It’s amazing when galleries can match classic museums in the quality of their exhibitions and programming. In New York, such spaces are quite common, and one of them is Salon 94. The gallery is located right across from the Guggenheim Museum. Currently, it is hosting an exhibition by Urs Fischer, where his furniture is being…
Tomorrow morning, New York City kicks off the Open House New York (OHNY Weekend) — one of the city’s most anticipated fall events. For three days, locals and visitors alike will have a rare opportunity to peek behind the scenes of architectural landmarks, infrastructure sites, and cultural institutions that are usually closed to the public….
In the early 1920s, two Italian immigrants — Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti — were accused of robbery and murder in Massachusetts. Despite weak evidence, they were convicted and executed in 1927. Their case became one of the most powerful symbols of social injustice and political persecution in modern American history. One of the most…
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art is the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to LGBTQ+ art. Among the artists represented in its collection are Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, Catherine Opie, David Wojnarowicz, and Tom of Finland, alongside dozens of contemporary creators exploring themes of identity, gender, and the body. Located in the heart of…
One of the things I love most about New York is how you can encounter art anywhere — even while shopping. For example, inside the Alexander Wang flagship store in SoHo, you’ll find a sculpture by John Chamberlain, one of the most recognizable American sculptors of the 20th century. Though, to be honest, I only…
This summer at SculptureCenter (just next to MoMA PS1) you’ll find one of the most unusual, provocative, and talked-about exhibitions in New York — Spasial Program by Khajistan. An Archive of the Forbidden Spasial Program by Khajistan is an exhibition-archive of forbidden, censored, and little-known audiovisual and print materials from across the Persian world —…
Mercer Labs (Museum of Art and Technology) is the first fully immersive museum in New York, located in a landmark spot right across from the Oculus and the World Trade Center. It’s a place where art and technology merge to create not just visual displays, but experiences. About the Museum The idea for Mercer Labs…
When you hear the word “New York,” you probably picture Wall Street, world-class museums and auction houses, skyscrapers, and Broadway theaters. But beyond culture and finance, New York is also a global political center that the entire world recognizes. On the banks of the East River in Manhattan stands the United Nations Headquarters — a…
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…
