There are still a few days left to see 2023’s biggest art shows, including Pipilotti Rist’s whimsical sculptural installations at Hauser & Wirth, which closes Jan. 13.
But don’t worry – 2024 looks to be packed with blockbuster exhibitions as well as intriguing gallery shows, plus group spectaculars like the Park Avenue Armory’s Winter Show and the Whitney Biennial, which kicks off in March.
Here are a few more shows you may want to add to your list:
Jamel Shabazz (born Brooklyn, New York, 1960). “Breezy Boy Breakers,” Midtown, Manhattan, NYC, 2011. The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Jamel Shabazz.
Photo by Glenn Steigelman
“Giants” at the Brooklyn Museum, opening Feb. 10
This much-anticipated show from the private collection of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz features a pantheon of Black artists from familiar names like Basquiat and Kehinde Wiley to non-household names like visual artist Derrick Adams and video artist Arthur Jafa.
Huma Bhabha, Even Stones Have Eyes, 2023 © Huma Bhabha
Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner
Huma Bhabha at David Zwirner Gallery, opening Feb. 22
Zwirner picked up the Pakistani-American sculptor in 2022, and her first full show will span both its Chelsea and Upper East Side locations. The downtown space will feature Bhabha’s largest cast-iron and bronze sculptures yet, while the UES location will show smaller sculptures and works on paper. In April, the Public Art Fund, a nonprofit organization that places art in outdoor spaces, will reveal a massive commission by Bhabha in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
“Black Belt” by Archibald J. Motley, Jr. ( American, 1891 – 1981)
© Estate of Archibald John Motley Jr. All reserved rights 2023 / Bridgeman Images Image courtesy Hampton University
“The Harlem Renaissance” at The Metropolitan Museum, opening Feb. 25
Perhaps the blockbuster show of the year will spend five months at The Met, with roughly 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, and more. The show…
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