Why this exists
I spent the aughts as an art journalist and went to thousands of shows. No machine can go to an opening for you, so here's a list of the ones I'd go to myself.
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Every listing here is hand-picked. Artists, galleries and organizers can suggest an opening, exhibition or event, or send a correction.
Openings & events 57
Veil Season
Erika Sanada, Calvin Ma, Rebecca Chaperon
Opening Fri, Oct 16 · 7–10pm
Mortal Machine Gallery New Orleans, LA
Quarter Century of Psycho: A San Franpsycho Retrospective
Closing party Fri, Oct 16 · 7–11pm
111 Minna Gallery San Francisco, CA
Tara McPherson at Collected Con: Brooklyn
Tara McPherson
Appearance Sat, Oct 17 · 10:30am–6:30pm
Industry City Brooklyn, NY
Portland Zine Symposium 2026
Outlet PDX, Secret Room Press
Opening Sat, Oct 17 · 11am–5pm
Portland State University – Smith Memorial Student Union Portland, OR
Invasive Species 2: Literary Panel & Open Mic Night
Jasmine Games, Katy Horan, Julie Poole
Panel & open mic Sat, Oct 17 · 7–9pm
Future Front Austin, TX
Shag: "Par Avion" Print Release Party
Appearance Sat, Oct 17 · 6–9pm
The Shag Store Palm Springs, CA
Art Basel Paris 2026
Opening Thu, Oct 22 · 2–8pm
Grand Palais Paris, France
Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection
Vivian Maier
Talk Thu, Oct 22 · 3:30pm
The Block Museum of Art Evanston, IL
Clare Rojas: Returning
Curator tour Thu, Oct 22 · 6–7pm
Columbus Museum of Art Columbus, OH
+ 48 more — pick a city above to see them all.
On view now 72
Self Reflections
Young-Il Ahn
On now through Oct 17
Perrotin New York New York, NY
Menagerie
Nikki Maloof
On now through Oct 17
Perrotin New York New York, NY
Leap into the Void
Aryo Toh Djojo
On now through Oct 17
Perrotin New York New York, NY
I'd sit inside a bottle and pretend that I was in a can
Chris Lux
On now through Oct 17
Guerrero Gallery (Los Angeles) Los Angeles, CA
Clyde's Adventure
Haley Manchon
On now through Oct 18
Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
Mors Omnibus
Michele Melcher
On now through Oct 18
Arch Enemy Arts Philadelphia, PA
Pescaderia: Priscilla Moreno and Erick Martinez
Priscilla Moreno, Erick Martinez
On now through Oct 19
GR2 Los Angeles, CA
House of Painting
Jean-Philippe Delhomme
On now through Oct 23
Perrotin Shanghai Shanghai, China
Tugging
Xie Qi
On now through Oct 23
Perrotin Shanghai Shanghai, China
+ 63 more — pick a city above to see them all.
Opening later 12
Susan Kellaway, Atticus Wakefield & Raymond Pettibon
Susan Kellaway, Atticus Wakefield, Raymond Pettibon
Opens Tue, Oct 27
General Assembly London London, United Kingdom
Moonwater
Nancy Graves
Opens Wed, Oct 28
Perrotin New York New York, NY
Elise Wagner: Intersections
Opens Wed, Nov 4
LIC Gallery Seattle, WA
Mehdi Ghadyanloo
Opens Thu, Nov 5
Perrotin Seoul Seoul, South Korea
Beyond the Streets London
Invader, JR, Shepard Fairey
Opens Wed, Nov 11
Saatchi Gallery London, United Kingdom
Why Can't I Have a Normal Dog?
Charles M. Schulz
Opens Wed, Nov 11
Charles M. Schulz Museum Santa Rosa, CA
Deborah Butterfield
Opens Fri, Nov 13
Haines Gallery San Francisco, CA
Sarah Sze: Forever is Composed of Nows
Opens Sat, Nov 21
SFMOMA San Francisco, CA
Correspondences: Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith (Triennale Milano)
Soundwalk Collective, Patti Smith
Opens Thu, Nov 26
Triennale Milano Milan, Italy
+ 3 more — pick a city above to see them all.
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