![\"Noah](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/noah-davis.jpg\")
Noah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Photography by Kerry McFate. Image courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.\nPhiladelphia<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tNoah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Photography by Kerry McFate. Image courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
\nPhiladelphia<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah Davis\u201d<\/a> New York<\/p>\n \u201cPat Oleszko: Fool Disclosure\u201d <\/a> \u201cCarol Bove\u201d<\/a> Whitney Biennial 2026<\/a> \u201cRaphael: Sublime Poetry\u201d<\/a> \u201cLucas Samaras: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Looking\u201d<\/a> Portland<\/p>\n \u201cMing Smith: Jazz Requiem \u2013 Notations in Blue\u201d<\/a> Los Angeles<\/p>\n \u201cBruce Conner \/ Recording Angel\u201d<\/a> \u201cHaegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous\u201d<\/a> \u201cArthur Jafa: The White Album\u201d<\/a> Buffalo<\/p>\n \u201cLet Us Gather in a Flourishing Way\u201d<\/a>
Where: Philadelphia Art Museum
When: Jan. 24\u2013Apr. 26
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: This is your last chance to see this critically acclaimed survey<\/a> of the late Los Angeles-based artist, who died in 2015 at the age of 32. It has previously stopped at DAS MINSK in Potsdam, Germany, the Barbican in London, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
Know Before You Go: The show explores not only Davis\u2019s arresting, dreamlike paintings, but also his work in curating and community-building through the Underground Museum in LA.<\/p>\n
Where: SculptureCenter
When: Jan. 29\u2013Apr. 27
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: The cult-figure artist, whose humorous, political performances and videos have shown the creative potential of inflatable sculptures, is the subject of her first solo exhibition at a New York institution in more than 35 years.
Know Before You Go: Works on view include the dinosaur Yupasaurus, 1980, a monstrous send-up of a real estate developer who aggressively gobbles up land across New York.<\/p>\n
Where: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
When: Mar. 5\u2013Aug. 2
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: This is the first museum survey of the beloved sculptor of scrap metal<\/a>. The show traces her development over 25 years, from early drawings to a new monumental series made from steel tubing.
Know Before You Go: According to the museum, the American artist will \u201corchestrate a series of design interventions that subtly inflect the experience of navigating Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s iconic rotunda.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: Whitney Museum of American Art
When: Opens Mar. 8
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: The Whitney Biennial is an always-debated, highly anticipated<\/a> take on the state of American art. This year\u2019s iteration is curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer and includes 56 artists and collectives.
Know Before You Go: Look out for a rare mother-daughter duo on view: Andrea Fraser, known for her work in institutional critique, is sharing the stage with her mother, the 92-year-old painter Carmen de Monteflores.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
When: Mar. 29\u2013Jun. 28
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: Bringing together more than 200 works, this is the first comprehensive exhibition on the storied Italian Renaissance artist ever in the United States.
Know Before You Go: The show pays special attention to Raphael\u2019s portrayal of women. As it turns out, he was the first Western artist to use nude female models in his work.<\/p>\n![\"Polaroids](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lucas.jpg\")
Lucas Samaras, \u201cAutoPolaroids,\u201d 1969\/70. Image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, Robert and Gayle Greenhill, and the artist.
\nChicago<\/p>\n
Where: Art Institute of Chicago
When: Jan. 29\u2013July 20
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: The art world has struggled to fully understand the utterly unique oeuvre of American artist Lucas Samaras, who died in 2024. This show, which focuses on his photographs, and particularly his use of Polaroids, aims to help capture the breadth of his legacy.
Know Before You Go: The show includes sculptures and paintings recently donated to the museum by the Greek-born artist\u2019s estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: Portland Museum of Art
When: Feb. 6\u2013Jun. 7
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: This show explores how the celebrated photographer<\/a>\u2018s travels around Europe in the 1970s and \u201980s influenced her elusive, poignant depictions of Black life.
Know Before You Go: Many of the works in the show date from Smith\u2019s early career yet they have never been printed before now.<\/p>\n
Where: Marciano Art Foundation
When: Feb. 21\u2013Jul. 25
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: You have the rare chance to take in seven of the enigmatic artist Bruce Conner\u2019s experimental films, including CROSSROADS, 1976, a mash-up of declassified footage of atomic bomb tests.
Know Before You Go: Conner has been called the \u201cfather of the music video\u201d because of his rapid-fire editing techniques. If that\u2019s the case, you could also probably call him the father of TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Installation](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MOCA.jpeg\")
Hague Yang, Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun, 2024. Photography by Mark Blower. Image courtesy of the artist and MOCA.<\/p>\n
Where: MOCA Grand Avenue
When: Mar. 1\u2013Aug. 2
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: The show is a collaboration between MOCA and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is headquartered across the street. It pairs the work of contemporary Korean sculptor Haegue Yang with the Korean-born composer Isang Yun, who spent his career in Germany and died in 1995.
Know Before You Go: On March 10, the LA Philharmonic will perform Yun\u2019s Double Concerto, 1977, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in conjunction with the exhibition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: The Hammer Museum
When: Mar. 14\u2013Aug. 30
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: The 40-minute film\u2014described as \u201ca social critique of whiteness\u201d\u2014is the celebrated American artist Arthur Jafa\u2019s<\/a> highly anticipated follow-up to 2016\u2019s widely praised Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death.
Know Before You Go: The White Album won the Golden Lion for the best work in the central exhibition in the 2019 Venice Biennale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
When: Mar. 6\u2013Dec. 6
Why It\u2019s Worth a Look: This ambitious show of 58 Latinx artists, including Candida Alvarez, Felipe Baeza, Guadalupe Maravilla, and Leslie Martinez, explores how a broad cohort is pushing the discipline of painting in new directions.
Know Before You Go: The show takes its name from the former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera\u2019s poem \u201c[Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way].\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Manet's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Railway.jpg\")
\u00c9douard Manet, The Railway, 1873. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.
\nSeattle<\/p>\n