At Dia:Chelsea, through October 25, you can visit the exhibition Duane Linklater: 12 + 2 — a project in which sculpture becomes a language of memory and movement. At the heart of the show are seven large bison sculptures, each presented in a different pose — as if the animals are lying down, rolling, or…
If you’ve visited more than one museum in New York, chances are you’ve seen the works of Louise Nevelson, often called one of America’s greatest sculptors — even though she was born in Poltava Province, Ukraine. Louise Nevelson was once a student of another remarkable American sculptor — Chaim Gross — who was born in…
Living in a city with more billionaires than some countries is a special kind of privilege. Here, art stops being a rarity locked behind museum walls and becomes part of everyday life. What we’re used to seeing under perfect lighting, against sterile white walls, watched over by a quiet museum attendant — in New York,…
The Rubin Museum of Art is a museum dedicated to Himalayan, Indian, and South Asian art, located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. It was founded based on a private collection assembled by a New York couple and opened to the public in 2004. The museum is known for its unique thematic focus,…
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York tells the story of the history, culture, and art of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas through exhibitions, a permanent collection, and educational programs. Visitors can see traditional canoes, native costumes, everyday objects, striking ritual masks, and other vibrant installations. In the gift shop,…
Can artificial noise in a square that’s already one of the noisiest in the world be considered art? Few people know this, but in the very center of Times Square, there’s an art installation you can walk through without even noticing. But you can hear it if you pay attention. Through the seemingly ordinary bars,…
Carpenters Workshop Gallery occupies a two-story penthouse (19th and 20th floors) on Fifth Avenue, just a few blocks from Central Park. But it’s not just an exhibition space — Carpenters Workshop Gallery is a museum-like gallery-store specializing in so-called “functional sculpture”: furniture and objects that are both works of art and serve a utilitarian purpose,…
The Italian American Museum (IAM) has opened its doors in the heart of Little Italy, currently in a soft opening mode: only the first and second floors are accessible to visitors, while the large underground space is still being prepared. “We realized the need for our own museum back in 1999, when the New-York Historical…
Mmuseumm is an ultra-trendy spot with a tiny yet fascinating collection of art objects. The New York Times included it in its list of “12 Hidden Art Gems of the World.” And that’s no coincidence — the museum is located inside a former freight elevator, with doors opening directly onto the street. A Hidden Gem…
New York is a bottomless treasure trove of culture, and it can be quite challenging to find a truly remarkable gem. To simplify your search, we highlight one such place: the Nicholas Roerich Museum in the Upper West Side. Here, you can dive into the captivating, almost cinematic life of an artist who created over…
