Neil Goldberg's video, photographic and sculptural work documents the spaces and cadences of the everyday and overlooked. He has been exhibiting this work since 1992 at venues including The Museum of Modern Art (where it is part of the collection), the New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Wexner Center for the Arts;, The Jewish Museum, The Kitchen, NGBK Kunsthalle Berlin, Lothringer13 Kunsthalle Munich, Centro de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, and Cristin Tierney Gallery.

In 2012, Goldberg's work was the subject of a critically acclaimed mid-career survey at the Museum of the City of New York, entitled "Stories the City Tells Itself." The artist's work has been supported by fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Experimental Television Center, CEC ArtsLink, Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony.