It's been a big year in New York City — and not just because we (thankfully) got a new mayor. New and updated museums are everywhere you turn: The Studio Museum in Harlem is back and better than ever, and the Frick spent some of its hefty endowment on a facelift. Beyond that, 2025’s been a blockbuster, filled with shows that will make art history, with Amy Sherald at the Whitney, Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim, and Wifredo Lam at MoMA being just a shortlist. And, of course, as is always the case in the city of everything, we’ve got more still. To see the full list of the Best NYC Exhibitions of 2025, visit our link in bio. . . . 1 - Amy Sherald, “For Love, and for country” (2022) (image © Amy Sherald, photo by Joseph Hyde; courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth) 2 - Detail of Amy Sherald, “If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it” (2019) (© Amy Sherald) 3 - Detail of Jack Whitten, “Mirsinaki Blue” (1974) (courtesy the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University...