Contemporary Art Library

Welcome! The Library includes more than 435,000 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 29, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Darren BaderHeaven and EarthBlum & Poe, Los Angeles

July 20 – August 31, 2013
A project from this month in 2019:

The Island of the ColorblindArt Sonje Center, Seoul

May 17 – July 7, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

A Very Small WindowKim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga

June 20 – August 4, 2019
May 22, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Nobuyoshi ArakiKoki No Shashin : Photographs of A Seventy Year OldTaka Ishii Gallery Modern, Tokyo

May 8 – June 5, 2010
A project from this month in 2011:

The Rose-Colored RoomOverduin and Kite, Los Angeles

May 1 – June 25, 2011
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Matana RobertsI Call AmericaBergen Kunsthall

March 3 – 26, 2017
May 15, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Isabelle CornaroMuseum Leuven

May 18 – August 3, 2014
A project from this month in 2013:

Wang XingweiUCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing

May 19 – August 18, 2013
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Viktor El-SaiehThe DizzinessCENTRAL FINE, Miami

October 22 – November 21, 2017
May 8, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Manhattan1 Essex Street and 132 Delancey Street, New York

May 23 – June 24, 2022
A project from this month in 2004:

Morgan Fisher"( )", 2003 / "Film cans and film boxes", 1968Galerie Buchholz, Cologne

May 14 – June 1, 2004
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Lutz BacherDivine TransportationGalerie Buchholz, Berlin

July 8 – August 27, 2016
May 1, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

ICHBRAUCHEMASSPACEHouse of Gaga, Mexico City

November 14, 2015 – January 16, 2016
A project from this month in 2018:

Benjamin ReissPackage Factory (Natural Marriage of Natural Resources)Bel Ami, Los Angeles

April 12 – May 19, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Can't Reach Me ThereMidway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis

July 30 – October 3, 2015
April 24, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Irma BlankWorks 1970-2018Mai 36, Zürich

November 11 – December 23, 2022
A project from this month in 2017:

Stephan DillemuthSound and Smoke – a Revue in PicturesHALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Graz

April 22 – June 11, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Thomas ScheibitzApolloSchinkel Pavillon, Berlin

November 24, 2007 – January 27, 2008
April 17, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Morag KeilWould you eat your friends?Real Fine Arts, New York

June 28 – July 27, 2014
A project from this month in 2016:

Josephine PrydeThese Are Just Things I Say, They Are Not My OpinionsLibrary of Goethe-Institut, Athen

April 20, 2016
A random project from the Library’s archives:

ThanksAir de Paris

January 8 – February 26, 2000
April 10, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Liz Craft, Pentti MonkkonenNeue WeltLISZT, Berlin

March 18 – April 28, 2017
A project from this month in 2016:

Francesco JoãoTudo Tende a Ascender. Ou Não. | Everything Tends to Ascend. Or Not.Pivô, São Paulo

May - July, 2016
A random project from the Library’s archives:

project space 6Utopian Visions Art Fair, Portland

2018
April 3, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Hannah Quinlan & Rosie HastingsInsideKunsthalle Osnabrück

June 25 – October 16, 2022
A project from this month in 2004:

Rebecca WarrenFamily BadgeGalerie Buchholz, Cologne

March 19 – April 20, 2004
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Václav PožárekWOT wieder ohne TitelGalerie Francesca Pia, Zürich

April 18 – May 30, 2015
March 27, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Cynthia DaignaultWhich is the Sun and Which is the Shadow?Lisa Cooley, New York

September 8 – October 20, 2013
A project from this month in 2014:

Xavier AntinOffshoreCrèvecoeur, Paris

March 22 – May 10, 2014
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Karla BlackThe Power Plant, Toronto

October 20 – December 30, 2018
March 20, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Diamond Stingilydead DaughterCabinet, London

September 9 – November 13, 2021
A project from this month in 2019:

Heritage SocietyTe Tuhi, Auckland

March 23 – May 19, 2019