“The New Museum is proud to present ‘Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America,’ an exhibition originally conceived by Okwui Enwezor (1963-2019) for the New Museum, and presented with curatorial support from advisors Naomi Beckwith, Massimiliano Gioni, Glenn Ligon, and Mark Nash. ‘Grief and… Read More
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So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II at New-York Historical Society, February 5 – September 5, 2021
“The New-York Historical Society celebrates the golden age of comedy with So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II. The special exhibition highlights the legendary performer and his unique role during World War II entertaining troops overseas. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the… Read More
KAWS: WHAT PARTY at Brooklyn Museum, February 12, 2021 – September 5, 2021
“The Brooklyn Museum is the first New York institution to present a sweeping survey of KAWS’s career, from his roots as a graffiti artist to a dominating force in the contemporary art world, tracing common themes in the Brooklyn-based artist’s practice. Renowned for his paintings and sculptures of pop… Read More
But Still, It Turns: Recent Photography from the World at International Center of Photography (ICP), February 4 – May 9, 2021
“The International Center of Photography (ICP) presents its winter/spring 2021 exhibition: But Still, It Turns: Recent Photography from the World, guest curated by photographer Paul Graham. The exhibition comes on the heels of ICP’s reopening of its galleries on October 1 following a six-month closure… Read More
Joaquín Orellana: The Spine of Music at Americas Society, January 20 – March 5, 2021
“Americas Society presents Joaquín Orellana: The Spine of Music, the first exhibition of the Guatemalan composer’s útiles sonoros (sound tools) in the United States alongside the work of contemporary artists. ‘Orellana is a key figure for both music and contemporary art in Central America, and his show expands… Read More
Moynihan Train Hall opens at Penn Station in New York City with site-specific art installations by Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset and Kehinde Wiley
“The new Moynihan Train Hall opened January 1st, along with three unprecedented site-specific art installations by Stan Douglas, artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley, counted among the most innovative and revered artists working today. As part of Governor Cuomo’s visionary transformation of the… Read More
Beth Lipman: Collective Elegy at Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), through August 15, 2021
“The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) presents Beth Lipman: Collective Elegy, a major midcareer survey that assesses the remarkable achievements of the renowned contemporary artist. From sumptuous displays of excess, including provocative installations comprising hundreds of individual glass elements, to poetic and contemplative works in… Read More
Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented at The Museum of Modern Art, December 13, 2020 – April 10, 2021
“Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented, a major exhibition that presents the political engagement, fearless and groundbreaking visual experimentation, and utopian aspirations of artists in the early 20th century. On view in The Robert B. Menschel Galleries, Engineer, Agitator, Constructor showcases the activities of historical… Read More
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop at Whitney Museum of American Art, November 21, 2020 – March 28, 2021
“The Whitney presents Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop, a groundbreaking exhibition featuring over 150 photographs by fourteen early members of the Kamoinge Workshop, nine of whom are living and working today. In 1963 a group of Black photographers based in New York… Read More
Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood by Uri Shulevitz, Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, October 13, 2020
“I wrote Chance as a memorial to my parents, who are no longer alive, and who can now live forever in my book. I wrote it now while I still have vivid memories of events from over 80 years ago, and before I begin to… Read More
Howardena Pindell: Rope/Fire/Water at The Shed, October 16, 2020 – April 11, 2021
“The Shed reopened October 16 with a solo exhibition, nearly four years in the making, featuring new work by Howardena Pindell that examines the violent, historical trauma of racism in America and the therapeutic power of art. For her solo exhibition at The Shed, Howardena… Read More
Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond at The Museum of Modern Art, through January 2, 2021
“The Museum of Modern Art presents Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond, the first exhibition devoted to the influential French art critic, editor, publisher, dealer, and collector Félix Fénéon (1861–1944). Though largely unknown today and always discreetly behind the scenes in his… Read More