The Large Galleries
The giants of the international commercial art world, these NYC galleries do everything from advising to tapping into the zeitgeist (and some might say creating the zeitgeist as well). Their shows range from new names to legends of modern/contemporary art; displayed in simple spaces and backed by impeccable research. In addition, many of the galleries publish catalogs and monographs, hold virtual and/or IRL exclusive interviews with artists, curators, and historians, posting the results on their websites. The result is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the field of art, from creation to collecting.
Marianne Boesky Gallery (507 &509 West 24th Street), Anthony Pearson (March 2 – April 1, 2023), Michaela Yearwood-Dan: Some Future Time Will Think of Us (April 6 – May 6, 2023)
Gagosian (multiple locations), Amoako Boafo: what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is (March 16 – April 22, 2023), Bennett Miller (March 21 – April 22, 2023), Chris Burden: Cross Communication (March 14 – April 29, 2023), the ömen: Albert Oehlen paintings and Paul McCarthy sculptures (March 8 – May 20, 2023), Helen Frankenthaler: Drawing within Nature: Paintings from the 1990s (March 9 – April 15, 2023), Avedon 100 (May 4 – June 24, 2023)
Marion Goodman (24 West 57th Street), Dan Graham: Is There Life After Breakfast? (March 15 – April 29, 2023)
Hauser & Wirth (multiple locations), Winfred Rembert: All of Me (February 23 – April 22, 2023), Charles Gaines: Southern Trees (January 26 – April 1, 2023), Roberto Cuoghi: PEPSIS (January 26 – April 1, 2023)
Lehmann Maupin (501 West 24th Street), Mandy El-Sayegh: The Amateur (March 31 – April 29, 2023), Loriel Beltrán: Calor y Color (March 31 – April 29, 2023)
Lisson Gallery (504 & 508 West 24th Street), Susan Hiller: Rough Seas (March 14 – April 15, 2023), Tony Cragg: Riot (March 14 – April 15, 2023), Dan Graham: Here’s Looking at You (March 1 – April 8, 2023)
Luhring Augustine (multiple locations), Buck Ellison: Little Brother (March 17 – April 29, 2023), Rachel Whiteread (March 10 – April 22, 2023), Mark Handforth (May 6 – July 28, 2023), Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen (May 13 – June 24, 2023)
Pace (540 West 25th Street), Leo Villareal: Interstellar (March 17 – April 29, 2023), Hermann Nitsch: Selected Paintings, Actions, Relics, and Musical Scores 1962-2020 (March 17 – April 29, 2023), Kenneth Noland: Stripes/Plaids/Shapes (March 17 – April 29, 2023), Richard Tuttle 18 x 24 (March 17 – April 29, 2023), Tyler Hobbs: QQL: Analogs (March 30 – April 22, 2023)
David Zwirner (multiple locations), Dan Flavin: Kornblee Gallery 1967 (January 10 – April 15, 2023), Gordon Matta-Clark & Pope.L: Impossible Failures (February 3 – April 1, 2023), Franz West: Echolalia (March 9 – April 15, 2023), Gerhard Richter (March 16 – April 29, 2023), Bob Thompson: So let us all be citizens (April 21 – July 8, 2023), Luc Tuymans: The Barn (May 11), Yayoi Kusama: I Spend each Day Embracing Flowers (May 11)
The Mid-Size & Small Galleries
Offering everything from a deep dive into a little-known aspect of an artist’s career, an introduction to an established artist from another country, or exploring a topic you never considered before, the mid-size and small galleries of NYC leave an indelible impression on visitors. Run by noted experts in their subject, these gallerists often place their artists’ works in major arts institutions around the country, helping create permanent collections that future generations of art lovers will find useful and relevant. The listing below is just a sample of the fantastic variety of works available for viewing this season.
Andrew Edlin Gallery (212 Bowery) Beverly Buchanan: Northern Walls and Southern Yards (March 25 – May 13, 2023)
Garth Greenan Gallery (545 West 20th Street), Rosalyn Drexler: Happy Dance (March 2 – April 15, 2023)
School Museums & Galleries
NYC has an international reputation for the depth and breadth of its educational institutions: what is less known is how many of them contain galleries open to the public (often with free admission). These spaces feature a stunning range of exhibition topics: alumni artworks, school collections/archives, and graduate students’ work in curation, design, and research.
The Art Students League (215 West 57th Street), Student Salons 2023 (January 9 – May 19, 2023)
Bard Graduate Center Gallery (18 West 86th Street), Staging the Table in Europe 1500-1800 and Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest (both shows February 17 – July 9, 2023)
The Museum at FIT (27th Street and Seventh Avenue), Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors (November 30, 3033 – May 14, 2023), Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style (February 8 – April 23, 2023)
ISLAA (50 East 78th Street), Ñande Róga: The Feliciano Centurión Archival Collection (March 16 – June 2, 2023)
Mishkin Gallery (Baruch College, 135 East 22nd Street), Aura Rosenberg: What Is Psychedelic (March 10 – June 9, 2023)
New York Studio School (8 West 8th Street), Lucy Liu: what was (March 4 – April 16, 2023)
Wallach Art Center (Columbia University, 615 West 129th Street), Nothing #26 (February 3 – March 12, 2023), Austin Lee: Double Rendering (March 25 – April 9, 2023), A Speculative Impulse: Transgressing the Archive (March 25 – April 9, 2023)
Associations, Leagues, & Workshops
A side effect of NYC’s diversity is the tremendous amount of organizations eager to share their communities’ artistic/cultural contributions to the USA and the world at large. Their exhibitions are geared more towards contemporary and/or modern works, with the occasional historical show linking to the institution’s background. In addition, they offer concerts, educational programs, films, and lectures (both virtual and in-person) on a wide variety of subjects that are enjoyed by fans and newbies alike.
AS/COA (Americas Society/Council of the Americas) (680 Park Avenue at 68th Street), Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth (January 25 – May 20, 2023)
The Drawing Center (35 Wooster Street), Xiyadie: Queer Cut Utopias (February 3 – May 14, 2023) and Of Mythic Worlds: Works from the Distant Past to the Present (March 8 – May 14, 2023)
Grolier Club (47 East 60th Street), ‘Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper, 1960s to 2000s’ The Paper Legacy Project collection, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (January 18 – April 8, 2022) and To Fight for the Poor with My Pen: Zoe Anderson Norris, Queen of Bohemia (March 2 – May 13, 2023), information here
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street (near First Avenue), Kyohei Inukai (March 17 – June 25, 2023)
The National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South), A Masterpiece in the Making – Joaquín Sorolla’s Gouaches for The Vision of Spain (January 17 – April 26, 2023) information here
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center or 111 Amsterdam Avenue between 64th & 65th Streets), The Wonderous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers (through August 19, 2023)
New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Boulevard at 135th Street), Been Seen and Boundless: 10 Years of Seeding Black Comic Futures (both ongoing)
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (42nd Street and Fifth Avenue), Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures (ongoing)
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