting presentation in twenty years.

Emma McIntyre

Emma McIntyre

Emma McIntyre

David Zwirner

Tribeca

Solo exhibition

Rising painter Emma McIntyre brings new work to David Zwirner’s 52 Walker, with abstraction, gesture and material experimentation at the center.

In Between

In Between

Vojtěch Kovařík

Mendes Wood DM

Tribeca

Solo exhibition

Vojtěch Kovařík’s new Mendes Wood DM exhibition explores figuration, the body and mythology — a high-priority Tribeca stop this September.

Silent Night

Silent Night

Scott Kahn

David Zwirner

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

Scott Kahn opens a new Chelsea exhibition at David Zwirner centered on nocturnal, figurative painting.

Nate Lowman

Nate Lowman

Nate Lowman

David Zwirner

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

Nate Lowman returns to David Zwirner with work engaging American imagery, appropriation and contemporary culture.

jpegs ny

jpegs ny

Thomas Ruff

David Zwirner

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

Thomas Ruff’s jpegs ny connects photography, digital compression, technology and perception at David Zwirner in Chelsea.

Jordan Wolfson

Jordan Wolfson

Jordan Wolfson

Gagosian

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

Jordan Wolfson opens at Gagosian this September with an experimental presentation engaging technology, perception and contemporary culture.

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Artists Space

Tribeca

Retrospective / solo exhibition

Aziz Hazara: Coming Home

Aziz Hazara: Coming Home

Aziz Hazara

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Solo exhibition / Commissioning Program

Yining Fei: Feral Sediment

Yining Fei: Feral Sediment

Yining Fei

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Solo exhibition / Commissioning Program

Cevdet Erek: Americas

Cevdet Erek: Americas

Cevdet Erek

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Solo exhibition / Commissioning Program

VENUS VICTORIA

VENUS VICTORIA

Sarah Lucas

New Museum

Lower East Side

Plaza commission

Art Lovers

Art Lovers

Tschabalala Self

New Museum

Lower East Side

Facade commission

Shelter

Shelter

Klára Hosnedlová

New Museum

Lower East Side

Atrium stair commission

Italy Through Its Trees

Italy Through Its Trees

Julian Schnabel

Pace Gallery

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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Dream of Vanishing

Dream of Vanishing

Paul Thek

Pace Gallery

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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The Moon Room

The Moon Room

David Hockney

Pace Gallery

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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The Turning Season

The Turning Season

Emily Kam Kngwarray

Pace Gallery

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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Everything Must Be Returned

Everything Must Be Returned

Shani Strand

Artists Space

Tribeca

Solo exhibition

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Shani Strand’s solo exhibition at Artists Space brings an experimental, artist-led approach to contemporary mixed media and installation in Tribeca.

Soul Sessions

Soul Sessions

Akinsanya Kambon

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Solo exhibition

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She Moves

She Moves

Ellen Pau

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Commissioning Program exhibition

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In Practice: Michaela Bathrick

In Practice: Michaela Bathrick

Michaela Bathrick

SculptureCenter

Long Island City

Solo / In Practice exhibition

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Homeroom: Red Canary Song — Touch the Heart

Homeroom: Red Canary Song — Touch the Heart

Red Canary Song

MoMA PS1

Long Island City

Exhibition / community project

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Greater New York 2026

Greater New York 2026

50+ NYC-based multidisciplinary artists

MoMA PS1

Long Island City

Survey exhibition

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SLB PICK

Interlude of Joy

Interlude of Joy

Helen Marden

Gagosian

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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Helen Marden brings luminous color and painterly abstraction to Gagosian in Chelsea — a strong late-summer stop for materiality, gesture and atmosphere.

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Midtown

Museum exhibition

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A focused MoMA presentation of Marcel Duchamp — an essential reference for conceptual art, authorship, objects and display. Closing August 22.

SLB PICK

Whitney Biennial 2026

Whitney Biennial 2026

56 artists, duos and collectives

Whitney Museum of American Art

Meatpacking District

Biennial / survey exhibition

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The Whitney Biennial brings together 56 artists, duos and collectives in an essential snapshot of contemporary American art. Closing August 23.

SLB PICK

Assembler I

Assembler I

Studio Athena Calderone

The Future Perfect

West Village

Collectible design / furniture exhibition

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Studio Athena Calderone transforms The Future Perfect townhouse with a collectible furniture collection shaped by geometry, proportion and historic design references.

D'Haene Studio

D'Haene Studio

Jane Yang-D'Haene; D'Haene Studio

The Future Perfect

West Village

Collectible design / furniture exhibition

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Jane Yang-D’Haene translates Korean craft traditions, memory and domesticity into contemporary furniture and objects at The Future Perfect.

Regift

Regift

Swiss Institute

East Village

Group / thematic exhibition

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A conceptual group exhibition at Swiss Institute exploring gifting, circulation, exchange and obligation through installation and mixed media.

Frida and Diego: The Last Dream

Frida and Diego: The Last Dream

Frida Kahlo; Diego Rivera

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Midtown

Museum exhibition

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera anchor a major MoMA exhibition connecting modern art, Mexico, biography and cultural storytelling.

Musical Bodies

Musical Bodies

Multiple artists and makers across 4,000 years; includes Paa Joe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Upper East Side

Museum exhibition / interdisciplinary survey

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Peggy Weil: Core Memory

Peggy Weil: Core Memory

Peggy Weil

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Midtown

Solo exhibition / media art

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Peggy Weil’s media practice explores memory, technology and digital culture in a solo presentation at MoMA.

Alice Riehl’s Porcelain Florilegium

Alice Riehl’s Porcelain Florilegium

Alice Riehl

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)

Columbus Circle

Solo installation / contemporary craft

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The Chemical Alphabet

The Chemical Alphabet

Rita Ackermann

Hauser & Wirth

SoHo

Solo exhibition

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Rita Ackermann opens the fall season at Hauser & Wirth with new painting — a strong September stop for abstraction, gesture and contemporary material practice.

Nikki Maloof

Nikki Maloof

Nikki Maloof

Perrotin New York

Lower East Side

Solo exhibition

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Nikki Maloof opens a new solo painting exhibition at Perrotin on the Lower East Side — one to add to a September downtown gallery route.

Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

Arp

Hauser & Wirth

Chelsea

Solo / historical survey exhibition

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Hauser & Wirth revisits Arp’s late sculpture through biomorphic form, space and perception — a particularly strong art-meets-design reference.

REPRISE

REPRISE

George Rouy

Hauser & Wirth

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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George Rouy presents a new solo exhibition of contemporary painting centered on the figure, body and movement at Hauser & Wirth.

Wendell Castle: Living

Wendell Castle: Living

Wendell Castle

Friedman Benda

Chelsea

Design / sculpture exhibition

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Wendell Castle’s sculptural furniture comes to Friedman Benda this fall — especially relevant for collectible design, craft and hospitality interiors.

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The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun

The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun

Lee Bul

Hauser & Wirth

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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Lee Bul’s ambitious sculptural environments explore the body, technology, architecture and futurism at Hauser & Wirth in Chelsea.

ANNA—And the infinite line

ANNA—And the infinite line

Anna Maria Maiolino

Hauser & Wirth

Chelsea

Solo exhibition

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Anna Maria Maiolino brings a materially driven exploration of line, body, repetition and space to Hauser & Wirth this September.

Siphon

Siphon

Tuomas A. Laitinen

Pioneer Works

Red Hook

Solo exhibition / immersive multimedia installation

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There is no me without you

There is no me without you

Finnegan Shannon; Joselia Rebekah Hughes; Ariana Martinez; Alex Dolores Salerno

Pioneer Works

Red Hook

Interactive installation / rotating solo presentations

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Child/ren of the Bloom

Child/ren of the Bloom

LaJuné McMillian

Pioneer Works

Red Hook

Solo exhibition / interactive multidisciplinary installation

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Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now

Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now

Andy Warhol; Maurizio Cattelan; multiple collection artists

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Upper East Side

Collection exhibition / survey

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Nike: Form Follows Motion

Nike: Form Follows Motion

Nike designers and collaborators

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)

Columbus Circle

Design museum exhibition / brand archive survey

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Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Upper East Side

Solo exhibition / interactive Rotunda installation

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Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding

Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding

Jessica Lichtenstein

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)

Columbus Circle

Solo museum exhibition / immersive installation

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Amsterdam — New York