The best art in New York City next weekend, Jul 18–19, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
Whitney Museum of American Art, West Village, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty-six artists take the Whitney's temperature of American art now — the country's most-watched survey, steps from the High Line and the Hudson.
Whitney Museum of American Art, West Village, ManhattanAngellosIoannis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifty-six artists take the Whitney's temperature of American art now — the country's most-watched survey, steps from the High Line and the Hudson.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe New Museum's OMA-expanded galleries fill with 200+ artists probing what 'human' means — the Bowery's blockbuster reopening show.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe New Museum's OMA-expanded galleries fill with 200+ artists probing what 'human' means — the Bowery's blockbuster reopening show.
The High Line, 30th St & 10th Ave, Chelsea, Chelsea, ManhattanA 27-foot carved-sandstone sculpture reimagining a destroyed Bamiyan Buddha towers over the High Line, free to see from the elevated park.
The High Line, 30th St & 10th Ave, Chelsea, Chelsea, ManhattanA 27-foot carved-sandstone sculpture reimagining a destroyed Bamiyan Buddha towers over the High Line, free to see from the elevated park.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers plants monumental outdoor sculpture in Astoria's waterfront park, free to roam with the East River as backdrop.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers plants monumental outdoor sculpture in Astoria's waterfront park, free to roam with the East River as backdrop.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanFirelei Báez fills Hauser & Wirth's Chelsea galleries with history-soaked, jewel-toned canvases — a free show from a rising star, in its final weeks.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanFirelei Báez fills Hauser & Wirth's Chelsea galleries with history-soaked, jewel-toned canvases — a free show from a rising star, in its final weeks.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensMoMA PS1 fills its former schoolhouse with 150+ works by NYC artists in the sixth Greater New York survey — the city's pulse, floor to floor.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensMoMA PS1 fills its former schoolhouse with 150+ works by NYC artists in the sixth Greater New York survey — the city's pulse, floor to floor.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, QueensSite-specific installations rise along the East River in Long Island City — a free waterfront sculpture park marking its 40th year.
Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, QueensSite-specific installations rise along the East River in Long Island City — a free waterfront sculpture park marking its 40th year.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden recreates real prize-winning Brooklyn stoops in bloom, celebrating 30 years of community gardening.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden recreates real prize-winning Brooklyn stoops in bloom, celebrating 30 years of community gardening.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Long Island City, QueensPrecious Okoyomon grows a living forest with a giant, toy-like bear sculpture in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 in Long Island City.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Long Island City, QueensPrecious Okoyomon grows a living forest with a giant, toy-like bear sculpture in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 in Long Island City.
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynRotating exhibitions, artist studios and a leafy garden fill Pioneer Works' cathedral-like Red Hook warehouse — a free-to-enter art powerhouse.
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, BrooklynRotating exhibitions, artist studios and a leafy garden fill Pioneer Works' cathedral-like Red Hook warehouse — a free-to-enter art powerhouse.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street, SoHo, ManhattanPope.L's provocative works on paper fill SoHo's Drawing Center — a rare focus on drawings by a titan of American conceptual art.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street, SoHo, ManhattanPope.L's provocative works on paper fill SoHo's Drawing Center — a rare focus on drawings by a titan of American conceptual art.
Dia Chelsea, 537 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanDavid Lamelas's film and light installation anchors Dia's austere Chelsea galleries — minimalist conceptual art with free admission.
Dia Chelsea, 537 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanDavid Lamelas's film and light installation anchors Dia's austere Chelsea galleries — minimalist conceptual art with free admission.
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free but closing at month's end.
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free but closing at month's end.
Jack Shainman Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanBritish painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye shows quietly powerful fictional portraits at Jack Shainman's Chelsea gallery — free but closing this month.
Jack Shainman Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanBritish painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye shows quietly powerful fictional portraits at Jack Shainman's Chelsea gallery — free but closing this month.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanBenny Andrews' collaged paintings of migration and rural Black life fill the Michael Rosenfeld Chelsea gallery — free but on view all summer.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanBenny Andrews' collaged paintings of migration and rural Black life fill the Michael Rosenfeld Chelsea gallery — free but on view all summer.
