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Every month our resident art expert, David Behringer, searches for the best of what’s happening in modern art in New York City galleries. He seeks the best exhibitions and shows that most of us wouldn’t even know existed, and shares an up close and personal view of the artists and their work.

Joel Shapiro’s New Sculptures Radiate Joy and Defy Gravity

Joel Shapiro’s New Sculptures Radiate Joy and Defy Gravity

Legendary sculptor Joel Shapiro debuts 3 new massive wood sculptures in New York, plus a room full of gravity-defying studies that invite close inspection.

Liza Lou’s New “Paintings” Surprise With Thousands of Beads

Liza Lou’s New “Paintings” Surprise With Thousands of Beads

Liza Lou debuts new artworks in New York that transform thousands of glass beads into brushstrokes, with a surprising textural effect.

Bass and Light: 2 Must-See Installations at Dia Beacon Now

Bass and Light: 2 Must-See Installations at Dia Beacon Now

Two installations feature awe-inspiring artwork by Felix Gonzalez-Torrres and filmmaker Steve McQueen at Dia Beacon in New York this summer.

2 Must-See Group Exhibitions in New York City Galleries Now

2 Must-See Group Exhibitions in New York City Galleries Now

Over 60 contemporary artists across 2 NYC galleries unlock new potentials for material and pattern in this summer's must-see exhibitions.

Splitting Daylight: Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Photographs of Color

Splitting Daylight: Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Photographs of Color

Famed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto presents new colorful photographs of refracted sunlight alongside the massive prism that was used in their creation.

Tara Donovan's CD Stacks Are Ethereal Material Bliss

Tara Donovan's CD Stacks Are Ethereal Material Bliss

Artist Tara Donovan presents new sculpture in "Stratagems" at Pace Gallery in New York that stacks hundreds of thousands of used CDs into spiraling translucent bliss.

Artist Vik Muniz Reconfigures Shredded Cash

Artist Vik Muniz Reconfigures Shredded Cash

Vik Muniz newest work collages shredded US currency into iconic American images at a larger-than-life scale at Sikkema Jenkins & Co on Manhattan's west side.

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DMTV Milkshake: Capturing the Essence of Stone With José Miguel Schnaider

Follow along with this week's Milkshake as the founder of Sten Studio, José Miguel Schnaider, highlights the mystifying beauty of natural stone and reconnecting with earth.

Frank Stella's Psychedelic Sculptures Land in New York

Frank Stella's Psychedelic Sculptures Land in New York

Frank Stella presents Recent Sculpture at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in New York, that shifts in color, towers tall, and appears to defy gravity.

Thousands of Brushstrokes: Antonio Santín's New Rug Paintings

Thousands of Brushstrokes: Antonio Santín's New Rug Paintings

Artist Antonio Santín, whose work is on view in New York now, creates unbelievable hyperreal paintings of ornate rugs that appear to fold in 3D space.

Delcy Morelos Conjures a Sacred Experience With Soil

Delcy Morelos Conjures a Sacred Experience With Soil

A massive ziggurat-like structure of dirt seems to levitate off the floor in New York City, offering a profoundly sacred connection with soil, light, scent, and time.

2023 Year in Review: Unframed

2023 Year in Review: Unframed

If you missed out on this year's new and now of the NYC art scene or you're looking to revisit your favorite posts, browse everything our Unframed art column showcased in 2023.

Abelardo Morell Invites You to Stand in the Shadow of Monet

Abelardo Morell Invites You to Stand in the Shadow of Monet

Abelardo Morell presents new tent-camera photographs that capture the ground and the view from legendary Impressionist locations that inspired Monet and Van Gogh.

Solid Lightning: Ugo Rondinone's Stunning New Sculpture

Solid Lightning: Ugo Rondinone's Stunning New Sculpture

Ugo Rondinone's 20-foot lightning sculptures aren't what they first appear to be. This surreal, joyous, and surprising new exhibition is on view at Gladstone Gallery in New York.

Beautiful Glitches: Jacob Hashimoto's New

Beautiful Glitches: Jacob Hashimoto's New "Kite" Works

Artist Jacob Hashimoto presents 11 new visually electric sculptures in New York, made from his signature paper "kites" that shift with every step.

2 Exciting Outdoor Artworks in New York This Summer

2 Exciting Outdoor Artworks in New York This Summer

These two amazing site-specific sculptures – from Nicholas Galanin and Pamela Rosenkranz – in New York City are worth planning your weekend around.

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