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PRAXIMA SPOTLIGHT

Shows to see this month, chosen by our team

CLOSING SOON

Final weeks on view

Closing SoonexhibitionSpectacleAvant-Garde
American Folk Art: Revisiting the Collection of Abby Aldrich RockefellerMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Jun 13 – Aug 9, 2026
Closing Soongroup show
Sorores LiquidaeCarvalhoJun 26 – Aug 8, 2026
Closing Soonexhibition
ANIMAL [a listening gym]Pioneer WorksJun 21 – Aug 9, 2026

CHELSEA

West Side openings and museum-scale shows

Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm HeartWhitney Museum of American ArtFeb 20 – Aug 30, 2026
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
David Hammons: Day's EndWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
"Untitled" (America)Whitney Museum of American ArtJul 5, 2025 – ongoing
Hyundai Terrace Commission: Kelly AkashiWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1 – Aug 23, 2026

LOWER EAST SIDE

Gallery-heavy routes below Houston

permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
Plaza: Sarah Lucas—VENUS VICTORIANew MuseumMay 12, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art LoversNew MuseumMar 21, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová—ShelterNew MuseumMar 21, 2026 – ongoing
Tarab: Recordings of Classical Arab Music Selected by Tarek Atoui — tarek atouiKurimanzuttoJun 25 – Aug 15, 2026

OPENING SOON

First viewings in the coming weeks

Dreams of This Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper CafritzStudio Museum in HarlemAug 19, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Rediscovering Della Robbia at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtAug 10, 2026 – Jan 17, 2028

ON VIEW

In Practice: Michaela Bathrick — Michaela BathrickSculptureCenterJul 16 – Aug 16, 2026
Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm HeartWhitney Museum of American ArtFeb 20 – Aug 30, 2026
American Folk Art: Revisiting the Collection of Abby Aldrich RockefellerMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Jun 13 – Aug 9, 2026
exhibitionSpectacleAvant-GardeClosing soon
Plaza: Sarah Lucas—VENUS VICTORIANew MuseumMay 12, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the AmericasThe MET CloistersMay 18 – Oct 18, 2026
exhibition
Not So Still (1984-2026) — Billy SullivanKaufmann RepettoApr 10, 2026 – ongoing
Kim Gordon: Count Your Chickens — Kim GordonAmantMar 19 – Aug 16, 2026
solo show
David Hammons: Day's EndWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
"Untitled" (America)Whitney Museum of American ArtJul 5, 2025 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
Hyundai Terrace Commission: Kelly AkashiWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1 – Aug 23, 2026
Christelle Oyiri: Belief May Vary — Christelle OyiriAmantMar 19 – Aug 16, 2026
solo show
Pierre Huyghe: UUmweltMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Jul 1 – Nov 29, 2026
Akinsanya Kambon: Soul Sessions — Akinsanya KambonSculptureCenterMay 28 – Aug 16, 2026
The Face of Life: Modern Portraits at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtMay 18, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionClassical CraftSpectacle
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art LoversNew MuseumMar 21, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
CFGNY: Puddles into Pond — CfgnyAmantMar 19 – Aug 16, 2026
solo show
It’s Alive! A Century of Animation from the CollectionMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Aug 1, 2026 – Jul 14, 2027
Independence and Identity: Selections from the Department of Drawings and PrintsThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtMay 18 – Oct 6, 2026
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová—ShelterNew MuseumMar 21, 2026 – ongoing
permanent collectionProvocativeAvant-Garde
The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in MirrorsMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Oct 4, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027
Brancusi: The Artist and His StudioMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Oct 25, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027
You Red The Shirt Off My Back — Eric N. MackPaula CooperSep 10 – Oct 24, 2026
solo show
Taína H. Cruz: I Saw the Future and It Smiled BackWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1 – Sep 30, 2026
Collection in Focus | Modern European CurrentsSolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumJul 15, 2025 – Jan 10, 2027
Design Across TimeCooper HewittJun 26 – Oct 22, 2026
exhibition
Dreams of This Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper CafritzStudio Museum in HarlemAug 19, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher PayneCooper HewittDec 12, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026
solo show
Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500The Frick CollectionOct 15, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
exhibition
Shani Strand: Everything Must Be Returned — Shani StrandArtists SpaceJun 12 – Aug 15, 2026
Art of NoiseCooper HewittFeb 13 – Aug 16, 2026
exhibition
artport: A History of Internet ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtOpens Nov 21, 2026
Sorores LiquidaeCarvalhoJun 26 – Aug 8, 2026
group showClosing soon
Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm HeartWhitney Museum of American ArtJan 1 – Aug 30, 2026
ANIMAL [a listening gym]Pioneer WorksJun 21 – Aug 9, 2026
exhibitionClosing soon
Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing GirlThe Frick CollectionNov 12, 2026 – Feb 22, 2027
solo show
Office of War Information (O.W.I.) — KhajistanPioneer WorksMay 9 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Painting with Fire: Susanne de Court and the Art of EnamelThe Frick CollectionApr 8 – Jul 12, 2027
solo show
Tarab: Recordings of Classical Arab Music Selected by Tarek Atoui — tarek atouiKurimanzuttoJun 25 – Aug 15, 2026
Bases Loaded — Jordan EaglesPioneer WorksMay 9 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Shape of Dreams — Leonora CarringtonL'SPACEMay 14 – Aug 14, 2026
solo show
In Due Course — Braden HollisAmanitaJul 9 – Aug 30, 2026
solo show
Land Before Time: Three Dinosaurs and a GondolaAmanitaMay 9 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Desire Path — Nicole RossiCarvalhoJun 26 – Aug 8, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Sentient Earth — MultipleAmantSep 17, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027
exhibition
Hujar:ContactThe Morgan Library & MuseumMay 22 – Oct 25, 2026
solo show
Frida and Diego: The Last DreamMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Mar 21 – Sep 12, 2026
Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western AfricaMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Jul 5, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027
Taking Back Our Space: Photographic PerspectivesMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Sep 20, 2026 – May 2, 2027
Mondrian Boogie WoogieMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Mar 21 – Jul 31, 2027
Full Disclosure: The Edge of Information DesignMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)Opens Sep 27, 2026
Discipline and Display — Amelia CrossNino Mier GalleryJun 24 – Aug 7, 2026
solo showIntimateProvocativeClosing soon
Impressions — Evan JorgensenNino Mier GalleryJun 24 – Aug 7, 2026
solo showIntimateProvocativeClosing soon
Zephyr, Zephyr — Tauba AuerbachPaula CooperSep 10 – Oct 24, 2026
solo show
Held TogetherSilke LinderJul 10 – Aug 7, 2026
group showClosing soon
Through Motion and Repose: Expanding the Walls 2026Studio Museum in HarlemJul 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
A sustained becoming: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2026Studio Museum in HarlemOct 1, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
The Lost World: The Art of Minnie EvansWhitney Museum of American ArtOpens Aug 22, 2026
Coumba Samba: Stars and StripesWhitney Museum of American ArtOpens Sep 19, 2026
Sonya Kelliher-Combs: TITIQ/MARKWhitney Museum of American ArtOpens Feb 6, 2027
Juan Sánchez: States of LiberationWhitney Museum of American ArtOpens Oct 1, 2027
The Quiet HourOlney GleasonJul 23 – Aug 28, 2026
group show
The Face of Life: Modern Portraits at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtMay 18, 2026 – ongoing
A King’s Carpet: Louis XIV and the SavonnerieThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtSep 8, 2026 – Mar 5, 2028
Krasner and Pollock: Past ContinuousThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtOct 4, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Giacometti in the Temple of DendurThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtJun 12 – Sep 8, 2026
Rediscovering Della Robbia at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtAug 10, 2026 – Jan 17, 2028
Across Wine-Dark Seas: Art and Identity beyond Ancient GreeceThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtDec 20, 2026 – Apr 11, 2027
Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. TiffanyThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtOct 22, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027
Yining Fei: Feral Sediment — Yining FeiSculptureCenterSep 19 – Dec 28, 2026
Finnegan Shannon: There's no me without youPioneer WorksSep 12 – Dec 20, 2026
solo show
Siphon — Tuomas A. LaitinenPioneer WorksSep 12 – Nov 22, 2026
solo show
Child/ren of the Bloom — LaJuné McMillianPioneer WorksSep 12 – Dec 20, 2026
solo show
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings — Theresa Hak Kyung ChaArtists SpaceSep 11 – Nov 21, 2026
Matthias Franz: die dünne Haut der Zivilisation — Matthias FranzGRIMMSep 9 – Oct 31, 2026
Sandra Vásquez de la HorraTanya BonakdarSep 10 – Oct 31, 2026
solo show
Dora JeridiMarianne Boesky GallerySep 10 – Oct 10, 2026
solo show
Meanwhile, the mise-en-scèneLATITUDE GalleryAug 5 – Sep 5, 2026
group show
Becky Suss: Night House — Becky SussJack ShainmanSep 10 – Oct 31, 2026
solo show
Second Skin — Ryan WallaceSusan Inglett GalleryJun 11 – Sep 4, 2026
solo show
Emily Mae SmithPetzel GallerySep 17 – Oct 24, 2026
solo show
Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman CollectionBrooklyn MuseumOct 2, 2026 – Apr 18, 2027
Gordon Parks: Voices in the Mirror — Gordon ParksJack ShainmanSep 18 – Nov 7, 2026
solo show
Blanket of Branches — Maren HassingerSusan Inglett GallerySep 12 – Oct 17, 2026
solo show
Channing HansenSusan Inglett GalleryOct 22 – Nov 25, 2026
solo show
Trait Transference303 GalleryJul 15 – Aug 12, 2026
group showClosing soon
Deep PlayGreene Naftali GalleryJun 30 – Aug 7, 2026
group showClosing soon
Ross BlecknerPetzel GallerySep 17 – Oct 24, 2026
solo show
Alice in the Land of Violence — Valerio AdamiDavid Nolan GallerySep 4 – Oct 3, 2026
solo show
Berry Campbell x Sargent’s Daughters : LeitmotifBerry CampbellJul 16 – Aug 14, 2026
group show
“For it is our battle”Galerie LelongJul 9 – Aug 14, 2026
group show
Immensity of BlueJane Lombard GalleryJun 26 – Aug 14, 2026
group show
The Audacity of ScaleSean Kelly GalleryJun 13 – Aug 7, 2026
group showClosing soon
Certainly an Act: Works on Paper by Pope.L — Pope.LThe Drawing CenterJun 26 – Sep 27, 2026
Orientalism: Between Fact and FantasyThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtJun 12, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Yeni and Nan: GenesisInstitute for Studies on Latin American ArtMay 16 – Aug 29, 2026
solo show
Ulises Beisso: (Hidden) in Plain SightInstitute for Studies on Latin American ArtMay 16 – Aug 29, 2026
solo show
Chonon Bensho: Biri biri imaboi / Your fingertips will glowInstitute for Studies on Latin American ArtMay 16 – Aug 29, 2026
solo show
The Ark — MultiplePowerhouse Arts Jun 11 – Aug 30, 2026
exhibition
Another Wonderland — Abram ChampanierMuseum of the City of New YorkJun 6 – Sep 27, 2026
solo show
Sheyla Baykal: Horizontal thinking — Sheyla BaykalPARTICIPANT INCJul 10 – Aug 16, 2026
solo show
True Hole — Res JulianBaxter St at the Camera Club of New YorkJun 17 – Aug 12, 2026
solo showClosing soon
The Other Internet — Yehwan SongSubtitled NYCJun 12 – Aug 23, 2026
solo show
David Antonio Cruz: iknowyou'vewondered wherei'vebeen... — David Antonio CruzWave HillMay 1 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Noormah Jamal: Blooms — Noormah JamalWave HillAug 4 – Oct 18, 2026
solo show
Tarik Jeremiah Brown: Hush Harbor — Tarik Jeremiah BrownWave HillAug 4 – Oct 18, 2026
solo show
Camille Cooper: SHOWPIECE — Camille CooperWave HillAug 4 – Oct 18, 2026
solo show
Hyunjin Park: Jump — Hyunjin ParkWave HillJun 27 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener WerkstätteThe Jewish MuseumJul 17 – Nov 15, 2026
group show
Paul Fägerskiöld: Ergosphere — Paul FägerskiöldPeter Blum GallerySep 9 – Oct 31, 2026
solo show
Self-Made: A Century of Inventing ArtistsAmerican Folk Art MuseumApr 10 – Sep 13, 2026
exhibition
Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United StatesAmerican Folk Art MuseumApr 10 – Sep 13, 2026
exhibition
Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” ArtAmerican Folk Art MuseumOct 9, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
solo show
Amuse: The Art of Enjoyment — MultipleRicco/MarescaMay 28 – Aug 21, 2026
solo show
Soft SpacesLeslieLohmanJun 24 – Aug 9, 2026
group showClosing soon
The Object of Power is Power — Rocío GarcíaLeslieLohmanMay 6 – Sep 20, 2026
solo show
The Persistence of BeautyNino Mier Gallery — SoHoJun 25 – Aug 7, 2026
group showClosing soon
LOVER LOVE — Shu Lea CheangLeslieLohmanApr 3, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
solo show
Yves Saint Laurent and PhotographyInternational Center of PhotographyJun 11 – Sep 28, 2026
exhibition
Photobooks USA 2000–25International Center of PhotographyJun 11 – Sep 28, 2026
exhibition
I’m So Happy You Are HereInternational Center of PhotographyOct 15, 2026 – Jan 11, 2027
exhibition
Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional FailureInternational Center of PhotographyOct 15, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027
solo show
Clinamen — Céleste Boursier-MougenotPark Avenue ArmoryJun 10 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showClosing soon
The Cherry OrchardPark Avenue ArmorySep 14 – Sep 26, 2026
performance
Music For 18 Musicians: Staged VariationsPark Avenue ArmoryOct 14 – Oct 18, 2026
performance
Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern VisionsThe Morgan Library & MuseumJun 26 – Oct 4, 2026
exhibition
Revolutionary WomenThe New York HistoricalMay 29 – Oct 25, 2026
exhibition
The Weitzman Shoe MuseumThe New York HistoricalJun 18, 2026 – ongoing
exhibition
Democracy MattersThe New York HistoricalJun 18 – Nov 1, 2026
exhibition
Old Masters, New AmsterdamThe New York HistoricalMay 1 – Aug 30, 2026
exhibition
House Made of Dawn: Art by Native Americans 1880 to Now, Selections from the Hsu-Tang CollectionThe New York HistoricalApr 22 – Aug 16, 2026
exhibition
New York, New York: The Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection The New York HistoricalSep 5, 2025 – Aug 22, 2027
exhibition
Gallery of Tiffany LampsThe New York HistoricalApr 29, 2017 – ongoing
exhibition
Art of the Street: Selections from the Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld CollectionThe New York HistoricalAug 28, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027
exhibition
You Should Be Dancing: New York, 1976 and BeyondThe New York HistoricalOct 2, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027
exhibition
WetwareRainrain GalleryJul 9 – Aug 7, 2026
group showClosing soon
Follow Through: Fifth Anniversary ExhibitionNicola Vassell GalleryJun 25 – Aug 7, 2026
group showIntimateCulturally RootedClosing soon
Etienne Gisto Cipriani: The Cryptozoological Vivarium — Etienne Gisto CiprianiWave HillJun 27 – Aug 9, 2026
solo showSpectacleAvant-GardeClosing soon
Gil Batle: Double Life — Gil BatleRicco/MarescaMay 28 – Aug 21, 2026
Haas BrothersMarianne Boesky GallerySep 10 – Oct 17, 2026
solo show
Ryan McGinley: Night Shift — Ryan McGinleyJeffrey Deitch GalleryJun 13 – Aug 8, 2026
solo showClosing soon
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer: Burning in the Eyes of the Maker — Celeste Dupuy-SpencerJeffrey Deitch GallerySep 12 – Oct 31, 2026
solo show
David SpriggsArsenal Contemporary ArtJun 20 – Aug 22, 2026
solo show