New Museum’s fifth Triennial, “Soft Water Hard Stone” takes its name from the Brazilian proverb on perseverance and resilience, which states that soft water may bore a hole into hard stone if it hits for long enough. Featuring a list of 40 international artists and collectives, the Triennial acknowledges this defined moment of change in the world, presenting a series of works that center states of transformation and address our necessary relationship with the natural world. Featured names include those like Bronwyn Katz, You Ji, Amalie Smith, Rose Salane, Harry Gould Harvey IV, Laurie Kang, Goutam Ghosh, Gabriela Mureb, and Nickola Pottinger.