Art-world movers and shakers help Time Out New York pick the city’s 100 best paintings

In this week’s Time Out New York, we’re taking a deep dive into one of New York’s greatest cultural treasures: its paintings. In the new issue hitting stands tomorrow, 34 artists, critics, journalists, curators and gallery dealers have joined forces to choose the top master works among the city’s many masterpieces. The paintings can be found in some of the world’s best collections of art—including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Frick, MoMA, and the Whitney—and were selected with the help of some one New York’s top art world luminaries.

Arnold Lehmen, the director of the Brooklyn Museum, Laura Hoptman, the painting and sculpture curator at MoMA and Jenny Schlenzka, associate curator of MoMA PS1 are some of the museum experts surveyed to compile the list. Artists and writers that shared their top picks include photographer David LaChapelle and Paddy Johnson, founder and editor of Art Fag City. The art experts joined Time Out New York's Art Editor, Howard Halle, to complete the impressive survey.

For the complete list of contributors and to see the full list of the 100 best paintings New York has to offer, check back tomorrow.