12 Must-See Spring Exhibitions in New York
This spring, New York City hosts a variety of 12 exhibitions, including: - 'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll' at The Met, showcasing guitars from Jimi Hendrix to Lady Gaga, available until October 1. - A retrospective of Basquiat at The Brant Foundation, running through May 15. - 'So Much Deathless,' a Gretchen Bender retrospective at Red Bull Arts until July 29. - 'Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving' at the Brooklyn Museum until May 12. - 'Nancy Spero: Paper Mirror' at MoMA PS1, open until June 23. - 'She Persists' at Gracie Mansion until December 31. - 'Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture' at The Frick until June 2. - 'Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything' at The Jewish Museum until September 8. - 'We the People' at the New Museum until May 26. - 'Joan Miró: Birth of the World' at MoMA until June 15. - 'Reich Richter Pärt' at The Shed until June 2. - A Keith Haring mural at Pioneer Works until May 12.
Key facts
- Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll at the Met runs until October 1, 2019.
- The Brant Foundation's new East Village location hosts a Basquiat retrospective through May 15, 2019.
- Gretchen Bender's first posthumous retrospective is at Red Bull Arts New York until July 29, 2019.
- Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving at the Brooklyn Museum includes her clothing and personal items.
- Nancy Spero: Paper Mirror at MoMA PS1 includes over 100 works and runs until June 23, 2019.
- She Persists at Gracie Mansion celebrates the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage.
- Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture is the first major US show on the artist.
- Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything at the Jewish Museum features commissioned works by international artists.
- Nari Ward: We the People at the New Museum covers his career with over 30 works.
- Joan Miró: Birth of the World at MoMA focuses on the 1925 painting and runs until June 15, 2019.
- The Shed opens with Reich Richter Pärt, a collaboration between Steve Reich, Gerhard Richter, and Arvo Pärt.
- Keith Haring's 1987 Boys Club Mural is exhibited at Pioneer Works through May 12, 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Jimi Hendrix
- Chuck Berry
- Lady Gaga
- Eddie Van Halen
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Andy Warhol
- Walter De Maria
- Gretchen Bender
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Rivera
- Nancy Spero
- Berenice Abbott
- Diane Arbus
- Cindy Sherman
- Kara Walker
- Faith Ringgold
- Carmen Herrera
- Giovanni Battista Moroni
- Leonard Cohen
- Kara Blake
- Candice Breitz
- Tacita Dean
- George Fok
- Ari Folman
- Lou Doillon
- Moby
- The National
- Nari Ward
- Joan Miró
- Steve Reich
- Gerhard Richter
- Arvo Pärt
- Keith Haring
- Dustin Yellin
- Maurita Cardone
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Brant Foundation
- Red Bull Arts New York
- Brooklyn Museum
- MoMA PS1
- Gracie Mansion Conservancy
- The Frick Collection
- The Jewish Museum
- The New Museum
- MoMA
- The Shed
- Pioneer Works
- Lehmann Maupin
- Galleria Continua
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Artribune
- Boy's Club of New York
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York
- The Brant Foundation, 421 East 6th St, New York
- East Village, New York
- Red Bull Arts New York, 220 W 18th St, New York
- Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, New York
- MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, New York
- Gracie Mansion, East 88th Street & East End Avenue, New York
- The Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, New York
- The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York
- The New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York
- MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street, New York
- The Shed, 545 West 30th Street, New York
- Hudson Yards, New York
- Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, New York
- Harlem, New York
- Mexico
- Italy
- Venice
- Richmond, Virginia