Postcard from New York I Jun 16 - Jun 20, 2025

Here is our weekly Postcard from New York, in collaboration with Clio Art Fair!

In this article, we will explore some of the highlights of this week, looking for the most interesting and inspiring exhibitions and events in NYC.

Let's discover our selection of NYC-based art events!New York 2025

In Museums

ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN - THE FIRST 25 YEARS

@GREY ART MUSEUM 01 MAY - 10 JUN, 2025 This exhibition celebrates Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW), a grant program for mid-career women artists living and working in the United States. Featuring works by 41 of the 251 artists who received the award in its first quarter century, it provides a timely opportunity to look back at a crucial period of art production by women, and to reflect on the program’s enormous impact. Discover more

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In Galleries

FOCUS -JOSH SPERLING

@PERROTIN 12 JUN - 01 AUG, 2025 Perrotin New York is pleased to present a focus presentation with Josh Sperling, concurrent with his solo exhibition, Big Picture, at Perrotin Los Angeles. This presentation is centered around Sperling's Spectrum Modular Seating, a circular seating arrangement composed of nine separable elements covered in vibrant Kvadrat wool, shown alongside two recent wall works. Modularity is at the core of Sperling's practice. So it is no surprise that he would extend this approach to furniture–a grown-up manifestation of his love for Legos as a child. Sperling’s playful contemporary take on the clean lines of mid-century furniture builds upon the legacy of Pierre Paulin's iconic geometric furniture from the 1960s.

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In Brooklyn

THE MILK DOOR IS A PORTAL - CHRISTINE HEINDL

@UNDERDONK 13 JUN - 13 JUL, 2025 Optically aggressive, yet tenderly constructed, Christine Heindl’s paintings suggest disorientation as a subject. Saturated primary and tertiary hues vibrate inside the engineered squares of a grid. From afar, it feels like an equation, but elements begin to delightfully slip the closer you step. Columns shift, rows are skipped, and sections follow their own rhythm. Heindl explains: “The patterns exist on a comfort/discomfort continuum - a sense of being neither there nor here, home or adrift.” Her interest in the grid contends with the nature of memory; she “re-collects” sensations of passing through doors and vestibules and pausing at mirrors reflecting patterned wallpapers, richly colored carpets, cabinets of multi-colored fabrics. She is fascinated with places that are in-between, like the small milk door in which the bottles were placed, neither inside nor outside a house, waiting for retrieval. Her work explores these incongruent or bewildering spatial sensations in relation to the activity of painting.

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Outside

URMODERN - BRITTA MARAKATT-LABBA @THE HIGH LINE, MANHATTAN

01 APR, 2025 - 09 MAR, 2026

Britta Marakatt-Labba is a celebrated artist belonging to the Sámi people, an Indigenous transnational population of Sápmi, a region that stretches across parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. She is renowned for her contemporary artistic style and visual storytelling methods that bridge Sámi culture and the Nordic landscape. Inspired by her heritage, Marakatt-Labba employs vibrant colors and traditional Sámi handicrafts, called duodji, to create intricate embroidery work, using fine wool, silk, and linen on white fabric grounds. Her pieces serve as powerful narratives, addressing issues such as land rights, environmental concerns, and cultural preservation while challenging stereotypes about Indigenous peoples. Through her work, Marakatt-Labba poignantly reflects on Sámi life and their deep connection to the land. Discover more