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“Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide”
Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert Exhibition Feature
Hyperallergic, March 2, 2026

The gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA, the first major US show on Raphael at The Met, and exhibitions on spirituality, the body, fashion, and more. by Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor Excerpt: More than half a century ago, the first Aboriginal-owned art cooperative in Australia broke barriers and established a hub for First Nations […]

“‘Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu’ is an invitation to dream”
Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert Exhibition Review
Washington Square News, February 27, 2026

by Mia Shou For the Aboriginal people of Australia’s Western Desert, dreaming isn’t a trivial matter. Instead, it’s a lifestyle that takes center stage in the Grey Art Museum’s latest exhibition, “Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert.” Opened on Jan. 22 and organized by the University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art […]

“Alison Weaver named Grey Art Museum director”
Washington Square News, January 29, 2026

The appointment of Weaver, who led Rice University’s arts center for over 10 years, marks the end of a 14-month search for NYU’s fine arts museum. by Dani Biondi President Linda Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico announced on Tuesday that Alison Weaver, who founded the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, will take […]

PRESS RELEASE<br>“NYU Names Alison Weaver as Director of the Grey Art Museum”<br>NYU News, January 27, 2026

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“NYU Names Alison Weaver as Director of the Grey Art Museum”
NYU News, January 27, 2026

The following article was originally published in NYU News on January 27, 2026. NYU President Linda G. Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico today announced the appointment of Alison Weaver, the founding director of the Moody Cener for the Arts at Rice University, as the director of NYU’s cherished Grey Art Museum. She will take up her new duties […]

“Alison Weaver Named Next Director of NYU’s Grey Art Museum”
ArtNews, January 27, 2026

by Maximilíano Durón New York University announced Tuesday that Alison Weaver will serve as the next director of its Grey Art Museum. She will begin in the role on May 26, after the conclusion of the current academic year. Weaver succeeds Lynn Gumpert, who retired last year and had been in the role since 1997. Weaver comes to […]

“Western Desert painting returns to New York with major exhibition”
Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert Exhibition Feature
National Indigenous Times, January 5, 2026

by Natasha Clark Note: This story contains the name and image of someone who has died. The legacy of late Aboriginal artist Clifford Possum Jampijinpa, who was exhibiting in New York by the late 1980s, continues this month as Western Desert painting returns to the city. The works of Mr Possum Jampijinpa, also known as […]

June Leaf: ‘Shooting From the Heart’: The Grey Art Museum Honors a Lifetime of Uncompromising Creation
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart Exhibition Feature
The Easel, December 16, 2025

by Abigael Sidi Featured on The Easel | Art Journalism Originally published on The Science Survey

“Hit These 15 New York Museum Exhibitions as the Temperatures Drop”
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart Exhibition Feature
Cultured, December 8, 2025

by Erin Zhang The city has everything from video game-rendered social commentary to larger-than-life nudes on display in its museums and private foundations this month. Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE<br>Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert<br>Grey Art Museum, NYU, December 2, 2025

PRESS RELEASE
Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert
Grey Art Museum, NYU, December 2, 2025

NYU’s Grey Art Museum Presents First U.S. Survey of Australia’s Most Iconic Aboriginal Art Movement Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert January 22–April 11, 2026 Exhibition reflects on the fifty-year history of Papunya Tula Artists, Australia’s oldest Aboriginal-owned arts organization Press Contact Sofeia Eddy | sofeia.eddy@nyu.edu | 212-998-6782 [Download Press Release] […]

“June Leaf”
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart Exhibition Review
Border Crossings, December 1, 2025

by Barry Schwabsky I’ve known June Leaf’s work for 40 years, but that makes me a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to an artist who had already been at work for three decades. So for me, getting my first-ever in-person view of many pieces from the 1950s through the ’70s was one of the great pleasures […]