Whitney Biennial 2026
America's most-watched contemporary art survey reads the national mood through 56 artists wrestling with AI, climate grief and power.
Gallery openings, museum shows, and exhibitions closing soon — the art worth seeing in New York this weekend.
Weekend of Jun 20–21, 2026 · 72 picks · see the full board
America's most-watched contemporary art survey reads the national mood through 56 artists wrestling with AI, climate grief and power.
Kahlo and Rivera reunite at MoMA—paintings, a drawing and vintage portraits staged inside a theatrical, opera-inspired installation.
Couture meets the laboratory in sculptural gowns that look grown rather than sewn, blurring fashion, nature and engineering.
Get inky at an all-ages printmaking session marking Immigrant Heritage Month, with talks and pulled prints you can make yourself.
Free bite-size talks led by guides who decode standout works across the galleries, rolling out fresh every quarter-hour.
A reimagined look at Korean art invites you to see familiar forms from unexpected angles across centuries of craft and ideas.
Vivid devotional prints from a transformative era show how mass printing brought Hindu gods into homes across generations.
A charged live performance from Nile Harris and Dyer Rhoads, staged as part of this year's headline-grabbing Whitney Biennial.
Watch the Doomscroll podcast recorded live, with theorist David Harvey joining the conversation as part of the Whitney Biennial.
Kite Festival - Brooklyn Bridge Park [...] Pier 6 Volleyball Courts [...] AM–11 [...] sunrise–sunset [...] # Kite Festival [...] · – [...] Soccer Fields – Pier 5 [...] Celebrate spring and kick off t...
Sunday chamber music aboard a moored barge, with the harbor swaying gently beneath the strings.
A carnival-spirited Juneteenth celebration brings J'ouvert energy, masquerade but diaspora culture to the streets of Harlem for one charged afternoon.
Concerts, ranger-led tours but kids' workshops spread across parks citywide to mark Juneteenth with music, history but open-air celebration.
Frieze New York 2026 opened its VIP day at The Shed May 13, hard on the heels of the Venice Biennale’s opening week—the latest major stop on a packed run of international openings, events but previews for the.
Makers Market in Brooklyn | by Pop Up Gallery, Wild East Brewing Co., Brooklyn, 20 June 2026 | AllEvents is a strong museum pick this weekend at allevents.in, on view June 2026.
This fall, explore exhibitions and outdoor sculpture by gallery artists on view at museums and parks in New York and nearby.
TOYIN OJIH ODUTOLA is a strong museum pick this weekend at jackshainman.com, on view June 21, 2026.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Many A Moonlit Caveat « Exhibitions « Jack Shainman Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at jackshainman.com, on view 10am.
Mark Manders, Field Fragment, 2026 | Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at tanyabonakdargallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street - Contemporary & Modern Art Gallery - Hauser & Wirth is a strong museum pick this weekend at hauserwirth.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Eliza Douglas: GHOSTS, Park & 75, New York, May 12–July 31, 2026 | Gagosian is a strong museum pick this weekend at gagosian.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
From Our Hands Art Market in New York – June 20, 2026 | AllEvents is a strong museum pick this weekend at allevents.in, on view June 20, 2026.
NYX’s First-Ever NYC Pop-Up Opens This Weekend Only With Free Lip Balms, Custom Charms, & Candy-Inspired Scents is a strong museum pick this weekend at secretnyc.co, on view 1pm.
David Byrne | Pace Gallery # David Byrne On View Apr 10, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026 New York Pace is pleased to present a special installation of drawings by artist David Byrne at its New York flagship.
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William Kentridge is a strong museum pick this weekend at hauserwirth.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Lucy Liu: Hard Feelings on artnet is a strong museum pick this weekend at artnet.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Wake, mayfly... on artnet is a strong museum pick this weekend at artnet.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Door to Life on artnet is a strong museum pick this weekend at artnet.com, on view Jun 20, 2026 ## PRESS RELEASE Tina Kim Gallery is pleased to present Door to Life, its third sol.
Tara Donovan | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view June 2024.
Gerhard Richter: Landschaften | New York: 20th Street | May 7—July 10, 2026 | David Zwirner is a strong museum pick this weekend at davidzwirner.com, on view 8 PM.
Jasper Johns: Copy/Trace | New York: 20th Street | May 7—June 26, 2026 | David Zwirner is a strong museum pick this weekend at davidzwirner.com, on view 8 PM.
Life With P. - Philip Guston: Paintings and Drawings 1964 – 1978 - Hauser & Wirth is a strong museum pick this weekend at hauserwirth.com, on view 10 am.
Set in Stone | New York: 69th Street | May 12—June 26, 2026 | David Zwirner is a strong museum pick this weekend at davidzwirner.com, on view 10 AM.
Statics of an Egg | New York: Tribeca | May 8—June 27, 2026 | David Zwirner is a strong museum pick this weekend at davidzwirner.com, on view 8 PM.
Pace: 65 Years | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now | Museum Exhibitions | News | Gagosian is a strong museum pick this weekend at gagosian.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Independent Art Fair Moves to Pier 36 with Expanded Format for 2026 is a strong museum pick this weekend at artnews.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Arcmanoro Niles - When There’s Nothing I Can Do: I Go to My Heart - Exhibitions - Lehmann Maupin is a strong museum pick this weekend at lehmannmaupin.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
David Hockney: The Moon Room | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Emily Kam Kngwarray: The Turning Season | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Internal Ref - March 2026 (Comms) – Perrotin New York is a strong museum pick this weekend at storeny.perrotin.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Kiki Smith: The Moon Watches the Earth | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Pace at Art Basel 2026 | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Roni Horn. Recent Work - Hauser & Wirth is a strong museum pick this weekend at hauserwirth.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Tom Sachs | Gagosian is a strong museum pick this weekend at gagosian.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Lisa Yuskavage | New York: 19th Street | May 14—June 26, 2026 | David Zwirner is a strong museum pick this weekend at davidzwirner.com, on view June 2025 26.
Loie Hollowell | Pace Gallery is a strong museum pick this weekend at pacegallery.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Pat Steir. Mirage 1975 - Hauser & Wirth is a strong museum pick this weekend at hauserwirth.com, on view Weekend of Jun 20-Jun 21.
Arts Center Programs 2026 - LMCC [...] ### Arts Center Open Studios [...] With Open Studios, LMCC invites the public into the workspaces and creative processes of the 2026 Arts Center Artists-in-Residence.
Official American Museum of Natural History exhibition on view May 18, 2026–September 13, 2026.
A heavyweight techno headliner christens a glossy new club with a long, late opening-weekend set built for true dancers.
An intimate look at Warhol through family snapshots and personal images, revealing the private roots behind the Pop superstar.
Six decades of Pop art, from Warhol's soup cans to today's remixers, spiral through the Guggenheim in bright, irreverent style.
Towering, oddly elegant steel sculptures that crumple and gleam, filling the Guggenheim's spiral with surprising weight and grace.
Four centuries of NYC protest, organizing and reform, told through banners, buttons and the city's relentless push for change.
Kelly Akashi's sculptural commission sits on the Whitney's open terrace, glass and cast forms framed against the Hudson and skyline.
A whimsical, immersive show that bends the city into a dreamlike wonderland, inviting younger visitors to wander and imagine.
A focused dip into modern European masters drawn from the museum's own holdings, hung to trace bold turn-of-century currents.
A rediscovery of Mabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs, capturing everyday New Yorkers with sharp eyes and warm humor.
A blue-chip gallery marks three decades with a viewing-room survey spanning its roster of contemporary heavyweights.
Local artists hang their work along the park fence at this long-running Bed-Stuy fair celebrating the neighborhood's creative roots.
Official New Museum exhibition on view March 21, 2026–Ongoing.
Official New Museum exhibition on view May 12, 2026–Ongoing.
A historic Harlem amphitheater hosts an all-day slate of programming, a free perch for summer culture in the park.
Official New Museum exhibition on view March 21, 2026–Ongoing.
Transform a pile of old tees into usable yarn, then crochet, weave, or braid it into something new—scissors optional, creativity required.
Official New Museum exhibition on view March 21, 2026–Ongoing.
A Third Saturdays art happening on the car-free island, pairing creative making with ferry-ride escapism.
A hands-on hour where kids and grown-ups make art together, inspired by the photographs on the walls.
Kids get hands-on with art projects inspired by the museum's exhibitions, a creative break that lets little ones make their own masterpieces.
An outdoor photography showcase at the Seaport pairing global soccer culture with Photoville's street-level, image-driven storytelling.