Contemporary Art Library

Welcome! The Library includes around 910,000 images, documents, and videos representing more than 28,000 exhibitions, performances, and other projects. If you aren’t sure what to search for, please browse the material below:

July 14, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

SturtevantAir de Paris at Basel Social Club 2025

June 15 – 21, 2025
A project from this month in 2011:

Ma Qiusha, Wang ShangMa Qiusha: Address & Wang Shang: SleuthingUCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing

July 16 – September 18, 2011
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Office SpecialCroy Nielsen, Vienna

April 29 – June 11, 2011
July 7, 2025
A project from this month in 2004:

Rob VoermanHammer Projects: Rob VoermanHammer Museum, Los Angeles

July 7 – October 17, 2004
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Cool Invitations 2XYZ collective, Tokyo

November 4 – 22, 2015
A project selected by Library staff:

Etel AdnanSfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut

August 1 – November 22, 2013
June 30, 2025
A project from this month in 2004:

Liquidation Totaledépendance, Brussels

June 25 – September 10, 2004
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Diedrick Brackensshape of a fever believerOakville Galleries

February 27 – April 10, 2021
A project selected by Library staff:

Kemang Wa LehulereThe Arsenale at the Venice Biennale

May 11 – November 24, 2019
June 23, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Jutta Koether1982, 1983, 1984Galerie Buchholz, New York

May 22 – July 27, 2024
A project from this month in 2015:

Casa 7 at PivôPivô, São Paulo

June 13 – August 27, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Daniel AlbuquerqueHello Again: RoomPivô, São Paulo

November 9, 2019 – February 8, 2020
June 16, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

ShimabukuSwan Goest to the Sea / Let’s Make Cows Fly!Air de Paris

September 11 – November 19, 2022
A project from this month in 2014:

From whose ground heaven and hell compareCroy Nielsen, Vienna

June 13 – July 26, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

During the Exhibition, the Studio Will Be CloseWIELS, Brussels

June 14 – August 17, 2014
June 9, 2025
A project from this month in 2017:

Mateusz ChorobskiLe Premier Venu?Les Bains-Douches, Alençon

June 10 – July 20, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Kathia St. HilaireInvisible EmpiresThe Clark, Williamstown

May 11 – September 22, 2024
A project selected by Library staff:

Liz DeschenesLiz Deschenes: Gallery 7Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

November 22, 2014 – November 22, 2015
June 2, 2025
A project from this month in 2019:

Ken TaylorBirds TwoThe Newsstand Project

May 17 – June 28, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Shannon BoolCrimes of the FutureKadel Willborn, Düsseldorf

September 4 – October 24, 2020
May 26, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Oscar MurilloAnterior ChambersTaka Ishii Gallery, Kyoto

March 21 – April 26, 2025
A project from this month in 2013:

Mira SchendelHannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles

May 21 – July 13, 2013
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Ho Tzu NyenThree Stories: Monsters, Opium, TimeKiang Malingue, Hong Kong

March 20 – May 13, 2025
May 19, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Reena SpaulingsMD 72, Berlin

August 6 – September 7, 2013
A project from this month in 2021:

We Are HereJessica Silverman, San Francisco

May 28 – July 2, 2021
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Elene ChantladzeAs in a Melody or a Bird’s NestKunsthalle Zürich

October 7, 2023 – January 21, 2024
May 12, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Hanna HurMoon IIIKeijiban, Kanazawa

December 15, 2024 – January 14, 2025
A project from this month in 2018:

Louise SartorOff SeasonBel Ami, Los Angeles

May 25 – July 14, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Dominique KnowlesThe Solemn and Dignified Burial Befitting My Beloved for All SeasonsAndräkirche, Salzburg

July 19 – August 27, 2023
May 5, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Hannah Weinbergerwedidntwanttoleave.liveTV Bar, Berlin; Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts, Dhaka; 16/16, Lagos; Casa Pani, Mexico City; Honey's, New York; LAMYLAND, Paris; Caracol, São Paulo; Club All, Shanghai; Pejman Foundation, Tehran; Fig., Tokyo; Der TANK, Basel; SCHLOSS, Oslo; MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles

September 17 – 20, 2020
A project from this month in 2015:

Fay RayHanging SculpturesJOAN, Los Angeles

April 25 – May 17, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Han BingA Labile Boundary at BestAntenna Space, Shanghai

January 11 – March 10, 2020