{"id":199331,"date":"2026-04-16T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199331\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:58:09","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-sprawling-free-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199331\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect From the Sprawling Free Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"

MoMA PS1<\/a> just opened “Greater New York 2026<\/a>,” its sprawling, building-wide exhibition that doubles as a snapshot of what artists across the city are actually making right now. The show officially opens today, April 16, and runs through August 17, featuring 53 artists and collectives working across pretty much every medium you can think of.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the type of show you can power through in 45 minutes, though. It takes over the entire museum with more than 150 works, including large-scale installations, new commissions, performances and pieces that, in many cases, have never been shown publicly before. There\u2019s painting next to animation next to scenography next to something you\u2019re not entirely sure how to categorize and that\u2019s\u00a0entirely\u00a0the point.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: GrayscMarc Kokopeli. “Times Square Alliance Playset.” 2025. LCD cabinet, LED Screen, resin, fabric, mixed media; video, sound (9:15 min). 93 x 154 x 80 cm Courtesy the artist and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. <\/p>\n

“Greater New York” is a quinquennial (every five years) survey and this year\u2019s edition carries a little extra weight, as it also coincides with PS1\u2019s 50th anniversary. Additionally, for the first time ever, it\u2019s organized by the institution\u2019s full curatorial team rather than a smaller group. The result is a wider, messier and more representative cross-section of the city\u2019s creative output at the moment.<\/p>\n

Artists included in the show range from emerging names to more established figures, with a noticeable emphasis on early- and mid-career voices. Many have direct ties to Queens and the surrounding area, connecting the show to neighborhoods just outside the museum\u2019s doors.<\/p>\n

As for what it\u2019s all about: don\u2019t expect a single theme spelled out on a wall label. Instead, the exhibition loosely tracks the pressures shaping life in New York today\u2014everything from surveillance and rapidly evolving tech to infrastructure strain and collective resistance.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Luis CorzoTa\u00edna Cruz. “Charm Written in Steam and Light.” 2025. Oil on canvas. 48 \u00d7 60 in. Courtesy the artist and Embajada, San Juan. <\/p>\n

\u201c’Greater New York’ explores the infrastructures that govern and pressurize life in the region,\u201d said chief curator and director of curatorial a\ufb00airs Ruba Katrib. \u201cAcross media, artists in New York are addressing urgent concerns with varied approaches and aesthetics, from polish to ruination, claustrophobia to collective action and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a full slate of live programming. A performance series runs through May and June, featuring eight artists debuting new works, plus artist talks throughout the run. And if you like your art with a side of block party energy, PS1 is throwing a free 50th anniversary celebration<\/a> on Saturday, April 18, complete with music, food vendors and gallery access.<\/p>\n

The best part? Admission is free, which makes this one of the most ambitious\u2014and accessible\u2014art shows in the city right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MoMA PS1 just opened “Greater New York 2026,” its sprawling, building-wide exhibition that doubles as a snapshot of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1149,8944,9,8945,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-199331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-categories-art","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-news-art","12":"tag-ny","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-nyc-headlines","15":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}