Contemporary Art Library

Welcome! The Library includes more than 425,000 images, documents and videos representing more than 14,000 exhibitions, performances and other projects. If you aren’t sure what to search for, please browse material from our Founding Partners below:

May 23, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

All at OnceJessica Silverman, San Francisco

September 1 – October 5, 2016
A project from this month in 2017:

Shozo Shimamoto, Atsuko TanakaTaka Ishii Gallery, New York

May 4 – 27, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

FilletteGalerie Francesca Pia, Zürich

January 26 – March 17, 2018
May 16, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Rey AkdoganRadio Athènes

October 25 – December 10, 2016
A project from this month in 2014:

Rey AkdoganHannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles

May 3 – June 21, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Spine: Madeline Hollander, Eva LeWitt, Ragen MossJOAN, Los Angeles

December 2, 2018 – February 3, 2019
May 9, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Joseph GrigelyRemainsAir de Paris

October 26 – December 1, 2012
A project from this month in 2017:

Verena DenglerJackie of All Trades & Her Radical Chic Academy with (((HC Playner)))Kunsthalle Bern

May 20 – July 23, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Joseph GrigelyEven If You Can't HearGalerie Francesca Pia, Zürich

January 29 – March 12, 2016
May 2, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Caitlin KeoghAlphabet and DaggersThe Approach, London

October 1 – November 11, 2018
A project from this month in 2018:

Ella Kruglyanskaya, Matt PaweskiLulu, Mexico City

April 13 – June 16, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Fahrettin ÖrenliMoney without NationalityArt Sonje Center, Seoul

November 4 – December 17, 2017
April 25, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Simone FattalFix Your Gaze On Saturn’s RingsBergen Kunsthall

July 11 – August 16, 2020
A project from this month in 2017:

Kirsten EverbergKirsten EverbergGalerie Hussenot, Paris

April 22 – June 3, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

The Sentimental Organization of the WorldCrèvecoeur, Paris

March 7 – April 19, 2020
April 18, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Marlie MulHave You Tried Turning It Off and On?WIELS, Brussels

March 31 – April 24, 2022
A project from this month in 2014:

Kyoko MuraseDrawingsTaka Ishii Gallery Modern, Tokyo

April 24 – May 24, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Friedrich KunathHome wasn't built in a dayKunstverein Hannover

November 28, 2009 – January 24, 2010
April 11, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Olga BalemaEarly ManSwiss Institute, New York

April 15 – May 19, 2016
A project from this month in 2015:

Arnaud DezoteuxVers le sous-bois des AuroresLes Bains-Douches, Alençon

April 11 – May 24, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Olga Balemabrain damageBridget Donahue, New York

May 25 – July 26, 2019
April 4, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Kishio SugaMendes Wood DM, São Paulo

November 24, 2018 – January 31, 2019
A project from this month in 2010:

Carla FilipeÉ um espaço estranho e maravilhoso, o ar é seco, quente e insípido | Precarious, escape, fascinationKunsthalle Lissabon

March 4 – April 10, 2010
A random project from the Library’s archives:

The Artists’ Easter Exhibition 2008 and Spring 2008Kunsthal Aarhus

March 16 – April 20, 2008
March 28, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Paulina OlowskaZofia StryjeńskaSchinkel Pavillon, Berlin

June 13 – 29, 2008
A project from this month in 2005:

Julian GötheKontaktGalerie Meerrettich, Berlin

March 3 – April 15, 2005
A random project from the Library’s archives:

When Attitudes Became Form Become AttitudesThe Wattis Institute, San Francisco

September 13 – December 1, 2012
March 21, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Otobong NkangaThe Encounter That Took A Part Of MeKunsthal Aarhus

March 31 – May 28, 2017
A project from this month in 2015:

Lauren Bon and Metabolic StudioHammer Projects: Lauren Bon and Metabolic StudioHammer Museum, Los Angeles

March 7 – May 10, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

f.marquespenteadoCommon DenominatorMendes Wood DM, São Paulo

February 2 – March 2, 2013
March 14, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Maija KurševaBlack LinesKim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga

December 11, 2019 – January 12, 2020
A project from this month in 2017:

Koji NakanoQuickXYZcollective, Tokyo

March 12 – April 9, 2017