Laurent Grasso, Anima, 2022, film, 18 ft. 14 in. Courtesy the artist.

Metaphysical Maze
A joint exhibition of work by acclaimed French conceptual artist Laurent Grasso will open on November 22 at the historic homes of Frederic Church and Thomas Cole. Organized by the Olana Partnership, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Metaphysical Maze: Laurent Grasso at Frederic Church’s Olana and the Thomas Cole Site is a capstone celebration of Frederic Church 200, a year celebrating the bicentennial of Church’s birth. The exhibition—which will accompany a primary exhibition of Grasso’s work at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art—aims to engage with the histories of both sites by introducing contemporary works into spaces shaped by other periods. It remains on view through March 28, 2027.

Danielle Mckinney, Sandman, 2024, oil on linen, 20 x 16 in. Private Collection. © Danielle Mckinney. Courtesy the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler. Photo by Pierre Le Hors.

Danielle Mckinney at NOMA
This fall, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will showcase the paintings of contemporary New Jersey-based artist Danielle Mckinney, whose work predominantly depicts solitary women in moments of leisure. Titled Danielle Mckinney: Shelter, the exhibition features more than 40 paintings and works on paper spanning the last five years of the artist’s practice, marking her most comprehensive museum exhibition to date. McKinney was also recently selected as part of the TIME100 Inaugural Art class, comprising leaders shaping the future of the field. Danielle Mckinney: Shelter will be on view at NOMA from November 6, 2026, through summer 2027.

James Marshall, School of Beauty, School of Culture, 2012. Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo by Sean Pathasema.

American artist in Paris
The work of American artist Kerry James Marshall, born in Birmingham, Alabama, is currently on view during a solo exhibition at Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris in France. This marks the first show in the country to honor Marshall, who is both an artist and professor, creating large-scale paintings that depict the lives and experiences of Black people. Kerry James Marshall: The Histories* presents 70 works, including eight new paintings created specifically for this exhibition. The show hangs through January 24, 2027, and includes the most comprehensive exhibition catalog to date on the artist, celebrating nearly half a century of his work.

Virginia Anderson, senior curator of American art at the National Gallery of Art.

Changes in Leadership
Late summer and early autumn have seen several alterations in leadership amongst major American art institutions across the country. Among these are Virginia Anderson, who joins the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as its new Christiane Ellis Valone Senior Curator of American Art and head of the art of the Americas. Anderson will assume the role in November. In addition, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Robert Stein as its next executive director and CEO; and museum leader, curator and art scholar Nicole M. Crawford was recently named executive director of Old Dominion University’s Barry Art Museum. —