I’m not sure why, but I had never really thought about where Marina Abramović lives — the living icon of contemporary performance art. Marina Abramović is a Serbian-American artist who radically transformed the understanding of the body, time, and endurance in art. From her early extreme performances to the legendary “The Artist Is Present” at…
The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center is a multicultural, multidisciplinary arts center in Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), founded in 1996 by Yuko Nii. From the outside, it may resemble an antique shop, but the center is housed in a historic building — a French Second Empire–style architectural masterpiece built in 1867. History The Williamsburg Art…
Gertrude Whitney Studio is the first studio of artist and sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art. It was a place where she not only created her own work but also attracted contemporary artists whose pieces later became part of the permanent collection of one of the leading museums of…
Remember I wrote about the incredible gallery Salon 94, the one that showed Urs Fischer’s furniture? It turns out Salon 94’s founder — Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn — was previously part of the young art consortium LGDR, founded in 2021. History Each letter in LGDR stood for a founder’s last name, and the idea behind the…
This museum is dedicated to the Salvator Mundi and houses the largest collection of artworks and related materials on this theme. It is also an art project and a company known as Real Salvator Mundi. The Salvator Mundi will forever remain a subject of great interest, intrigue, and debate regarding its quality and authenticity. History…
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery at Columbia University in New York City. It frequently exhibits works by Columbia students and faculty. The gallery is worth visiting for those interested in experimental academic art. History The gallery was founded in 1986 by Miriam and Ira D. Wallach. It…
The Judd Foundation is the home and museum of the legendary artist Donald Judd, one of the founders of minimalism. Here, every object is placed exactly as the artist intended. History Donald Judd (1928–1994) was an American artist and theorist whose ideas about “specific objects” revolutionized the concept of sculpture. The artist argued that a…
New York City boasts numerous museums, but few know about a place where art thrives in the fresh air, amidst grass, wind, and the city skyline. Socrates Sculpture Park is a unique open-air museum in Long Island City, Queens, where you can see large-scale installations by contemporary artists, relax by the East River, and experience…
The Museum of Street Art (MoSA) is a collection of graffiti art from 20 renowned urban artists located on the fire escape of the CitizenM New York Bowery Hotel in New York City. To access the museum, enter the hotel lobby and go up to the twentieth floor (“R”). Behind the door to the stairwell…
The Poster House in New York City is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. It features authentic works of art with powerful messages. The museum is young (opened in 2019) and small, but very atmospheric. Fans of movie posters and advertising will especially appreciate it. History Poster House was founded…
