Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in New York City on Saturday, Oct 3: 116 picks, refreshed weekly.
116 picks · checked Sep 7
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanProvocateur Jordan Wolfson debuts a room of uniformly scaled new sculptures at Gagosian, each one built around found color and archival photographs.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanProvocateur Jordan Wolfson debuts a room of uniformly scaled new sculptures at Gagosian, each one built around found color and archival photographs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanTaryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanTaryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanPop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanPop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 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, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMore than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Historical opens a 135-object survey of Irish literature since 1798 drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg collections. Friday evenings are pay-as-you-wish.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Historical opens a 135-object survey of Irish literature since 1798 drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg collections. Friday evenings are pay-as-you-wish.
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.
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.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMinnie Evans drew angels, birds and faces from her dreams; the Whitney brings her back 50 years after giving her a first solo show.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMinnie Evans drew angels, birds and faces from her dreams; the Whitney brings her back 50 years after giving her a first solo show.
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Hudson ValleyA 500-acre outdoor museum where Calder, Serra and di Suvero sit in open meadows under the Schunnemunk ridge. A Coach USA package from Port Authority covers the bus and admission for $65.50.
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, Hudson ValleyA 500-acre outdoor museum where Calder, Serra and di Suvero sit in open meadows under the Schunnemunk ridge. A Coach USA package from Port Authority covers the bus and admission for $65.50.
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.
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.
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, Hudson ValleyA former Nabisco box-printing plant turned into 300,000 square feet of daylit galleries for Serra, Judd, Flavin and Bourgeois. The Metro-North station is a ten-minute walk away.
Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, Hudson ValleyA former Nabisco box-printing plant turned into 300,000 square feet of daylit galleries for Serra, Judd, Flavin and Bourgeois. The Metro-North station is a ten-minute walk away.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanJason Persse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanJason Persse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
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