Contemporary Art Library

Welcome! The Library includes more than 610,000 images, documents, and videos representing more than 16,000 exhibitions, performances, and other projects. If you aren’t sure what to search for, please browse the material below:

September 25, 2023
A project from this month in 2019:

Jasper Marsalis♪ A star like any other—Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis

September 7 – October 26, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Virginia OvertonKunsthalle Bern

August 22 – October 6, 2013
September 18, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Deana LawsonCentropyKunsthalle Basel

June 9 – October 11, 2020
A project from this month in 2018:

Than Hussein ClarkHis Leftover Heart (Pauly et Cie)Crèvecoeur, Marseille

September 5, 2018 – January 5, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

David SalleMaureen Paley, London

April 24 – May 31, 2014
September 11, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Hisachika TakahashiCalendar for Year 3015CADAN YURAKUCYO, Tokyo

January 31 – February 19, 2023
A project from this month in 2015:

Marie LundPitCroy Nielsen, Berlin

September 16 – October 10, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Giulio DelvèCondominiumMendes Wood DM, Brussels

June 29 – August 5, 2017
September 4, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Mona HatoumGalerie Chantal Crousel, Paris

March 13 – April 24, 2010
A project from this month in 2009:

Claude Collins-StracenskyHammer Projects: Claude Collins-StracenskyHammer Museum, Los Angeles

August 1 – October 25, 2009
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Frieda Toranzo JaegerDeep AdaptationGalerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin

April 27 – June 15, 2019
August 28, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Precious OkoyomonThe Arsenale at the Venice Biennale

April 23 – November 27, 2022
A project from this month in 2015:

You Can Teach an Old Zebra New TricksHannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles

August 7 – September 12, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Colin SelfTip the IvyHALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Graz

February 25 – 26, 2022
August 21, 2023
A project from this month in 2014:

Jutta KoetherMaquisGalerie Francesca Pia, Zürich

August 29 – November 1, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Louise Sartor, Naoki Sutter-ShudoJour de fête en couleursCrèvecoeur, Marseille

August 30 – October 26, 2019
A project selected by Library staff:

Jutta KoetherUn Établissement Aux Folies-KoethèreEtablissement d’en face, Brussels

November 2 – December 22, 2013
August 14, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Allison KatzThe PartsJohan Berggren, Malmö

June 4 – July 16, 2011
A project from this month in 2017:

Where Do We Stand?: Two Years of Drawing with Open SessionsThe Drawing Center, New York

August 3 – September 17, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Allison KatzDiary w/o DatesMIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

May 18 – July 29, 2018
August 7, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Shahryar NashatReplay the RuseSilberkuppe, Berlin

September 7 – October 20, 2012
A project from this month in 2017:

Koo Jeong AajeongkooArt Sonje Center, Seoul

August 26 – October 22, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Breathing Through SkinAntenna Space, Shanghai

November 7, 2020 – January 16, 2021
July 31, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Jacqueline HumphriesGreene Naftali, New York

March 29 – April 28, 2012
A project from this month in 2018:

Maija KurševaInvestigationKim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga

July 27 – September 2, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Michael RakowitzRéapparitionsFRAC Lorraine, Metz

February 25 – August 14, 2022
July 24, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Jill MulleadyThis Mortal CoilFreedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles

January 15 – February 25, 2017
A project from this month in 2014:

Dirk StewenMaureen Paley, London

July 18 – August 23, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Lawrence Abu Hamdan45th ParallelMercer Union, Toronto

March 26 – June 4, 2022
July 17, 2023
A project from this month in 2015:

Name It by Trying to Name It: Open Sessions 2014-15The Drawing Center, New York

July 17 – August 30, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Tamara MacArthurWished On the Moon For More Than I Ever KnewKunsthalle Lissabon

September 21 – November 26, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Michaela EichwaldDer Meteorit Soll KommenMathew, Berlin

November 1 – December 8, 2012