"Framed around the key themes of money, density, diversity, and creativity, New York City’s history and future come alive in this first-of-its-kind exhibition, through the stories of innovation, energy, struggle, and the vision of generations of immigrants, politicians, tycoons, dreamers, master builders, and ordinary New Yorkers. New York at Its Core captures the human energy […]

The Museum of Modern Art announces Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography, the first major exhibition of Hollywood studio portraiture to be drawn from the Museum’s film stills archive since 1993. On view in the Titus and Morita Galleries, the exhibition will offer a revisionist look at the Department of Film’s photographic archive, examining the evolution of […]

Can a photographic portrait inspire political imagination? Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination examines how photographers and their sitters contributed to the proliferation of Pan-African solidarity during the mid-20th century. Embracing the international spirit of the time, the exhibition gathers striking pictures by photographers working in Central and West African cities. They created images of everyday […]

Can fashion photography be dangerous? Lillian Bassman was told as much when, in 1950, she started making photographs so abstract that you could barely see the clothes. Depicting midcentury style for the pages of magazines, she distilled gowns and girdles to their essential silhouettes; in her photographs, chance gestures and elegant lines convey the sensations […]

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 6:30-9 PM On View: April 9 – June 14, 2026 BDC Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx https://www.bronxdoc.org/bronx-documentary-center/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/

“Human beings have an ugly face and a beautiful face. They tell you lies, and they tell you truth. They are sweet, and they are violent. All of these things make a person. I want to see everything. Therefore, I always take photos of people standing right in front of them. I never hide myself […]

Hujar:Contact offers an unprecedented look into the life, times, and creative evolution of a master photographer. The exhibition features more than 110 contact sheets and 20 enlargements from the Morgan’s Peter Hujar Collection, which includes over 5,700 contact sheets from throughout the artist’s career. Peter Hujar (1934–1987) began filing contact sheets and assigning them job numbers […]

The 2026 NY Art Book Fair September 24–27, 2026 at MoMA PS1

Opening to the public on November 20, 2026, New York Now: After Dark is the next iteration of the Museum’s acclaimed triennial series. This edition will explore the vibrant and multifaceted nightlife of New York City through the lens of contemporary photography, delving into what nightfall means to New Yorkers across the five boroughs. Once the sun […]