Curating Art. Shaping Collections.
Deborah Goodman Davis is an independent curator and art advisor specializing in modern and contemporary art.
She curates exhibitions, develops collections, and advises private collectors, corporations, and cultural institutions. Drawing on a deep knowledge of art history and more than three decades of experience working with artists, collectors, and cultural institutions, Deborah identifies works of exceptional quality by artists whose originality, vision, and artistic significance give their work enduring value.
Whether building a collection or curating an exhibition, she approaches every project with intention—seeking meaningful connections between artists, ideas, and audiences, and selecting works that continue to reward looking and thinking over time.
92NY
EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY, 2026
Deborah Kass
Acrylic and neon on 12 canvas panels
In EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY, Deborah Kass brings together a large-scale work created for the lobby of The 92nd Street Y. The installation continues Kass’s exploration of language, popular culture, and the power of words in public spaces.
The repeated phrase comes from Black Box’s joyful 1990 dance hit “Everybody Everybody,” sung by Martha Wash, whose vocals were not originally credited. Long influenced by Ellsworth Kelly, Kass uses the twelve vibrant canvases, configured in response to the architecture of the lobby, to create a rhythmic field of color.
For this 92NY commission, Kass added the Hebrew word kulam (כולם), meaning “everybody,” alternating it with the English word across the twelve panels. The pairing reflects 92NY’s identity as both a Jewish cultural center and a place of welcome for people of all backgrounds. The neon casts colored light across the canvases and surrounding wall, carrying particular resonance in this setting through light’s associations in Jewish tradition with creation, knowledge, presence, and continuity.
New York City Center
Waltz of the Snowflakes [Nutcracker], 2026
Sarah Morris
Site-specific wall painting
Rather than illustrating the ballet literally, Sarah translated it through her distinctive language of dots, sharp angles, interlocking geometries, and saturated color. The composition suggests falling snow, musical notation, and dancers moving across a stage. Entirely contemporary yet remarkably at home in this historic building, the painting changes as audiences move past and alongside it. Installation view, New York City Center Visual Arts Program, 2026. Photo © White Cube (Frankie Tyska).
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