September in New York always feels like a creative reset. As fashion week unfolds and interiors step into their maximalist moment, the art world pulses right alongside — layered, emotional, and brimming with meaning.
This season’s shows feel deeply personal. They invite us to look closer, feel harder, and lean into stories that might otherwise go untold. Here are the exhibitions I’m making time for — each one a conversation, a confrontation, or a quiet moment of reflection.
1. Caleb Hahne Quintana – A Boy That Don’t Bleed
Caleb Hahne Quintana, Hour Without Shadow, 2024. Oil on linen, 24″ x 46.” Courtesy the artist and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles / New York. Photo by Shark Senesac.
Where: Anat Ebgi | When: Sept 5 – Oct 17
Caleb’s work always feels like memory on canvas — hazy, intimate, tender. This show explores masculinity and softness through warm, dreamlike figurative scenes. It’s gentle and powerful at once.
2. Sasha Gordon – Haze
Sasha Gordon, It Was Still Far Away, 2024 (detail)
Where: David Zwirner | When: Sept 10 – Oct 18
Vulnerability meets bold color in Sasha Gordon’s latest. Think surreal self-portraits that explore identity, queerness, and embodiment. Her canvases are as much about feeling as they are about form.
3. Dew Kim & Filippo Cegani – Ecstasy Protocol
Dew Kim & Filippo Cegani – Swivel Gallery
Where: Swivel Gallery | When: Sept 10 – Oct 4
A standout duo show that questions beauty and transformation. Expect metallics, latex textures, and playful chaos — with a philosophical twist. It’s a futuristic visual diary for the visually curious.
4. Yuan Fang – Spaying
Yuan Fang Fire in the Chest 2025 oil on canvas 59 1/16 x 66 15/16 inches (150 x 170 cm)
Where: Skarstedt | When: Sept 4 – Oct 25
Yuan Fang blends aggression with softness, and the result is haunting. Her sculptural paintings push against boundaries — emotional, architectural, and symbolic. It’s abstract art that demands your attention.
5. Bernardo Pacquing – Casual Loops
Bernardo Pacquing – Silverlens
Where: Silverlens | When: Sept 4 – Nov 1
There’s a quiet sophistication in Pacquing’s work. His use of found objects and textural restraint gives this show a meditative rhythm — minimalist, but never empty.
6. Omara Mara Oláh – Guess what, I’m still here
Omara Mara Oláh – Margot Samel
Where: Margot Samel | When: Sept 5 – Oct 4
Omara’s pieces feel like affirmations. They’re playful, political, unapologetic. This show is a love letter to survival, identity, and presence — written in bold strokes and defiant color.
Fall always feels like a gallery unto itself. The light shifts, the conversations deepen, and the shows—like these—invite us to pause and feel something. Whether it’s through sculpture, paint, or performance, these artists are shaping how we think, feel, and evolve.
If you’re planning your fall culture calendar, these are the names to know. These are the rooms you want to be in.
Let’s connect if you’re visiting a show or just feel inspired by art that speaks louder than words. This season is full of moments worth remembering.
