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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
Bronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, SoHo, ManhattanSoHo, Manhattan
Havana painter Rocío García's film-noir, comic-book and Kafka-tinged scenes of power, guest-curated by Carmen Maria Machado, end this weekend.
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, SoHo, ManhattanHavana painter Rocío García's film-noir, comic-book and Kafka-tinged scenes of power, guest-curated by Carmen Maria Machado, end this weekend.
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El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanEast Harlem, Manhattan
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxBedford Park, Bronx
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanColumbus Circle, Manhattan
The Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanThe Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper East Side, Manhattan
Taryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.
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Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynBrooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn
Gorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
Agger Fish Building, Brooklyn Navy Yard, BrooklynGorillaz's 25th-anniversary immersive exhibition takes over the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Agger Fish Building for September — the band's only East Coast stop.
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The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
The first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCivic Center, Manhattan
Concrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeatpacking District, Manhattan
Mint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
The Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrown Heights, Brooklyn
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyHamilton, New Jersey
Forty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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The Jewish Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
Gothic reliquaries from Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral meet hidden medieval Jewish hoards in 160-plus objects, on view at the Jewish Museum.
The Jewish Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanGothic reliquaries from Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral meet hidden medieval Jewish hoards in 160-plus objects, on view at the Jewish Museum.
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SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, QueensLong Island City, Queens
A free afternoon reception as the Long Island City space unveils three new commissions.
SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, QueensA free afternoon reception as the Long Island City space unveils three new commissions.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMeatpacking District, Manhattan
Coumba Samba's first solo museum show turns part of the Whitney into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanCoumba Samba's first solo museum show turns part of the Whitney into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction.
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Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Jordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Marianne Wex's 1977 body-language study meets Nona Faustine, Martine Gutierrez and Wendy Red Star in MoMA's new photo show.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMarianne Wex's 1977 body-language study meets Nona Faustine, Martine Gutierrez and Wendy Red Star in MoMA's new photo show.
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Lever House, Midtown East, ManhattanMidtown East, Manhattan
Free sculpture, models and Akari lanterns fill the lobby and plaza of Bunshaft's 1952 landmark.
Lever House, Midtown East, ManhattanFree sculpture, models and Akari lanterns fill the lobby and plaza of Bunshaft's 1952 landmark.
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Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyNew Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson Valley
Anicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyAnicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
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The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanNicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper West Side, Manhattan
More than 135 rare books, manuscripts, playbills and broadsides show how Irish writers mythmade a nation, at The New York Historical.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanNicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 135 rare books, manuscripts, playbills and broadsides show how Irish writers mythmade a nation, at The New York Historical.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarlem, Manhattan
Julie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
Add to calendarStumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in New York City the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 158 picks, refreshed weekly.
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