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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.

Beads Become Clouds: The Art of Liza Lou

Beads Become Clouds: The Art of Liza Lou

These may be the most intricate and mesmerizing contemporary artworks this fall… and that’s before you find out how they’re made.

Claustrophobic Balloons and a Multilingual Parrot: A Summer of Interactive Art

Claustrophobic Balloons and a Multilingual Parrot: A Summer of Interactive Art

This summer, you should check out these two group exhibitions in New York that hide some serious surprises.

4 Stellar Artworks in NYC This Summer

4 Stellar Artworks in NYC This Summer

If you're in NYC this summer, these 4 artwors are 100% worth visiting on your lunch break.

Urs Fischer’s Aluminum Rhinoceros Baffles Midtown Manhattan

Urs Fischer’s Aluminum Rhinoceros Baffles Midtown Manhattan

A rhino sculpture that's not about the rhino sculpture.

Unfinished: The Sculpture of Hugh Hayden

Unfinished: The Sculpture of Hugh Hayden

Don’t miss this chance to see Hugh Hayden’s work in person, and we strongly recommend bringing a friend!

The Gravity-Shifting Sculptures of Mariko Mori

The Gravity-Shifting Sculptures of Mariko Mori

Mariko Mori presents 7 new sculptures that push the boundaries of new materials, techniques, and far-out scientific theories.

9 Incredible Objects from Armory Art Fair Week

9 Incredible Objects from Armory Art Fair Week

We checked out Armory Art Fair Week and these 9 sculptures took the prize for "most innovative".

Medieval Art... A Contemporary Experience

Medieval Art... A Contemporary Experience

We take a look at an unexpected collision (and rare treat) happening right now at the center of the contemporary art world: Medieval Art.

The Shadow Photographs of Wang Ningde

The Shadow Photographs of Wang Ningde

A look at Wang Ningle's latest show that is a hybrid of mediums - it's simultaneously photography, sculpture, and perhaps even film.

2017 Year in Review: Unframed

2017 Year in Review: Unframed

We take a visual gander back at the incredible art exhibitions we featured in our Unframed column in 2017.

Lasers in a Gallery: Rita McBride’s Particulates

Lasers in a Gallery: Rita McBride’s Particulates

16 high-intensity lasers cut through the misty air of a dark garage in West Chelsea in the latest work, Particulates, by Rita McBride.

Warping Reality: The Sculpture of Wim Delvoye

Warping Reality: The Sculpture of Wim Delvoye

Wim Delvoye's latest exhibition turns up the volume, featuring must-see sculptures from the last five years.

Flexible Screens: The Sculpture of Daniel Canogar

Flexible Screens: The Sculpture of Daniel Canogar

Daniel Canogar's latest high-tech artworks are mesmerizing digital paintings and seductive sculptural forms.

Art Destination: Erik Sommer's Concrete Car

Art Destination: Erik Sommer's Concrete Car

A not-to-miss art installation in a shipping container in Brooklyn.

Broken Chairs and Floating Trash: 4 Mysterious Summer Artworks

Broken Chairs and Floating Trash: 4 Mysterious Summer Artworks

Hiding in the Lower East Side are 4 magical artworks in two different group shows that are even more surprising with closer inspection.