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Exhibition view: New Humans: Memories of the Future, 2026. New Museum, New York. Courtesy New Museum. <\/p>\n
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That glorious spring weather is just within reach. What\u2019s a better way to get into the spring glee than to head outside and enjoy some art? Here are 12 of the most exciting upcoming art exhibitions and fairs in New York City this spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Art Exhibitions<\/p>\n
The Whitney Museum of American Art\u2019s 82nd Biennial<\/p>\n
99 Gansevoort St. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n The Whitney Museum of American Art\u2019s 82nd Biennial has returned until Aug. 23. The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of contemporary art, first implemented in 1932. The 2026 Biennial features artwork from 56 artists, duos and collectives, each examining different environments and moods that attest to present-day issues, challenges, relationships and more. Featured artists include Ignacio Gatica, Jordan Strafer and Aki Onda. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $30 Adult Tickets\n<\/p>\n \u201cNew Humans: Memories of the Future\u201d at New Museum<\/p>\n 235 Bowery \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n Having been closed since March 2024, the New Museum is set to reopen on March 21 after its two-year, 60,000-square-foot expansion project, offering free admission during the opening weekend. Set to inaugurate the New Museum\u2019s expanded building is \u201cNew Humans: Memories of the Future\u201d, an exhibition that examines what it means to be human during a time of endlessly advancing technology. The exhibition will feature over 150 international artists, architects, writers, filmmakers and more. Tickets are available for purchase on the museum\u2019s website or at the door.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $25 Adult Tickets\n<\/p>\n \u201cRaphael: Sublime Poetry\u201d at The Met<\/p>\n 1000 Fifth Ave. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n From March 29 to June 28, guests can view \u201cRaphael: Sublime Poetry\u201d, the only comprehensive exhibition on Raffaello di Giovanni Santi \u2013 better known as Raphael \u2013 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition will take a deep dive into Raphael\u2019s work as an artist, painter, designer, and architect throughout his 37 years of life, with a particular focus on the Italian Renaissance figure\u2019s portrayal of women within his art. \u201cRaphael: Sublime Poetry\u201d is free with museum admission, and tickets can be purchased on the museum\u2019s website or at the door.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: Free for New York State residents\n<\/p>\n Marcel Duchamp at MoMA<\/p>\n 11 W 53 St. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n 300 of Marcel Duchamp\u2019s artworks will be unveiled at the Museum of Modern Art on April 12, celebrating the artist\u2019s first retrospective in the United States since 1973. Over his six-decade career, Duchamp was credited with questioning what art itself is in some of the most innovative ways. From his invention of readymades to his unconventional \u201cFountain\u201d, a urinal signed with his pseudonym \u201cR. Mutt\u201d, this exhibition is not something to miss. MoMA will have Duchamp\u2019s retrospective on view until Aug. 22. Tickets are available for purchase on the museum\u2019s website or at the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $30 Adult Tickets \u201cIris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses\u201d at Brooklyn Museum\u00a0<\/p>\n 200 Eastern Parkway \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n Opening on May 16, fashion designer Iris van Herpen\u2019s clothing that blends contemporary technology techniques with traditional craftsmanship will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum. The haute couture designs will be displayed in conversation with a wide range of artworks, artifacts, and specimens by artists such as Nick Knight, Casey Curren, and Rogan Brown. The exhibition will take visitors on an adventure that discusses how the body flows within ever-changing environments. \u201cIris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses\u201d will be on view until Dec. 6. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: Pay-what-you-wish Admission\n<\/p>\n \u201cGuggenheim Pop\u201d at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\u00a0<\/p>\n 1071 Fifth Ave. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n From June 5 to Jan. 10, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will be featuring a wide range of sculptures, paintings and other pop artworks that express American culture post-World War II in their new \u201cGuggenheim Pop\u201d exhibition. The showcase will feature prominent artists from the 1960s, including Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and more. Contemporary artists Josh Kline, Luc\u00eda Hierro and Maurizio Cattelan will have some of their recent works presented alongside the pop art, promoting conversations surrounding American consumerism in the past and present-day. Tickets are available for purchase on the museum\u2019s website or at the door.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $30 Adult Tickets\n<\/p>\n Art Fairs<\/p>\n The International Fine Print Dealers Association\u2019s 32nd Print Fair<\/p>\n 643 Park Ave. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n Established in 1991, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) will be organizing its 32nd Print Fair from April 9 to April 12. IFPDA is the only nonprofit in the United States whose mission is to support and curate exhibitions, internships and other educational programs specifically for drawing and printmaking. The IFPDA\u2019s Print Fair is the world\u2019s longest-running fair dedicated to the art of printmaking, with this upcoming fair featuring over 80 international dealers. Live talks with experts such as Derrick Adams, Hank Willis Thomas and Julie Mehretu will also be held. Tickets can be purchased on IFPDA\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $45 Day Pass\n<\/p>\n The Association of International Photography Art Dealers\u2019 45th Photography Show<\/p>\n 643 Park Ave. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) is hosting its 45th edition of The Photography Show from April 22 to April 26. AIPAD\u2019s Photography Show is the world\u2019s longest-running photography fair, first starting in 1994. This festival will feature over 67 international galleries and special \u201cFocal Point Sectors\u201d, with works dating back to the 19th century. AIPAD will also hold live talk events covering themes of photography processes, practices and history. Tickets can be purchased on AIPAD\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: $45 General Admission Tickets\n<\/p>\n Future Fair at Chelsea Industrial<\/p>\n 535 W 28 St. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n Founded in 2020, the Future Fair strives to highlight contemporary artists and foster easier access and growth within the global arts industry. This year\u2019s Future Fair will be held from May 13 until May 16 and will feature 68 local, national and international exhibitors. Nearly half of these exhibitors are from the New York Tri-State area, along with nine countries and four continents represented. Tickets will be available for purchase on Future Fair\u2019s website in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: To Be Announced Frieze New York\u2019s Art Fair at The Shed<\/p>\n 545 W 30 St. \/ Website<\/a><\/p>\n From May 13 to May 17, Frieze New York is hosting its 15th art fair. Originally an international art and culture magazine founded in 1991, the brand has since expanded to treat art lovers around the world with annual art fairs in cities like London, New York and Los Angeles. The 2026 Frieze New York Art Fair, which launched in 2012, will highlight approximately 70 galleries, performance-led programs and nonprofit collaborations. The galleries will feature work from artists such as Joanne Burke, Aki Goto and Seba Calfuqueo. Tickets can be purchased on Frieze New York\u2019s website.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Price: Varies\n<\/p>\n 1-54\u2019s 12th Contemporary African Art Fair<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A piece shown at The Whitney\u2019s BiennialPhoto by Avalon Ashley Bellos\n<\/p>\n
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