Current Exhibitions
Aryana Polat: A Boundary Meant to Separate
August 1 – October 11, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, August 1 from 7 – 10PM A Boundary Meant to Separate transforms the gallery into a contemporary ruin, inspired by Aryana Polat’s research on Cold War infrastructure. She focuses on how their meanings continue to shift long after their military function has ended. Cast concrete walls, […]
Pablo Helguera: The Esperanto Project
ONGOING Artist Pablo Helguera has invited Grand Central Art Center to join his newest initiative, The Esperanto Project—a distributed international exhibition that comes to life through the participation of museums, galleries, universities, and alternative art spaces around the world. GCAC is pleased to participate, and selections from the project will be on exhibition at Grand […]
Misty Choi: CuppyBreak
June 6, 2026 through January 10, 2027 Open Studio / Project Gallery – June 2 through September 5 Opening Reception of Activation: ] Saturday, June 6 7 – 10PM Activation of Interactive Performance – September 6, 2026 through January 10, 2027 Misty Choi‘s ongoing project CuppyBreak (2023–ongoing) consists of broken, misshapen, or dysfunctional cups activated […]
Antonio Palomo: Taken from EARTH
June 6 through November 8, 2026 Taken From EARTH reflects on the rocket’s double meaning as one of humanity’s most powerful inventions. As a child, the artist saw rockets as symbols of wonder, discovery, and the desire to reach beyond the known world. Over time, that awe became complicated by the misuse and growing normalization […]
Joseph Peragine: Pass The Ammunition
May 2 through July 12, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, May 2 from 7-10PM Joseph Peragine’s video Pass The Ammunition uses the visual language of animation to examine how violence is normalized, circulated, and sustained—often through systems that feel impersonal, routine, and “built in.” In the context of today’s escalating tensions, the work feels especially urgent—not as commentary […]
Jon Rubin: The Stolen Dove
(Helena Odeh holding the dove that was once stolen off a monument to her father Alex. Photo credit: Patrick Shartzer. Courtesy of artist Jon Rubin and Grand Central Art Center.) It’s a dove that was once stolen off the only monument of an Arab American in the United States — let me tell you the story. […]