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Every month our resident art expert, David Behringer, searches for the best of what’s happening in modern art in New York City galleries. He seeks the best exhibitions and shows that most of us wouldn’t even know existed, and shares an up close and personal view of the artists and their work.

Media “Buzz”: New Paintings by Fred Tomaselli

Media “Buzz”: New Paintings by Fred Tomaselli

Resin-encased collages capture the friction of two realities: A drug-like buzz of reading the news with the beauty of life & the universe.

The Nailed Sculpture of Robert Kobayashi

The Nailed Sculpture of Robert Kobayashi

Robert Kobayashi’s intensely nailed sculptures are a textural treat for the eyes.

'Oil on Canvas' Meets the Future: The Paintings of Alex Dodge

'Oil on Canvas' Meets the Future: The Paintings of Alex Dodge

New paintings by Alex Dodge continue to break new ground in digital tools, hand-craftsmanship, and a passion for material and process.

The “Double Take” Art of Daina Mattis: Flocked Paintings and a Plate Table

The “Double Take” Art of Daina Mattis: Flocked Paintings and a Plate Table

At Daina Mattis' 2nd exhibition at High Noon Gallery, you'll see fuzzy flocked paintings, surreal hybrid sculpture… and a plate of cookies.

KATSU's Spray Painting Drones Invade an Entire Gallery

KATSU's Spray Painting Drones Invade an Entire Gallery

The artist known only as KATSU used pre-programed drones to paint all 4 walls of The Hole gallery in New York for the Dot exhibition.

Tavares Strachan: We Are in This Together

Tavares Strachan: We Are in This Together

Tavares Strachan is constructing 5 massive words in pink neon on a mountain in Telluride, Colorado, saying "We are all in this together."

The 9 Most Intriguing Objects from Frieze New York

The 9 Most Intriguing Objects from Frieze New York

We clicked through every page of Frieze New York's digital art fair to find our favorite material-pushing objects. Check out our faves.

The 3 Best New York Art Exhibitions (You Can See From Home)

The 3 Best New York Art Exhibitions (You Can See From Home)

We share 3 favorite creative gallery exhibitions “on view”, that you can experience right now, wherever you are.

9 Incredible Objects From Armory Art Fair Week 2020

9 Incredible Objects From Armory Art Fair Week 2020

We ran through 6 of the biggest art fairs during Armory Week to find the most creative and eye-catching artworks on view.

Doug Wheeler Invites a New Perspective in Light

Doug Wheeler Invites a New Perspective in Light

Doug Wheeler's latest exhibition puts you IN a work of art while pushing the perception of light.

Circuit Boards of Sound: The Sculpture of Steve Parker

Circuit Boards of Sound: The Sculpture of Steve Parker

The brass horns in the sculpture of Steve Parker make music when a viewer's touch activates beautiful and unexpected recordings.

2019 Year in Review: Unframed

2019 Year in Review: Unframed

We take a visual dive back into New York City's modern art scene to see what was covered in our Unframed column in 2019.

Walead Beshty: White Shadows

Walead Beshty: White Shadows

Artist Walead Beshty produced over 11,000 blue cyanotypes of EVERY object that passed through his studio over the course of a year.

A Fog of Color: The Sculpture of Aleksandar Duravcevic

A Fog of Color: The Sculpture of Aleksandar Duravcevic

Nine of Aleksandar Duravcevic's reflective, stainless steel sculptures fill the TOTAH gallery in New York’s Lower East Side.

The Self-Adhesive Intricacies of Marco Maggi - with the Lights Off

The Self-Adhesive Intricacies of Marco Maggi - with the Lights Off

Marco Maggi uses uses adhesive paper to create intricate, incredibly detailed collages.