Upper East Side Art Guide
Curated gallery guide for world-class contemporary art exhibitions at leading Upper East Side galleries and museums. Browse or filter our listings to find artists, exhibition openings and events happening now in Manhattan. Use NearMe to see what's on near you in the New York art world today.
- Almine Rech Gallery New YorkNew York Upper East Side
- Gagosian Madison AvenueNew York Upper East Side
last weekHao Liang: Portraits and Wonders 8 May - 23 Jun 2018 new works in Hao’s first solo exhibition in the US - intricate, masterfully painted Chinese ink landscapes and portraits which consider the perpetual flux of nature and timeGagosian Madison AvenueNew York Upper East Side
last weekUrs Fischer: Sōtatsu 3 May - 23 Jun 2018 inspired by the early seventeenth-century Japanese artist, a suite of nine paintings exploring the ways that space and gesture can be divided, stretched, opened, and closedMignoni GalleryNew York Upper East Side
last weekAn Eccentric View: Tauba Auerbach, Jo Baer, Marsha Cottrell, Tara Donovan, Eva Hesse, Kathleen Jacobs, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Mira Schendel 1 May - 23 Jun 2018 works from the mid-60s through to the present day by nine women, from different generations, with key overlapping and shared concerns
- Acquavella GalleriesNew York Upper East Side
The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García 12 Apr - 29 Jun 2018 over sixty paintings, sculptures and works on paper from 1896 to 1949 drawn from the private collection of the family of the artistAlmine Rech Gallery New YorkNew York Upper East Side
just openedCliche 20 Jun - 28 Jul 2018 organised with Bill Powers: “how should we define cliche today? The betrayal of originality…. An overused motif…. Genericism as a byproduct of ubiquity….”Di DonnaNew York Upper East Side
Moon Dancers: Yup’ik Masks and the Surrealists 27 Apr - 29 Jun 2018 an exhibition celebrating the creative intersection between 19th and 20th century Yup’ik masks from the central Alaskan coast and the Surrealists’ quest for spiritual and artistic connections with pre-modern societiesGagosian 976 Madison AvenueNew York Upper East SideJeff Koons 30 May - 24 Aug 2018 making use of conceptual constructs including the ancient, the everyday, and the sublime, Koons creates luxurious icons and elaborate tableaux, which engage the viewer in a metaphysical dialogue with cultural historyGagosian Madison AvenueNew York Upper East Side last weekHao Liang: Portraits and Wonders 8 May - 23 Jun 2018 new works in Hao’s first solo exhibition in the US - intricate, masterfully painted Chinese ink landscapes and portraits which consider the perpetual flux of nature and timeGagosian Madison AvenueNew York Upper East Side last weekUrs Fischer: Sōtatsu 3 May - 23 Jun 2018 inspired by the early seventeenth-century Japanese artist, a suite of nine paintings exploring the ways that space and gesture can be divided, stretched, opened, and closedGladstone 64New York Upper East Sideno current exhibition
Greene NaftaliNew York Upper East SideHauser & Wirth 69th StNew York Upper East SideEduardo Chillida 30 Apr - 27 Jul 2018Henrique Faria Fine ArtNew York Upper East Sideno current exhibition
Jason Jacques GalleryNew York Upper East Sideno current exhibition
Lévy Gorvy New YorkNew York Upper East Side
forthcoming:Neon in Daylight: François Morellet 28 Jun - 18 Aug 2018 part of the gallery's Summer 2018 program SUMMER LIGHTS, five neon sculptures reveal the artist’s unique mixing of rigorous neutrality and wry humorLévy Gorvy New YorkNew York Upper East Side
forthcoming:Depth Perception: James Turrell 28 Jun - 18 Aug 2018 part of the gallery's Summer 2018 program SUMMER LIGHTS, a landmark room-spanning installation in which red fluorescent light is paired with light-reflective paint to produce a vertiginous spatial effectLuxembourg & Dayan New YorkNew York Upper East SideMichael Werner, Upper East SideNew York Upper East Side
A.R. Penck: Paintings from the 1980s and Memorial to an Unknown East German Soldier 9 May - 6 Jul 2018 two exhibitions, presenting large-scale paintings and a monumental sculpture in wood and bronze, and representing a key moment in Penck’s workMignoni GalleryNew York Upper East Side last weekAn Eccentric View: Tauba Auerbach, Jo Baer, Marsha Cottrell, Tara Donovan, Eva Hesse, Kathleen Jacobs, Yayoi Kusama, Agnes Martin, Mira Schendel 1 May - 23 Jun 2018 works from the mid-60s through to the present day by nine women, from different generations, with key overlapping and shared concernsSkarstedtNew York Upper East Side
David Salle: Paintings 1985-1995 26 Apr - 29 Jun 2018 historic paintings highlighting a particularly prolific and experimental period in Salle’s careerThe FLAG Art FoundationNew York Upper East Side, PublicDime-Store Alchemy 5 Jun - 22 Sep 2018The FLAG Art FoundationNew York Upper East Side, PublicGenevieve Gaignard: Counterfeit Currency 5 Jun - 22 Sep 2018The Met BreuerNew York Upper East Side, PublicLike Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now) 21 Mar - 22 Jul 2018The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York Upper East Side, PublicThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York Upper East Side, PublicThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York Upper East Side, PublicHistory Refused to Die. Highlights from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation 22 May - 23 Sep 2018not open todayVote for us
