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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art & exhibitions in manhattan in New York City on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 112 picks, refreshed weekly.
112 picks · checked Sep 28
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
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The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanA Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanA Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, 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, ManhattanBronze, 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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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.
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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.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · 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, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · 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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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.
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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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanJulie 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, ManhattanJulie 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.
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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.
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American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy, freshly engraved with the champion Knicks, plus the Lombardi Trophy and Jesse Owens gold, at AMNH.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy, freshly engraved with the champion Knicks, plus the Lombardi Trophy and Jesse Owens gold, at AMNH.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMint 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, ManhattanMint 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 Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanRare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanRare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
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Jack Shainman Gallery, Tribeca, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFamilies of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X reflect on Gordon Parks' photographs for the first time in this show opening at 46 Lafayette Street.
Jack Shainman Gallery, Tribeca, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFamilies of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X reflect on Gordon Parks' photographs for the first time in this show opening at 46 Lafayette Street.
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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.
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, 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.
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ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
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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.
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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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFour monumental Liu Wei sculptures sit in the niches of The Met's Fifth Avenue facade, built around the motif of the human hand.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFour monumental Liu Wei sculptures sit in the niches of The Met's Fifth Avenue facade, built around the motif of the human hand.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
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