Simplifying contemporary art galleries in New York City

Top Five

The best shows currently in view from North to South

The Wedding @ Andrea Rosen
525 W 24th St thru, 2/4

A strange mix of art creates a kind of chapel. Don't try to figure out what it means. Just enjoy it. 

Ai Weiwei @ Mary Boone
541 W 24th St thru, 2/4

Tons of hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds. A quiet contemplation of population & consumption.

Damien Hirst @ Gagosian (24th St)
555 W 24th St thru, 2/18

I think it's more performace art than anything else (see the giftshop) - fun when it's free.

Doug Wheeler @ David Zwirner (519)
519 W 19th St thru, 2/25

A room without corners or shadows feels infinite. There's a wait to get in, so get there early.

On Kawara @ David Zwirner (533)
533 W 19th St thru, 2/11

Where were you? 168 paintings of the date they were painted, from his very first to one painted last week...

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Marble Sculpture @ Sperone Westwater
257 Bowery thru, 2/25

Every piece in here needs it's own paragraph explaination - otherwise, a great show that spans 2361 years...

Michael Zelehoski @ Dodge
15 Rivington St thru, 2/19

A 3D object becomes a 2D object pretending to be a 3D object = smart and very fun.

Trantra Paintings @ Feature Inc.
131 Allen St thru, 2/12

Beautiful, ancient, modern, and emanating some serious spirituality of somekind. Loose yourself.

Liselot van der Heijden @ LMAKprojects
139 Eldridge st thru, 1/29

A great 3 channel video that blows your mind when you realize that you're ALSO watching and waiting.

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13th Street
320 W 13th St White Colu... Looking... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
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134 10th Ave Andrew Edl... Die Naz... 1/28 star star star star star star star star
19th Street
519 W 19th St David Zwir... Doug Wh... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
533 W 19th St David Zwir... On Kawa... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
20th Street
545 W 20th St Elizabeth... Jeff Ke... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
21st Street
520 W 21st St Anna Kuste... Disappe... 1/28 star star star star star star star star
522 W 21st St Gagosian (... Damien... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
22nd Street
525 W 22nd St Andrew Kre... Interio... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
535 W 22nd St Fl 3Fl 3 P.P.O.W. Thomas... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
537 W 22nd St Friedrich... Joyce P... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
10th Avenue
205 10th Ave Churner... Taylor... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
293 10th Ave Paul Kasmi... Santi M... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
23rd Street
534 W 24th St Danziger P... New Pho... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
537B W 23rd St Asya Geisb... Gudmund... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
24th Street
515 W 24th St Gladstone... Shirin... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
519 W 24th St Metro Pict... John Mi... 3/10 star star star star star star star star
525 W 24th St Andrea Ros... The Wed... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
537 W 24th St Hasted Kra... Pierre... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
541 W 24th St Mary Boone Ai Weiw... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
555 W 24th St Gagosian (... Damien... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
25th Street
510 W 25th St Pace (510) Jean Du... 3/10 star star star star star star star star
531 W 25th St ClampArt Gregory... 2/11 star star star star star star star star
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547 W 25th St Cheim... Bill Je... 2/18 star star star star star star star star
26th Street
508 W 26th St Fl 9 Vogt Galle... The End 2/25 star star star star star star star star
528 W 26th St Galerie Le... an othe... 1/28 star star star star star star star star
540 W 26th St Lehmann Ma... Klara K... 1/28 star star star star star star star star
27th Street
621 W 27th St Winkleman corpora... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
29th Street
526 W 29th St Peter Blum Jason F... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
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120 Elizabeth St Golden Doug Is... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
312 Bowery The Hole Lola Mo... 2/4 star star star star star star star star
257 Bowery Sperone We... Marble... 2/25 star star star star star star star star
15 Rivington St Dodge Michael... 2/19 star star star star star star star star
131 Allen St Feature In... Trantra... 2/12 star star star star star star star star
139 Eldridge st LMAKprojec... Liselot... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
261 Broome st Laurel Git... Joseph... 2/12 star star star star star star star star
127 Henry St Bureau Matt Ho... 2/12 star star star star star star star star
Street Gallery Artist Ends New York Times Time Out New York Magazine Village Voice Go to artcat.com Go to ArtFagCity.com The New Yorker Top Five
150 W 17th St Rubin Muse... Hero Vi... 6/11 star star star star star star star star
Upper East Side
1 E 70th St The Frick White G... 4/29 star star star star star star star star
725 Park Ave Asia Socie... Sarah S... 3/25 star star star star star star star star
945 Madison Avenue The Whitne... Sherrie... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
945 Madison Avenue The Whitne... "C... 4/1 star star star star star star star star
945 Madison Avenue The Whitne... real/su... 2/12 star star star star star star star star
945 Madison Avenue The Whitne... Aleksan... 2/19 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... Heroic... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... The Ren... 3/18 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... Storyte... 5/6 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... Collect... 2/26 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... Fu Baos... 4/15 star star star star star star star star
1000 5th Ave The Metrop... Infinit... 3/4 star star star star star star star star
1048 5th Ave Neue Galle... Ronald... 4/2 star star star star star star star star
1109 5th Ave The Jewish... Ezra Ja... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
1109 5th Ave The Jewish... The Rad... 3/25 star star star star star star star star
1109 5th Ave The Jewish... Jem Coh... 3/25 star star star star star star star star
Midtown
225 Madison Ave Morgan Lib... Islamic... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
225 Madison Ave Morgan Lib... Rembran... 4/29 star star star star star star star star
1114 6th Ave Internatio... Weegee 9/2 star star star star star star star star
11 W 53 St The Museum... Diego R... 5/14 star star star star star star star star
11 W 53 St The Museum... Haris E... 2/20 star star star star star star star star
11 W 53 St The Museum... Sanja I... 3/21 star star star star star star star star
Harlem
144 W 125th St The Studio... The Bea... 3/11 star star star star star star star star
Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn A... Youth a... 1/29 star star star star star star star star
200 Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn A... Hide/Se... 2/12 star star star star star star star star
Queens
22-25 Jackson Ave P.S.1 Cont... Cliffor... 3/12 star star star star star star star star
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36-01 35th Ave Museum of... Jim Hen... 3/4 star star star star star star star star
9-01 33rd Rd The Noguch... Civic A... 4/22 star star star star star star star star
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