Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Long Island City, Queens over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 11 picks, refreshed weekly.
11 picks · checked Sep 17
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
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MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPosters, film and sculpture from Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN's artist campaign fill PS1's Homeroom and museum admission is free for all.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPosters, film and sculpture from Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN's artist campaign fill PS1's Homeroom and museum admission is free for all.
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SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCevdet Erek's first New York solo turns thrash-metal memories into sound sculpture, beside Aziz Hazara's objects returned from Bagram.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCevdet Erek's first New York solo turns thrash-metal memories into sound sculpture, beside Aziz Hazara's objects returned from Bagram.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers' cloud sculptures Unsui (Mirror) land on the East River shoreline at Socrates, 25 years after his Terra Mandala there.
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SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensAziz Hazara brings kneepads, tents and kitchenware discarded at Bagram Airfield back to the US — the first full showing of the collection.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensAziz Hazara brings kneepads, tents and kitchenware discarded at Bagram Airfield back to the US — the first full showing of the collection.
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The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA ten-foot marble slide and Akari lamps: the Noguchi Museum revisits the artist's 1986 Venice Biennale pavilion in Long Island City.
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA ten-foot marble slide and Akari lamps: the Noguchi Museum revisits the artist's 1986 Venice Biennale pavilion in Long Island City.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensThree monumental Chakaia Booker sculptures of recycled tires and steel, including Gridlock and LIKE, return her to Socrates for its 40th year.
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SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCeramic organs and a rotating glazed heart trace the milu deer, a species saved by zoos, in Shanghai artist Yining Fei's LIC show.
SculptureCenter, Long Island City, QueensCeramic organs and a rotating glazed heart trace the milu deer, a species saved by zoos, in Shanghai artist Yining Fei's LIC show.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City / Astoria, QueensAdd your own line to a living map of people, monarch butterflies and the waterfront at Lizania Cruz's new interactive kiosk at Socrates.
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MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPrecious Okoyomon turns the MoMA PS1 courtyard into a woodland with an oversized teddy bear reciting her poetry from inside.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensPrecious Okoyomon turns the MoMA PS1 courtyard into a woodland with an oversized teddy bear reciting her poetry from inside.
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5-50 Gallery, Long Island City, QueensPastels on handmade Mayan paper meet paintings on palm-tree bark in fèy palmis., a two-artist show at LIC's 5-50 Gallery — closing this weekend.
5-50 Gallery, Long Island City, QueensPastels on handmade Mayan paper meet paintings on palm-tree bark in fèy palmis., a two-artist show at LIC's 5-50 Gallery — closing this weekend.
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