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City Guide New York – Winter ’25

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New year, new art in New York! This year, the Big Apple dazzles with a jam-packed schedule of events and experiences. Whether you’re soaking in the glow of festive lights or escaping the chill with vibrant indoor art showcases, no city rivals its sprawling energy, diversity, and seasonal magic. Let’s dive into the action and discover the hottest Art Fixes of the season!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25
City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Navigate New York in style this winter with Art Fix’s handy map — your go-to for finding galleries, street art, and cozy spots right from the palm of your hand.

OUT AND ABOUT

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Iván Argote | The High Line       

  • Until Spring ‘26
  • On the High Line 30th Street 10th Avenue  
  • thehighline.org

For the fourth High Line Plinth commission, Argote presents Dinosaur, a massive, hyper-realistic, hand-painted aluminium pigeon that humorously challenges traditional monuments by elevating the everyday New York City bird to heroic status, towering 21 feet above 10th Avenue and reversing the usual power dynamic between bird and human.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Rosana Paulino | The High Line       

For the adjacent wall at 22nd Street High Line Art invited Rosana Paulino to create a brand new mural. Titled The Creation of the Creatures of Day and Night, the artwork continues Paulino’s mangrove series. This series features tree-women as mythological figures and symbols of Brazil’s natural environment.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Luna Luna | The Shed 

  • Until 23 Feb ‘25
  • 545 West 30th Street, New York
  • theshed.org

Welcome to the circus! When was the last time you played outside? This exhibition will have you lost in blending vivid colours, dreamlike performances, and fantastical visuals by artists like Basquiat, Hockney and Haring.

MUSEUMS

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Rafaël Rozendaal | MoMA     

  • Until Spring ‘25
  • 11 West 53 Street, New York
  • moma.org

MoMA is turning up the brightness! Step into Light: Rafaël Rozendaal, an immersive digital creation that will light up the Hyundai Card Digital Wall in the Agnes Gund Garden Lobby. Don’t miss this glowing celebration of art and technology!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Otobong Nkanga | MoMA      

  • Until 8 Jun ‘25
  • 11 West 53 Street
  • moma.org

Otobong Nkanga’s show is a refreshing and thought-provoking blend of materials and stories that connect art, nature, and the world around us.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Piet Mondrian | Guggenheim Museum      

Collection in Focus is a brand new series of exhibitions highlighting artists from the Guggenheim collection. This fall, the series will be launched with the bold primary colours of modern art revolutionary, Piet Mondrian.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Alvin Ailey | Whitney Museum

Alvin Ailey was a true multidisciplinary artist – this is the first large-scale retrospective of his life and work as a dancer, choreographer, and big-time influence in the dance world. Complete with showstopping live performances – check the programme here.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Steve McQueen | Dia Chelsea    

  • Until Summer ‘25
  • 537 West 22nd Street
  • diaart.org

In this dual exhibition showing concurrently at Dia Beacon, legendary artist and filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen critically examines burning social issues of the modern day.

GALLERIES UPTOWN

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Etel Adnan | White Cube 

Celebrating the life and work of Etel Adnan, whose vividly colourful abstract works were inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s love for nature and colour.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Cy Twombly | Gagosian 

  • 23 Jan – 22 Mar ‘25
  • 980 Madison Avenue, New York 
  • gagosian.com

Departing a little from Cy Twombly’s best-known style of work, influenced deeply by , this series of works are titled blackboards – exhibiting a darker side of the American painter’s works.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Setsuko Klossowska de Rola | Gagosian

  • 15 Jan – 1 Mar ‘25
  • 821 Park Avenue, New York
  • gagosian.com

Japanese artist Setsuko, who is also the widow of the French-Polish modern artist Balthus, is known for blending traditional Japanese craft with modernist European aesthetics. 

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Michelangelo Pistoletto | Lévy Gorvy Dayan

  • Until 29 March ’25
  • 19 E 64th Street
  • levygorvydayan.com

Step into the world of reflections and creativity with Michelangelo Pistoletto’s exhibition, To Step Beyond. From dazzling mirrored masterpieces to thought-provoking sculptures, this show invites you to see yourself—and the world—in a whole new light!

GALLERIES CHELSEA

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Emil Sands | Kasmin    

Emil Sand’s Chelsea debut, ‘Salt in the Throat’, is a beautiful blend of evocative textures and surreal forms that explore the fluid boundaries of memory and emotion.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Irving Penn | Pace Gallery 

These stop-you-in-your-tracks images are the work of American photographer, Irving Penn. Curated by none other than sculpture artist Hank Willis Thomas, this series is a retrospective journey through 70 years of Penn’s career.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Karen Kilimnik | Gladstone Gallery

Karen Kilimnik is best known for her eclectic, whimsical works that blend pop culture, historical references, and romantic imagery across painting, installation, and photography.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg | Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg’s Only for the Dead of Night spins a fantastical, surreal world of sculptures, animations, and soundscapes that toe the line of dreamlike and unsettling.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Thomas Schütte | Gagosian

Thomas Schütte’s monumental Frauen sculptures take center stage in a major exhibition. Featuring six works from this iconic series, including the related Torso (2005), it’s the largest U.S. presentation of Schütte’s provocative exploration of the human form to date.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Giorgio Morandi | David Zwirner 

Discover the quiet magic of Giorgio Morandi’s serene still lifes in this rare showcase of masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Henry Taylor | Hauser and Wirth 

Celebrated for his vibrant, expressive portraits and scenes that capture the cultural identity of the Black community, Henry Taylor’s works have become highly sought-after over the past four decades.

GALLERIES SOHO & TRIBECA

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Per Adolfsen | Nino Mier 

In the vibrant scenes of Danish artist Per Adolfsent’s paintings, lush landscapes and bold hues blur the lines between reality and imagination.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Al Freeman | Broadway Gallery  

Al Freeman’s ‘Room Service’ at Broadway Gallery serves up playful, soft-sculptural takes on everyday objects, merging humor and nostalgia.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Alex van Warmerdam | Grimm Gallery

Blending surreal paintings and stop-motion films to explore distorted figures and enigmatic transformations, Alex van Warmerdam draws on decades of collected imagery and Dutch artistic traditions​ in his unique artistic language.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Boris Mikhailov | Marian Goodman 

You might recognise his works from his successful solo exhibition at Fotomuseum Den Haag – the Ukrainian photographer offers a poignant, kaleidoscopic lens on social upheaval, displacement and the human condition through his masterful, thought-provoking images.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Gwen O’Neil | Almine Rech

Move over Seurat, there’s a new pointilist in town – O’Neil’s lusciously dotted paintings are beautifully abstract landscapes of Southern California, and speak to the West Coast artists of the Light and Space movement, including Larry Bell, Mary Corse, and Dewain Valentine.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Faith Wilding | Anat Ebgi 

Known for her innovative contributions to feminist and ecological art alongside the likes of Miriam Shapiro and Judy Chicago, Paraguayan artist Faith Wilding weaves together scientific illustrations, manuscripts, watercolors, ink drawings, as well as mixed media

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Chris Martin | Timothy Taylor

Chris Martin’s upcoming show Speed of Light is a vibrant nod to Coldplay’s Speed of Sound, blending bold colors and dynamic forms—an abstract art journey from a namesake of the band’s lead singer!

BROOKLYN

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Ai Weiwei | Faurschou  

  • Until 23 Feb ‘25
  • 148 Green Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
  • faurschou.com

Did you know that some of Ai Weiwei’s most formative years were spent in New York? This headlining solo exhibition brings his work back to that special place, and throws you into the depth of his thought-provoking ‘artivism’ works.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Art Fix tip: Curious about art activism? Watch our episode Don’t Shoot the Messenger, all about social art.

NY EATS AND DRINKS

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

The Corner Store

The newly opened The Corner Store is all the buzz—and for good reason! We can’t get enough of their Disco Steak Frites and Martinis!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Manuela

The latest branch of Hauser & Wirth’s growing empire, Manuela serves up serves up artfully crafted dishes that feel as vibrant and inventive as the gallery’s exhibitions—a delicious masterpiece in every bite!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Sant Ambroeus

In the mood for pasta? Sant Ambroeus is a chique uptown Italian spot, just steps away from White Cube Gallery.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Wayan   

Delectable Indonesian cuisine with a modern French twist – the perfect fusion of East meets West.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Cafe Altro Paradiso

Timeless Italian dining with a lively, inviting atmosphere.

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Jack’s Wife Freda Chelsea

Jack’s Wife Freda in Chelsea is the perfect blend of cozy and chic. The vibe is always buzzing, making it a great spot for brunch with friends or a casual date night. Don’t miss the peri-peri chicken or the iconic green shakshuka!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

San Sabino

San Sabino dishes out authentic Italian flavors with a twist, making every meal feel like a spontaneous Roman holiday right in the heart of the city!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Loring Place

Loring Place serves up farm-to-table freshness with flair, turning seasonal ingredients into dishes that feel like a celebration of the city’s vibrant food scene!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Emilio’s Ballato

In a cozy, vintage setting, this hidden gem dishes out Italian comfort food that feels like a beloved family secret—each bite a warm, delicious hug!

City Guide New York – Winter ’25

Carbone

With a glamorous, old-school vibe, this hot spot serves Italian-American classics that make every meal feel like a scene from a stylish mob movie—just pure deliciousness, no drama!

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