New York
February 22, 2023
It’s no secret that New York’s dynamic art scene is what brings our city to life. Dozens of museums, hundreds of art galleries, countless nonprofit spaces and temporary venues, and of course public art everywhere all add color and vitality to this sprawling metropolis. Spring may be the time for flowers, but we believe the real beauty of New York lies in its inclusiveness. There is something for everyone here, so go out and see it all!
Take a walk through one of our many public parks and soak in the marvelous architecture, landscaping, and art projects, or check out the commercial art galleries of Lower Manhattan to see some work by emerging and established artists alike. Or better yet, make a day of it and go museum-hopping to see some of the best art the city has to offer.
This guide is focused on the art institutions that help make this city great, highlighting the breadth of venues throughout the boroughs and a section on new art spaces we’re particularly excited about, as well as a few shows in the tri-state area for those who want to explore outside the city limits. Art in New York is unlike anything else in the world: Go make the most of it.
—Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-Chief, Co-founder
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Frederick J. Brown: A Drawing in Five Parts at Hudson River Museum
This exhibition highlights a series of five monumental works on paper by Frederick J. Brown, a pioneering figure in New York City’s art scene of the 1970s and 1980s. It features a new essay by American art historian and curator Lowery Stokes Sims.
ON OUR RADAR
Edward Hopper’s Views of Isolation
He was interested in a kind of realism, inseparable from the cold structures and isolated people that populate his compositions. | Ekin Erkan
Edward Hopper’s New York
Oct. 9–Mar. 5
Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, Manhattan (whitney.org)
The Artists Resisting the Gentrification of New York’s Chinatown
Chinatown Art Brigade’s largest show to date examines the history of anti-displacement organizing. | Elaine Velie
Degentrification Archives
Feb. 10–Mar. 25
Pace University Art Gallery, 41 Park Row 1st Floor, FiDi (pace.edu)
A Sneak Peek Into New York’s New Hip Hop Museum
In advance of the museum’s opening, a series of rotating exhibitions in the Bronx Terminal Market offers a preview of what’s to come. | Taylor Michael
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