Best Chelsea galleries

Find the best art galleries in the Chelsea district of NYC.

Best art galleries in New York City

In Chelsea's converted industrial spaces, you'll find art galleries hosting group shows by up-and-comers, blockbuster exhibitions from art-world celebrities and a slew of provocative work. Here are the best galleries; click through to see what they're showing now.

David Zwirner

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Zwirner mixes museum-quality shows of historical figures with a head-turning array of contemporary artists.

  1. 533 W 19th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

  • Free

This elegant space reps such powerhouse names as New York City Waterfalls maestro Olafur Eliasson.

  1. 521 W 21st St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Gagosian Gallery 555 W. 24th St.

Gagosian Gallery

  • Free

Larry Gagosian’s mammoth (20,000-square-foot) contribution to 24th Street’s galleries was launched in 1999.

  1. 555 W 24th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Luhring Augustine

  • Free

This cool gallery features work from an impressive index of artists that includes Rachel Whiteread and Pipilotti Rist.

  1. 531 W 24th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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The Pace Gallery

  • Free

To view shows by some of the 20th century’s most significant artists, head to this NYC institution.

  1. 510 W 25th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves), 10001
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Gladstone Gallery

  • Free

Gladstone is strictly blue-chip, with a heavy emphasis on the Conceptual, the philosophical and the daring.

  1. 515 W 24th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Matthew Marks Gallery 523 W. 24th St.

Matthew Marks Gallery

  • Free

The Matthew Marks gallery was a driving force behind Chelsea’s transformation into an art destination.

  1. 523 W 24th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Paul Kasmin Gallery

Morris Louis, David Hockney and Annette Lemieux are a few of the heavy-hitters at this gallery.

  1. 293 Tenth Ave, (at 27th St)
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Sean Kelly Gallery

  • Free

This gallery has a strong reputation for supporting work based in installation and performance.

  1. 528 W 29th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
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Cheim & Read

  • Free

This international group of established contemporary artists includes such superstars as Diane Arbus and Jenny Holzer.

  1. 547 W 25th St, (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves), 10001
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    Leon Leigh Yesterday
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  • This is a missing listing. From September 27 through October 13 at Entryway Gallery: "Barbara Gray / Karen Gray Ruelle: New Paintings, Collage, and Prints" The first shared exhibition by this well-known mother and daughter – Barbara Gray, the Westport muralist, and Karen Gray Ruelle, award-winning illustrator for children and young adults. Entryway Gallery is located at 122 West 26th Street, Suite 1007. 212-807-7066.

    Jim Pratzon Wed Sep 26 2012
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