Arthur Jafa's Largest Museum Survey 'I Am Tony' Opens at New Museum

Arthur Jafa's largest museum survey to date, titled "I Am Tony," is set to open at the New Museum, as reported by The New York Times on September 14, 2026. The exhibition carries a message about identity that the artist describes as "forged in the holds of slave ships." Jafa, characterized in the report as a great disrupter, is presenting what the publication frames as a "Big Bang" — a major, expansive museum presentation. The survey marks the most extensive institutional showing of the artist's work to date. The exhibition is scheduled at the New Museum, a contemporary art institution in New York City. The title "I Am Tony" anchors the show's meditation on identity, drawing on the historical context of the transatlantic slave trade. The New York Times arts/design section reported the news on September 14, 2026. Further details about the exhibition's run dates, curatorial team, and specific works on view were not included in the source material.