Spring 2026 New York Art Guide Highlights Exhibitions from Uptown to Queens
A comprehensive guide to current art exhibitions across New York City for spring 2026 features numerous shows closing soon. At the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Carol Bove presents steel sculptures on the central ramp through August 2. The Jewish Museum displays Joan Semmel's paintings from the 1970s until May 31, focusing on the female nude. The Whitney Biennial 2026, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer with 56 participants, runs through August 23 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. At the Metropolitan Museum, "Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt" juxtaposes contemporary works with ancient artifacts until January 10, 2027. The New Museum's expanded building hosts "New Humans: Memories of the Future," an ongoing exhibition with over 200 contributors exploring human identity. MoMA PS1 presents "Greater New York" with 53 artists through August 17. Numerous gallery shows are marked "Last Chance," closing around April 25, including Paul Chan at Greene Naftali, Nicola Tyson at Petzel, Doron Langberg at Deitch, Yuval Pudik at Palo, and Victor Van at Open Studio. The guide also covers exhibitions in Philadelphia at the Institute of Contemporary Art and in Warsaw at the Museum of Modern Art.
Key facts
- Carol Bove's exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum runs through August 2, 2026.
- The Whitney Biennial 2026 features 56 artists and collectives and is on view until August 23, 2026.
- Joan Semmel's show at the Jewish Museum includes paintings from the 1970s and closes May 31, 2026.
- "Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt" at The Metropolitan Museum is open until January 10, 2027.
- The New Museum's "New Humans: Memories of the Future" is an ongoing exhibition with over 200 contributors.
- MoMA PS1's "Greater New York" includes 53 artists and runs through August 17, 2026.
- Many gallery exhibitions are closing around April 25, 2026, marked as "Last Chance."
- The guide includes exhibitions in Philadelphia and Warsaw in addition to New York City venues.
Entities
Artists
- Carol Bove
- Joan Semmel
- Paul Chan
- Nicola Tyson
- Doron Langberg
- Yuval Pudik
- Victor Van
- Jessi Reaves
- Rachel Rose
- Torbjørn Rødland
- Elizabeth Peyton
- Ceija Stojka
- Claudio Perna
- David Armstrong
- Eli Hill
- Brock Enright
- Pat Oleszko
- Hilma af Klint
- Amaliel
- Gustave Courbet
- Melvin Edwards
- Michael Aschenbrenner
- Raphael
- Marcela Guerrero
- Drew Sawyer
- Sancia Miala Shiba Nash
- Drew K. Broderick
- Édouard Vuillard
- Jean-Antoine Watteau
- Gia
- Anatoly
- Gracie Hadland
- John Vincler
- David Rimanelli
- Whitney Mallett
- Johanna Fateman
- Paige K. Bradley
- Brian Droitcour
- Margaret Sundell
- Dawn Chan
- Devan Díaz
- Grace Byron
- Jarrett Earnest
- Sam McKinniss
- Blakey Bessire
- Janiva Ellis
- Taína Cruz
- Julia Wachtel
- Gina Birch
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Chiara Fumai
- Valerie Solanas
- Yukio Mishima
- Eugène Delacroix
- David Bowie
- Kurt Cobain
- Liam Gallagher
- Napoleon
- Gavin Brown
- Lynne Cooke
- Robert Glowacki
- Constance Mensch
- Kris Graves
- David Heald
- Steven Probert
- Meg Symanow
- Matt Grubb
- Dario Lasagni
- Chris Herity
Institutions
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Jewish Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- The Metropolitan Museum
- New Museum
- MoMA PS1
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
- Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Gladstone
- Petzel
- Greene Naftali
- David Kordansky Gallery
- David Zwirner
- Deitch
- Drawing Center
- ISLAA
- Artists Space
- Harkawik
- Open Studio
- Club Rhubarb
- Sculpture Center
- Skarstedt
- White Columns
- Palo
- Victoria Miro
- Walker Art Center
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- See Saw
- CULTURED
- Arts and Letters
- Audubon Terrace
- MSN Warsaw
- Artmuseum.pl
Locations
- New York City
- New York
- United States
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Warsaw
- Poland
- 1071 Fifth Avenue
- 1109 Fifth Avenue
- 99 Gansevoort Street
- 1000 Fifth Avenue
- 235 Bowery
- 22-25 Jackson Avenue
- Long Island City
- 118 South 36th Street
- Marszalkowska 103
- Broadway between West 155 and 156 Streets
- 130 East 64th Street
- 508 West 26th Street
- 520 West 20th Street
- 533 West 19th Street
- 18 Wooster Street
- 35 Wooster Street
- 142 Franklin Street
- 11 Cortlandt Alley
- 88 Walker Street
- 127 Henry Street
- 3 Prince Street
- 44-19 Purves Street
- 547 West 25th Street
- 91 Horatio Street
- 21 East 3rd Street
- Israel
- Ukraine
- Fire Island
- Hudson Valley
- Brooklyn
- Auschwitz
- Bergen-Belsen
- Ravensbrück
- Venezuela
- Japan
- Paris
- Louvre
- Trojan
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Walt Disney Resort
- IHOP