Art galleries are everywhere in New York City, from Brooklyn and Queens to the Upper and Lower East Sides of Manhattan. And, of course, they are in Chelsea, which continues to have the larger concentration of spaces in a single neighborhood—not just in New York, but in every city in the world. By some estimates, there are something like 1,500 galleries in NYC, an astounding number when you think about it. By contrast, NYC only has some 100 bookstores overall, and that's counting chains like Barnes & Noble. Broadway has approximately 40 theaters (though, admittedly, that doesn't include Off or Off Off Broadway venues because those are harder to quantify). Amazingly, that's roughly the same figure for cinemas, at least in Manhattan. So yeah, there are a lot of galleries here, covering all periods in art history, though the preponderance of them feature contemporary art (meaning artworks produced from the second half of the 20th century to the present). Did we mention that galleries are free? Yes they are, but even if your pocketbook can handle visiting all of NYC's galleries, your feet probably couldn't. So with that in mind, we've assembled guides of recommended galleries organized by neighbors, which you can find below. Meanwhile, if you're only looking for the creme de la creme, check out our list of the top ten best art galleries in New York City.
1. Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
Once a self-styled maverick, Gavin Brown has settled down to become a major player in the art market with two NYC spaces—one on the Lower East Side, the other in Harlem—and one in Rome, all of which present the work of such talents as Urs Fischer, Laura Owens and Rob Pruitt.
2. Gagosian Gallery
With 15 spaces around the world Larry Gagosian is the undisputed master of the gallery world. His mammoth (20,000-square-foot) contribution to 24th Street’s top-level galleries is the centerpiece of this empire. It was launched in 1999 with a mammouth Richard Serra installation. Since then, exhibitions have featured works by Ellen Gallagher, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, Andy Warhol and many other top-shelf names.
3 David Zwirner
Since 1993, German expatriate David Zwirner has grown his gallery from a relatively modest space in Soho to a global powerhouse with locations in London and Hong, as well uptown and down. A purpose built gallery building on West 20th Street in Chelsea is dedicated to museum-quality shows of historical figures and movements, while his West 19th Street space hosts exhibitons by his roster of international contemporary artists, a group that includes such luminaries as Marcel Dzama, Luc Tuymans, Chris Ofili, Neo Rauch and Lisa Yuskavage. In 2017, he opened an additonal NYC venue on East 69th Street.
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