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10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Fall


An Alvin Ailey retrospective sets the tone for an array of eclectic offerings from the art world.

In a giant leap of artistic freedom and vision, Simmons will present wall-mounted boxes containing doll houses and cutouts of cars, swimmers, and furniture — amalgamations that produce alien-looking still lifes. Cave creates glittering, feathered, and beaded sculptures called “Sound Suits.” Here, he presents one that stands over 25 feet tall and features allusions to nature, culture, and history alongside new needlepoint portraits. A revelatory dive into the collection of Lillie P. Bliss, coinciding with the release of a book exploring the work and dedication of the many women — among them curators, preparators, patrons, and prime movers — who helped forge this apex museum of modernism.

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