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New Museum Explores Bowery History in 'Devil's Mile' Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-10-13

“The Bowery: Devil’s Mile” has debuted at the New Museum in New York City, showcasing the Bowery's past through historical maps, a milestone dating back 200 years, and a portrait of Peter Stuyvesant. Featured artists include Jacob Riis, Martha Rosler, Berenice Abbott, Weegee, Reginald Marsh, and Nan Goldin, along with Brad Kahlhamer’s installation titled Bowery Nation. On April 11, the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize will celebrate its 10th ceremony in Milan, accompanied by an exhibition of 30 shortlisted entries available until April 28. Basic.Space has introduced The Luxury Draw, providing an opportunity to win a design setup, with proceeds supporting the Virgil Abloh Foundation. The Asian Art Biennial is scheduled from November 7 to February 28, highlighting over 30 artists.

Key facts

  • The New Museum opens 'The Bowery: Devil’s Mile,' a major exhibition on the history of the Bowery in New York City.
  • The exhibition includes vintage maps, a 200-year-old marble milestone, a portrait of Peter Stuyvesant, riot prints, dime-museum handbills, and an enameled 1836 firefighters’ pump wagon.
  • Artists featured include Jacob Riis, Martha Rosler, Berenice Abbott, Weegee, Reginald Marsh, Nan Goldin, Billy Sullivan, Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse, Tom Wesselmann, and Brad Kahlhamer.
  • The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize will hold its 10th-edition ceremony in Milan on April 11, the night before Milan Design Week begins.
  • A major exhibition celebrating a decade of the Loewe Craft Prize will open on design week’s first day and run through April 28, showing all 30 shortlisted works.
  • Basic.Space launches The Luxury Draw, offering a chance to win The Lounge for a $1 entry via Apple Pay, benefiting the Virgil Abloh Foundation.
  • The Asian Art Biennial announces artists for its tenth edition, running November 7 through February 28 at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, curated by Lu Pei-Yi.
  • A talk series 'The Many Worlds of M.C. Escher' accompanies the exhibition 'Mathematics and the Art of M.C. Escher,' with a talk by Doris Schattschneider on October 13.

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  • New York City
  • United States
  • Bowery
  • Times Square
  • Coney Island
  • CBGB
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Paris
  • France
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Singapore
  • Taichung
  • Taiwan
  • Alexandria
  • Egypt

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