MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York” Is Gritty, Stunning, and Gutting

MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York” Is Gritty, Stunning, and Gutting

Yesterday, on a gorgeous, unseasonably hot spring afternoon, a squad of us descended on MoMA PS1 in Queens for the press preview of Greater New York, which opens today, April 16. A survey of artists working and living in New York City, the quinquennial (that’s every five years) is back for the sixth time since its inception in 2000 — just in time for the museum’s 50th anniversary.This iteration includes the work of more than 50 artists who are c…

‘Greater New York’ Is Not Afraid of the Politics of Local Community

At MoMa PS1, the city’s upcoming artists tell the truth about the reality of their worlds, highlighting sexual violence, police surveillance, and the gig economy with dizzying expansiveness.

Artists, Don’t Flee the City Yet. ‘Greater New York’ Offers Some Hope.

Installation view of “Greater New York,” on view at MoMA PS1, 2026. Photography by Kris Graves and courtesy MoMA PS1. “Greater New York” MoMA PS1 | 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Through August 17 What says “summer” like a big group show, a packed courtyard at MoMA PS1, and 88-degree weather? The unseasonable spring heat added to the disorienting art-world overwhelm of the past six or so weeks, with several fellow writers at the “Greater…

Our Critics Disagree on MoMA PS1’s Greater New York, a Wide-Ranging Survey Defined by a Fascination with Fragility

When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his oath at the start of this year, he vowed to tell a “new story of our city.” MoMA PS1, one of the city’s defining contemporary art institutions, has now endeavored to do the same with Greater New York, its quinquennial for artists who live and work in all five boroughs. The occasion is a grand one, and not only because it’s the first Greater New York since the Covid-era 2021 edition. This one, th…