Art for Nobody's Sake: The 59th Street Bridge Anonymous
Someone hung a spectacular photography exhibition on the approach to the 59th Street Bridge and didn't bother signing it.
When Down Was Up: Revisiting '80s NYC at Lévy Gorvy Dayan
Lévy Gorvy Dayan's Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties captures a "messy, contradictory, and occasionally brutal" era in NYC art.
Man Ray's Revolutionary Vision Gets Its Due at the Met
In "Man Ray: When Objects Dream" the Met gives Man Ray and his rayographs their props. It’s about time.
Joe Iurato: A Trouble Maker With Hope at Taglialatella
Joe Iurato’s Trouble Maker runs through October 10th at Taglialatella Galleries, 229 10th Avenue, Chelsea, New York City.
It’s Born to be Wild, But Street Art Doesn’t Always Stay That Way
The complicated story of how street art finds its way from alley walls into private collections.
Hometown Galleries Shine at Armory Show
The fall art season is officially underway with the opening of The Armory Show. With more than two hundred exhibitors, the fair can be overwhelming, so it helps to go in with a plan, and we are here to help.
At Ki Smith, A Rexamination of Jorge Luis Rodriguez’s Orisha/Santos
Not seen since 1985, Jorge Luis Rodriguez’s installation Orisha/Santos: An Artistic Interpretation of the Seven African Powers now at Ki Smith Gallery in the LES.
Last Swipe: NYC’s Farecard Artists Face Extinction as the MTA Eliminates the Beloved MetroCard
A peculiar New York City art form that has thrived for decades at the intersection of transportation, art and culture now faces the end of the line.
Exaltation, at Plato Gallery in the LES
Now at Plato gallery on the Lower East Side, Exaltation, curated by gallery owner Elena Platonova.
Beyond Times Square, Jane Dickson’s Other Oeuvre
Almost 50 years after she arrived on 43rd Street and two decades after she quit it, Dickson’s non-Times Square work is drawing new attention. And it’s about time.
Mapplethorpe Unbound: Rediscovered S&M Images Surface in New York City
The portfolio of Robert Mapplethorpe outtakes, held privately for decades, is being shown for the first time by the Kinsey Institute.
MoMA's Duchamp Retrospective: The Return of Art’s Ultimate Disruptor
Next spring, MoMA will present Marcel Duchamp, a sprawling retrospective of the great provocateur’s work.
Ten Vermeers. In Manhattan. Right now.
More than a quarter of the known works by the Sphinx of Delft are on display at the Frick and the Met.
Hollis Taggart Opens New Lower East Side Gallery with Inaugural Exhibition, Boundless
Hollis Taggart recently expanded, adding a new location on the Lower East Side dedicated to contemporary and emerging art.
Lori Zimmer Torches the Muse Myth
Lori Ziimmer’s incendiary offering, I'm Not Your Muse: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries, reads like a manifesto wrapped in meticulous scholarship.
Vincent Valdez: Confronting America’s Uncomfortable Truths
Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream… opened May 24 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts
Giulia Riva’s Street Art Odyssey Maps the Rebellious Soul of Paris
Giulia "BLocal" Riva's new book "As Seen on the Streets of Paris" documents the street art of the French capital.
Industrial Sublime: Zwirner’s New Chelsea Flagship
David Zwirner’s new gallery in Chelsea was unveiled with a press tour that coincided with the opening of Crucible, a solo exhibition by Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage.
Frieze NY 2025: Do Not Miss These Six Artists
As auction houses hemorrhage staff and mid-tier galleries fold weekly, Frieze New York 2025 emerges as a battleground where art must justify its existence in an age of economic contraction and emergency.
Christie’s Spring Auction: Modernism’s Greats on the Block
Christie's May 12-15 auctions present a high-stakes referendum on market resilience amid economic crosscurrents. Represented: everone from Basquiat to Van Gogh.