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10 Must-See Exhibitions in New York During the Holidays

exhibition · 2026-05-04

From late 2018 to early 2019, New York City showcases ten notable art exhibitions, featuring significant retrospectives and thematic displays. 'Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts' is on view at MoMA and MoMA PS1 until February 18 and 25, 2019. The Whitney Museum presents 'Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again,' displaying over 350 pieces until March 31, 2019. At The Met, visitors can explore 'Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera.' The Brooklyn Museum's 'Soul of a Nation' concludes on February 3, 2019. Additionally, 'Metaphysical Masterpieces' at the Center for Italian Modern Art runs until June 15, 2019. The New Museum's 'Sarah Lucas: Au Naturel' wraps up on January 20, 2019, while other exhibitions, including 'Stanley Kubrick Photographs,' 'Celebrating Tintoretto,' 'Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich,' and 'Down These Mean Streets,' all end on January 6, 2019.

Key facts

  • Bruce Nauman retrospective at MoMA and MoMA PS1 runs until Feb 18/25, 2019
  • Andy Warhol retrospective at Whitney Museum, first since 1989, until March 31, 2019
  • Epic Abstraction at Met includes works from Pollock to Herrera
  • Soul of a Nation at Brooklyn Museum covers 1963-1983 African American art
  • Metaphysical Masterpieces at Center for Italian Modern Art features Morandi, Sironi, Carrà
  • Sarah Lucas exhibition at New Museum includes over 150 works
  • Stanley Kubrick photographs at Museum of the City of New York from Look magazine
  • Tintoretto exhibition at Met celebrates 500th birthday with portraits and drawings
  • Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich show at Jewish Museum focuses on Vitebsk school 1918-1922
  • Down These Mean Streets at El Museo del Barrio explores urban photography 1950s-60s

Entities

Artists

  • Bruce Nauman
  • Andy Warhol
  • Jackson Pollock
  • Barnett Newman
  • Carmen Herrera
  • Giorgio Morandi
  • Mario Sironi
  • Carlo Carrà
  • Giorgio de Chirico
  • Sarah Lucas
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • Jacopo Tintoretto
  • Domenico Tintoretto
  • Marc Chagall
  • El Lissitzky
  • Kazimir Malevich
  • Frank Espada
  • Oscar Castillo
  • Camilo José Vergara
  • Piri Thomas
  • Maurita Cardone
  • Massimiliano Gioni

Institutions

  • MoMA
  • MoMA PS1
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Brooklyn Museum
  • Center for Italian Modern Art
  • New Museum
  • Museum of the City of New York
  • Jewish Museum
  • El Museo del Barrio
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Sadie Coles HQ
  • Artribune
  • Look Magazine

Locations

  • New York City
  • United States
  • MoMA, 11 West 53 Street, New York
  • MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, New York
  • Whitney Museum, 99 Gansevoort Street, New York
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York
  • Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, New York
  • Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street, New York
  • New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York
  • Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York
  • Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street, New York
  • El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, New York
  • Bronx
  • East Harlem
  • Vitebsk
  • Russia
  • Italy
  • Cuba
  • London
  • Venice

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