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Best of Shows

The must-see shows that we can’t let you miss. Updated weekly.

Mona Filleul: Sissy Institute
Art ShowEast Village

Mona Filleul: Sissy Institute

SEP30
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JAN04
Swiss Institute

The message of this “sanctuary for sissies”? Darling, you belong here.

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Richard Long: Full Moon
Art ShowLower East Side

Richard Long: Full Moon

NOV09
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DEC13
Sperone Westwater

Time stops beneath Richard Long’s radiating, trance-inducing two-storey high moon that you can reach out and touch.

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Isaiah Harris: Confessions of Fire
Art ShowLower East Side

Isaiah Harris: Confessions of Fire

NOV06
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DEC20
King's Leap

Harris turns the hard-wrought journey from bondage to self-rule into a blacksmith’s language of fire, steel, and swagger.

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Neighborhood Art Walks

Curated routes to galleries, museums, bars, bookstores, coffee shops, and more. Block by block.

Find Art North of Houston Street
Art WalkNoHo

Find Art North of Houston Street

Uptown elegance, downtown edge. Pop and punk at one door. Romanticism at the next.

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Art WalkLittle Italy

Find Art Around Elizabeth Street

Serious galleries hiding out between tourist chaos and delicious treats.

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Art WalkLower East Side

Find Art South of Dimes Square

Limit-pushing galleries set the stage for new voices on Henry Street and beyond.

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Art WalkEast Village

Find Art From St. Mark’s Place to Avenue A

A poetic and punk past informs forward-thinking galleries in this artistically defiant neighborhood..

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Art Collections

Find your art space and the perfect place to eat, shop, drink, and relax next door.

Local Legends
CollectionLower East Side

Local Legends

The art spaces that have earned and kept cult status.

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Rising Galleries

Want to see where art is heading next? These are the galleries to watch.

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The Specialists

The art spaces where distinct ideas, subcultures, or communities are championed.

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Places to Pause

Places to reflect and refuel while you're art adventuring

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Places to Pause

The spots in between that make an art afternoon great.

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Coffee Shops We Love

As the saying goes, life is too short to drink bad coffee. We got you.

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Bookstores Worth the Detour
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Where to Drink After an Opening
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Where to go for a Leisurely Lunch
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