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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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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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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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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.
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
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
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Chelsea
Group exhibition
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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
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.
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.
Scott Kahn
David Zwirner
Chelsea
Solo exhibition
Scott Kahn opens a new Chelsea exhibition at David Zwirner centered on nocturnal, figurative painting.
Nate Lowman
David Zwirner
Chelsea
Solo exhibition
Nate Lowman returns to David Zwirner with work engaging American imagery, appropriation and contemporary culture.
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
Gagosian
Chelsea
Solo exhibition
Jordan Wolfson opens at Gagosian this September with an experimental presentation engaging technology, perception and contemporary culture.
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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
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
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
Columbus Circle
Solo installation / contemporary craft
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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
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.
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.
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
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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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 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.
Tuomas A. Laitinen
Pioneer Works
Red Hook
Solo exhibition / immersive multimedia installation
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Finnegan Shannon; Joselia Rebekah Hughes; Ariana Martinez; Alex Dolores Salerno
Pioneer Works
Red Hook
Interactive installation / rotating solo presentations
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LaJuné McMillian
Pioneer Works
Red Hook
Solo exhibition / interactive multidisciplinary installation
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Andy Warhol; Maurizio Cattelan; multiple collection artists
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side
Collection exhibition / survey
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Nike designers and collaborators
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
Columbus Circle
Design museum exhibition / brand archive survey
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Taryn Simon
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side
Solo exhibition / interactive Rotunda installation
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Jessica Lichtenstein
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
Columbus Circle
Solo museum exhibition / immersive installation
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Amsterdam — New York