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Artists: Profiles and Studio Visits

Profiles of artists currently exhibiting in New York, covering method, materials, representation and where else their work appears this season. Established names and first-time exhibitors both included. Written to give a visitor context before entering the room, not a biography to read instead of looking.

Colored chalk and oil sticks scattered on a worn studio floor
Artists

Where to see Jean-Michel Basquiat in New York

The Met's 2021 gift of two paintings anchors a thin permanent presence; three defining shows from 2019 to 2023 set the exhibition record the market now shadows.

Deshawn CarterApril 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Abstract diagram of stacked color-field proportions with scale bars
Artists

Where to see Mark Rothko in New York

MoMA's first-acquired canvas, seven oils at the Met, and two monumental fields at the Guggenheim: a one-mile Rothko itinerary across three Manhattan museums.

Deshawn CarterMarch 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Teenagers sketching together on benches in a museum gallery
Artists

Where to see Keith Haring in New York

Three free public murals, from Crack Is Wack in East Harlem to the Center's Once Upon a Time, plus the museum holdings that anchor Haring's short New York career.

Deshawn CarterFebruary 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Sunlit prewar apartment facades on a quiet Upper East Side block
Artists

Where to see Alice Neel in New York

Five portraits at the Met, the fearless 1980 Self-Portrait at the Whitney, and the Harlem and Upper West Side streets where she painted them.

Ismail OkaforJanuary 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Night diner window with chrome trim and empty red stools
Artists

Where to see Edward Hopper in New York

From more than 3,000 works at the Whitney to landmark canvases at the Met and MoMA, New York holds the deepest Edward Hopper holdings anywhere.

Deshawn CarterJanuary 8, 2026 · 6 min read