"There are the shows that everyone's buzzing about - the pulse-check of the Whitney Biennial, the long-awaited reopening of the New Museum, the gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA. And exhibitions that reframe art history in strange, rich ways: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera meet the Met Opera; Paul Klee is newly charged with the return of "degenerate art"; and, somehow, a major show of Raphael is being mounted in the United States for the first time."
"We've got devotional art spanning Shivas and Buddhas at the Asia Society to the Brooklyn Museum's newly restored Egyptian Books of the Dead. The body gets its due this season, from the lusty margins of medieval manuscripts to quieter contemporary meditations on skin. Fashion is having a moment: Pioneer Works plunges into the textile trade, while the Frick addresses portraiture and dress in the paintings of Gainsborough."
"These exhibitions examine and reimagine what it means to live here - each offering something to happen upon, linger over, carry home. Right now, that feels like exactly what we need."
This season features approximately 70 art exhibitions organized by category across major institutions. Highlights include the Whitney Biennial, the New Museum's reopening, and MoMA's Duchamp exhibition. The shows reframe art history through diverse lenses: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at the Met Opera, Paul Klee's "degenerate art" context, and the first major U.S. Raphael retrospective. Exhibitions explore devotional art spanning Asian spirituality to Egyptian Books of the Dead, examine the body through medieval manuscripts and contemporary works, and showcase fashion through textile history and Gainsborough portraiture. Public art installations, including a giant Buddha on the High Line, complement indoor exhibitions. These diverse offerings provide cultural engagement and reflection during the season.
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