Video & Installation Art Shows in NYC Right Now (May 2026)
Video, sound, performance, and immersive installation are getting strong representation in NYC galleries in May 2026. Below: 8 current shows that use moving image, projection, sound, or built environments as their primary medium, with the gallery, the run dates, and the practical notes.
1. Mothers of Time by Amorelle Jacox at Management
- Show
- Mothers of Time
- Artist
- Amorelle Jacox
- Gallery
- Management
- Address
- 39 East Broadway, Chinatown
- On view
- Apr 29, 2026 – Jun 8, 2026
Mothers of Time is at Management, 39 East Broadway, Chinatown, on view Apr 29 – Jun 8, 2026. Management is pleased to present Mothers of Time, Amorelle Jacox's debut solo exhibition with the gallery, on view in New York. Rooted in metaphysics, Jacox's painting practice navigates the relationship between the self and the cosmic through a unique synthesis of color field, transcendentalist, surrealist, and symbolist influences.
Plan thirty minutes minimum at Management — the works reward time. The gallery is closed Mondays.
2. Women Across America: 1945 to 1979 at Eric Firestone Gallery
- Gallery
- Eric Firestone Gallery
- Address
- 40 Great Jones Street, NoHo
- On view
- May 12, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026
Women Across America: 1945 to 1979 is at Eric Firestone Gallery, 40 Great Jones Street, NoHo, on view May 12 – Jul 12, 2026. Mary Abbott, Elise Asher, Janice Biala, Elaine de Kooning, Sari Dienes, Martha Edelheit, Perle Fine, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Grace Hartigan, Adaline Kent, Ida Kohlmeyer, Lee Krasner, Zoe Longfield, Beatrice Mandelman, Jeanne Miles, Betty Parsons, Pat Passlof, Jeanne Reynal, Miriam Schapiro, Edith Schloss, Hedda Sterne, Alma Thomas, Lucia Wilcox, Nina Yankowitz…
Through July 12, 2026. Eric Firestone Gallery keeps standard NYC gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday.
3. Land Before Time: Three Dinosaurs and a Gondola by John Chamberlain at Amanita
- Artist
- John Chamberlain
- Gallery
- Amanita
- Address
- 313 Bowery, NoHo
- On view
- May 9, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026
Land Before Time: Three Dinosaurs and a Gondola is at Amanita, 313 Bowery, NoHo, on view May 9 – Aug 10, 2026. Amanita is pleased to present, Land Before Time: Three Dinosaurs and a Gondola, an exhibition pairing three complete Maiasaura fossil specimens with Gondola Marianne Moore by John Chamberlain. This marks the first time a family group of Maiasaura dinosaurs has been exhibited together.
Worth combining with the nearby galleries on the same block. Amanita is closed Mondays.
4. Lost on a Two Way Street by Kim Dacres at Charles Moffett
- Artist
- Kim Dacres
- Gallery
- Charles Moffett
- Address
- 394 Broadway, Chinatown
- On view
- May 7, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026
Lost on a Two Way Street is at Charles Moffett, 394 Broadway, Chinatown, on view May 7 – Jun 21, 2026. Charles Moffett is pleased to present Lost on a Two Way Street, a solo exhibition of new works by Kim Dacres, a first-generation American sculptor of Jamaican descent, who lives in Harlem and works in the Bronx. An expansion upon Dacres’ 2025 body of work, Crossroads Like This, this exhibition marks the artist’s second solo show with the gallery.
On view through June 21, 2026. Allow at least twenty minutes; the gallery is generally quietest on weekday afternoons.
5. Entrance by Zachary Armstrong & Jackson Maximo Armstrong at Entrance
Entrance is at Entrance, 48 Ludlow Street, Chinatown, on view Apr 23 – Jun 7, 2026. Entrance is pleased to present Entrance, a solo exhibition of new work by Zachary Armstrong, featuring a series of encaustic paintings installed within a site-specific intervention by Armstrong, on the gallery’s ground level.
Entrance is most easily reached by subway; check the gallery's hours before walking over, since most NYC galleries are closed Mondays.
6. The Gracie Mansion Show by Peter Hujar at Ortuzar
- Artist
- Peter Hujar
- Gallery
- Ortuzar
- Address
- 5 White Street, Tribeca
- On view
- Apr 22, 2026 – May 31, 2026
The Gracie Mansion Show is at Ortuzar, 5 White Street, Tribeca, on view Apr 22 – May 31, 2026. Peter Hujar: The Gracie Mansion Show re-stages the now-legendary exhibition that took place in New York's East Village in 1986, one year before the artist's death. For the show, Gracie Mansion Gallery presents seventy photographs arranged in a long, two-row grid.
Plan thirty minutes minimum at Ortuzar — the works reward time. The gallery is closed Mondays.
7. All I Thought / I Loved by Kevin Beasley at Casey Kaplan
- Artist
- Kevin Beasley
- Gallery
- Casey Kaplan
- Address
- 121 West 27th Street, Chelsea
- On view
- May 14, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026
All I Thought / I Loved is at Casey Kaplan, 121 West 27th Street, Chelsea, on view May 14 – Jul 25, 2026. All I thought / I loved, Kevin Beasley's fifth exhibition at Casey Kaplan, recasts his relationship to landscape through a years-long inquiry into the inherited and regenerative resonance of a site. Set in part on his family's century-old property in Valentines, Virginia, the exhibition renders image, material, and memory in oscillating focus.
Through July 25, 2026. Casey Kaplan keeps standard NYC gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday.
8. Estranhas Luzes no Bosque by Lu Ferreira at Tara Downs
- Artist
- Lu Ferreira
- Gallery
- Tara Downs
- Address
- 424 Broadway, SoHo
- On view
- May 1, 2026 – Jun 14, 2026
Estranhas Luzes no Bosque is at Tara Downs, 424 Broadway, SoHo, on view May 1 – Jun 14, 2026. "O sertão é do tamanho do mundo. The sertão is the size of the world. —João Guimarães Rosa, Grande Sertão: Veredas Tara Downs is pleased to present Estranhas Luzes no Bosque, Lu Ferreira’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Lu Ferreira attends to the residues of gesture as a site of historical metabolism.
Worth combining with the nearby galleries on the same block. Tara Downs is closed Mondays.
How to plan a walk
Video and installation shows demand time — plan an hour per stop rather than the 20-30 minutes of a typical painting show. Cluster by neighborhood and plan no more than three or four stops in a day. Bring a notebook; many of these shows reward second viewings.
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Frequently asked
Where can I see video and installation art in NYC right now?
This list covers 8 galleries with video, sound, performance, or installation work on view in May 2026 — including Management and Eric Firestone Gallery. Most run through at least mid-June.
How long should I plan for a video installation?
Single-channel videos typically run 10-30 minutes. Larger installations with multiple screens can take an hour or more. Check the gallery's signage for runtime before you sit down.
Are video galleries dark inside?
Often, yes. Wear comfortable shoes and let your eyes adjust before walking around. Many galleries place benches or low seating in front of projections.
Do I need headphones for video installations?
No — gallery video work is usually played through speakers or directional audio. Some installations include separate listening stations with headphones provided by the gallery.
