Canyon, a New York Center for Performance and Time-Based Art, Opens in 2026
In 2026, a new cultural venue named Canyon will debut in New York's Lower East Side, spearheaded by philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz alongside Joe Thompson, the former director of MASS MoCA. Thompson will take the helm as director, with Sam Ozer serving as curator-at-large and Cass Fino-Radin overseeing artistic and technological aspects. Situated at 200 Broome Street, this 3,500-square-meter facility will include exhibition galleries, a plaza soaring 18 meters high, and a hall with 300 seats. Seasonal programming will feature a retrospective of Ryoji Ikeda and an expanded version of "Worldbuilding." Admission costs $30, while school groups and library cardholders can enter for free. Rosenkranz is committing $10 million to renovations and will support the center's annual budget of $10 million.
Key facts
- Canyon opens in 2026 in New York's Lower East Side at 200 Broome Street.
- Founded by Robert Rosenkranz and Joe Thompson, former MASS MoCA director.
- Joe Thompson is director; Sam Ozer is curator-at-large; Cass Fino-Radin is artistic and technology director.
- Architecture by New Affiliates; over 3,500 square meters.
- Features an 18-meter elevated plaza and a 300-seat hall.
- Programming rotates three times a year: spring, summer, fall.
- First exhibitions: Ryoji Ikeda retrospective and 'Worldbuilding: Gaming and Art in the Digital Age'.
- Admission $30; free for school groups and library cardholders.
- Rosenkranz invests $10 million in renovation and $10 million annual operating budget.
- Partners: Electronic Arts Intermix, Rhizome, The ARChive of Contemporary Music.
Entities
Artists
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Rebecca Allen
- Cory Arcangel
- LaTurbo Avedon
- Meriem Bennani
- Ian Cheng
- Cao Fei
- Harun Farocki
- Porpentine Charity Heartscape
- Pierre Huyghe
- Rindon Johnson
- KAWS
- Sondra Perry
- Jacolby Satterwhite
- Sturtevant
- Suzanne Treister
- William Kentridge
- Trooko
- Laurie Anderson
Institutions
- Canyon
- MASS MoCA
- New Affiliates
- Julia Stoschek Foundation
- Centre Pompidou Metz
- Electronic Arts Intermix
- Rhizome
- The ARChive of Contemporary Music
- MoMA
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- Lower East Side
- Williamsburg Bridge
- 200 Broome Street
- Düsseldorf
- Germany
- Metz
- France