Contemporary Art Library

Welcome! The Library includes around 1,023,000 images, documents, and videos representing more than 31,000 exhibitions, performances, and other projects by over 35,000 artists. If you aren’t sure what to search for, please browse the material below:

February 2, 2026
A project from this month in 2015:

Tom HumphreysBird FoodWhat Pipeline, Detroit

January 28 – March 7, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Seeing Voice The Seven-Tone Color SpectrumRecess, New York

March 15 – 16, 2013
A project selected by Library staff:

Jennifer J. LeeCold TurkeyLa Maison de Rendez-Vous, Brussels

October 24 – December 14, 2019
January 19, 2026
A project selected by Library staff:

ikkibawiKrrrSeaweed Storyb-side, Jakarta

September 27 – November 30, 2025
A project from this month in 2022:

Liu XiaodongYour FriendsUCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing

January 15 – April 10, 2022
A random project from the Library’s archives:

William J. O'BrienShame SpiralAtlanta Contemporary

May 9 – August 4, 2019
January 12, 2026
A project from this month in 2019:

Desire Rebecca Moheb-ZandiLandscapesThe Newsstand Project

January 17 – February 8, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Mario García TorresLet's Walk TogetherMuseo Tamayo, Mexico City

February 27 – June 19, 2016
A project selected by Library staff:

Sara SadikUltimate VatosCrèvecoeur, rive droite, Paris

May 21 – July 23, 2022
A project from this month in 2021:

Junghae ParkMellow MelodyWhistle, Seoul

January 22 – March 6, 2021
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Miriam Laura LeonardiOh, là, là, CookiesBel Ami, Los Angeles

November 16 – December 22, 2018
January 5, 2026
A project from this month in 2016:

Performance/DocumentsTaka Ishii Gallery amanaTIGP, Tokyo

December 2 – 22, 2016
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Agnes SchererThe Notebook SimulationsKunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf

September 21, 2021 – January 16, 2022
December 29, 2025
A project from this month in 2018:

HeimspielKunst Halle Sankt Gallen

December 15, 2018 – February 10, 2019
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Franҫois CurletChanter L’enferEtablissement d’en face, Brussels

January 20 – March 6, 2010
A project selected by Library staff:

Eadweard Muybridge, Michael Snow, Haim SteinbachJay Gorney Modern Art, New York

February 11 – March 18, 1995
December 22, 2025
A project from this month in 2016:

Angel OteroEverything and NothingContemporary Arts Museum Houston

December 10, 2016 – March 19, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Andreas HochuliThe Year of the Babyshit Brown SUVKunsthalle Friart Fribourg

March 11 – May 14, 2023
A project selected by Library staff:

Phung-Tien PhanFull of debtMisako & Rosen, Tokyo

October 18 – November 16, 2025
December 15, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Martine SymsNeural SwampPhiladelphia Museum of Art

May 14, 2022 – July 9, 2023
A project from this month in 2004:

Hans-Jörg MayerGalerie Christine Mayer, Munich

December 3, 2004 – January 22, 2005
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Artist Running Festival 2020XYZ collective, Tokyo

December 13, 2020 – January 17, 2021
December 8, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Catherine OpieHouses and FreewaysJay Gorney Modern Art, New York

February 24 – March 30, 1996
A project from this month in 2005:

Henning Bohl, Michaela MeiseSpiritusdépendance, Brussels

December 13, 2005 – February 3, 2006
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Markus SelgStorradaGalerie Christine Mayer, Munich

September 9 – October 22, 2011
December 1, 2025
A project from this month in 2020:

Florian HeckerResynthesizersMAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles

November 21, 2020 – March 13, 2021
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Jill SpectorThe Editor’s President: Models and Mock-Ups for Elaine May, Nora Kaye, and Eileen GrayJOAN, Los Angeles

September 12 – October 11, 2015
A project selected by Library staff:

Kerstin BrätschMƎTAATEMMunch, Oslo

March 14 – August 3, 2025
November 24, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Joel OttersonThe Iron MaidenJay Gorney Modern Art, New York

October 10 – November 7, 1992
A project from this month in 2011:

CloudFoxy Production, New York

November 4 – December 23, 2011
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Dust Clay StoneArt Sonje Center, Seoul

October 30 – December 20, 2020
November 17, 2025
A project selected by Library staff:

Zurich BiennialBechtler Stiftung, Uster

September 27 – 28, 2025