Ecology, Land, and Environmental Time

Humid Traces is a group exhibition examining the relationship between water and migration amid rising temperatures and extreme weather. Bringing together artists from around the world, the works consider bodies of water as contested boundaries shaped by human systems and environmental forces. Through sensory and research-driven approaches, the exhibition addresses water’s material memory and its capacity to reveal alternative ways of understanding movement, control, and change.

Feb 19 - Jun 20

from root to rain is the third solo exhibition by Lucy + Jorge Orta. Spanning tapestry, embroidery, painting, and film, the project draws on research in the Amazon rainforest and Wadi Hanifah to examine ecological instability. Celestial mapping, endemic plant life, and recorded footage are translated into woven, painted, and cinematic works addressing environmental change and interdependence.

Mar 13 - Apr 25

Mineral Meridian presents paintings by Heath Wae centered on magnified orchids rendered in soft, atmospheric color. Distorted scale, blurred edges, and immersive surfaces shift attention from botanical description toward sensory experience. Using hand-foraged pigments such as minerals, resins, and plant materials, Wae emphasizes the living histories within his materials. The works invite viewers to reconsider plants as active presences, highlighting human entanglement with natural systems.

Apr 2 - May 22

Acclaimed artist Jeffrey Gibson (born 1972) invites reflection on the interconnected relationships between all living beings and the environment for the 2025 Genesis Facade Commission. Drawing from his distinctive style fusing Indigenous worldviews and imagery with abstraction, text, and color, Gibson will create four-large scale figurative sculptures for The Met Fifth Avenue’s exterior. An interdisciplinary artist who grew up in the United States, Germany, and Korea, Gibson is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and is of Cherokee descent. His expansive body of work ranges from hard-edged abstract paintings to performance and filmmaking and also includes significant contributions as a convener and curator. Gibson’s practice consistently reveals new possibilities. Drawing on a broad range of recurring sources, materials, and imagery, he often critiques the reductive ways Indigenous culture has been historically flattened and misappropriated. Gibson’s project for The Met’s Fifth Avenue facade will be the sixth in a series of commissions for the historic exterior.

Sep 12 - Jun 9

Letha Wilson works through rigorous material experimentation, expanding photography into sculptural form. Using Corten steel, aluminum, and vinyl, she embeds images of deserts, rock formations, and palm trees taken in Hawaii, the American West, and Iceland. Her works treat landscape as both image and structure, while outdoor installations allow weather and time to reshape surfaces, making nature an active collaborator in the work.

Mar 20 - May 2

Alec Dartley’s Landscapes presents a series of gouache and oil paintings capturing the Palisades area of New Jersey. Using both plein air and studio-based approaches, Dartley balances direct engagement with nature and introspective reinterpretation. His outdoor works embrace shifting light and weather, while his studio pieces rely on memory and intuition. Featuring a large-scale oil painting and 12 gouache works, the exhibition reflects the intersection of external landscapes and inner vision.

Mar 6 - Apr 25