Culture Watch: What to See and Where to Go in November

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By Matthew Velasco, Curated by Alexis WolfePublished: Nov 6, 2026Salon Art + Design Returns to the Park Avenue Armory for Its 15th YearSalon Art + DesignThe 15th edition of Salon Art + Design is now on view at the Park Avenue Armory—and it’s one of its most immersive, expansive editions yet. As is tradition, the event brings together collectible design, fine art, and jewelry. The event is open through November 8. Standouts include Jean Dunand’s 1929 La Forêt lacquered screen, Michel Dufet’s 1918 daybeds, and Jean Royère’s illuminated desk. Fernando Mastrangelo’s totem lamps add a sculptural note, while the jewelry lineup includes pieces from Fernando Jorge, Mellerio, Cora Sheibani, and Viltier.Lara Saget Debuts Her First New York Solo Show, ‘And the World Came Apart’Jonathan GradoLara Saget brings more than a decade of material experimentation to her first solo exhibition in New York. At Trotter&Sholer’s new Elizabeth Street space, her sculptures and wearable works fuse glass, stone, and metal through heat, pressure, and time. Drawing on geological processes and NASA data, the show moves from ancient natural formations to humanity’s rapid impact on the planet.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowThe Phillips Collection Opens ‘Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea’Adolph GottliebMilton Avery went to Gloucester, Massachusetts, to “live like an artist,” then brought Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko along for summers of creative exchange. In Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection’s “Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea” brings together watercolors and color-drenched canvases, tracing what those Cape Ann days set in motion.Tate St Ives Spotlights Wilhelmina Barns-GrahamWilhelmina Barns-GrahamWhat does a landscape feel like in the body? Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham spent eight decades exploring that question through art shaped by sensation and memory. The retrospective at Tate St Ives in Cornwall, England, is the most comprehensive survey of her work, moving from early landscapes and studio interiors to later works alive with bold color and sweeping gestures.Advertisement - Continue Reading Below