High above Manhattan, Alicja Kwade’s planetary sculpture captures the music of the spheres.

Giovanni Battista Moroni, long overlooked, is the new Renaissance face at the Frick Collection.

An exhibition shows how the pioneers of photography saw the dominant medium of painting both as inspiration and competition.

A candlelight catacombs tour of the crypt at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Manhattan reveals the church’s history, including its famous tenants.

In a struggling neighborhood with a vibrant history, Titus Kaphar found a home for himself. Now he’s creating a center there to nurture emerging artists.

The school board will decide if 13 Depression-era frescoes showing the life of George Washington should be destroyed.

Lucian Freud’s nudes from the 1990s and 2000s; a Gretchen Bender retrospective revisits her TV-based installations; and artists address social justice issues in “Perilous Bodies.”

Diane and Arthur Abbey have around Japanese 300 baskets, a selection of which coexist peacefully with work by Calder, de Kooning and Joseph Cornell.

Shows about Leonard Cohen, instruments, punk graphics and punk sexual energy highlight the bonds between listeners and creators.

Our guide to new art shows and some that will be closing soon.