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Starrett-Lehigh Building, West Chelsea, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWest Chelsea, Manhattan
Original art from $100 to $12,000 fills a floor of the Starrett-Lehigh Building, with galleries from around the world and family hunts.
Starrett-Lehigh Building, West Chelsea, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOriginal art from $100 to $12,000 fills a floor of the Starrett-Lehigh Building, with galleries from around the world and family hunts.
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The Joyce Theater, Chelsea, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChelsea, Manhattan
Tony-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh channels Sinéad O'Connor's voice and defiance into a new dance work at the Joyce, a short run with limited seats.
The Joyce Theater, Chelsea, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTony-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh channels Sinéad O'Connor's voice and defiance into a new dance work at the Joyce, a short run with limited seats.
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Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Jordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
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David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Twelve history-painting-sized Thomas Ruff photographs built from pixelated internet images of 9/11, marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.
David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTwelve history-painting-sized Thomas Ruff photographs built from pixelated internet images of 9/11, marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.
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Pace Gallery, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Arlene Shechet bends aluminum and Cor-Ten steel into monumental curves beside burnished clay works in her first Pace NYC show since 2020.
Pace Gallery, 508 and 510 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanArlene Shechet bends aluminum and Cor-Ten steel into monumental curves beside burnished clay works in her first Pace NYC show since 2020.
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David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Scott Kahn's hyperreal, dreamlike landscapes, including a painting of his childhood home's basement window, fill Zwirner's West 20th Street space.
David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanScott Kahn's hyperreal, dreamlike landscapes, including a painting of his childhood home's basement window, fill Zwirner's West 20th Street space.
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Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Torkwase Dyson's new blue paintings come out of a decade of deep-sea diving, with shaped panels, strings and hardware, at Pace Chelsea.
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTorkwase Dyson's new blue paintings come out of a decade of deep-sea diving, with shaped panels, strings and hardware, at Pace Chelsea.
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Gagosian, 522 West 21st Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Six decades of Brice Marden paintings, with loans from the Whitney and Art Institute of Chicago, in his first NYC survey in 20 years.
Gagosian, 522 West 21st Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSix decades of Brice Marden paintings, with loans from the Whitney and Art Institute of Chicago, in his first NYC survey in 20 years.
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Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Radical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
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Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Sugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
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Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Nan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanNan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
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Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Gold-leaf pleats, knotted glass and glittering plaster: five decades of Lynda Benglis sculpture, including rarely shown 1985 glass, at Pace.
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanGold-leaf pleats, knotted glass and glittering plaster: five decades of Lynda Benglis sculpture, including rarely shown 1985 glass, at Pace.
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Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Buy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanBuy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
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The Museum at FIT, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
An original 1980 Black Barbie beside Margiela and Moschino looks: 170-plus dolls and garments fill FIT's fashion museum in Chelsea, free to walk in.
The Museum at FIT, Chelsea, ManhattanAn original 1980 Black Barbie beside Margiela and Moschino looks: 170-plus dolls and garments fill FIT's fashion museum in Chelsea, free to walk in.
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Gagosian, 541 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Deana Lawson's mirror-framed photos and holograms remake beauty-supply-store surveillance stills in her first Gagosian solo show.
Gagosian, 541 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanDeana Lawson's mirror-framed photos and holograms remake beauty-supply-store surveillance stills in her first Gagosian solo show.
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Lehmann Maupin, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Anna Park's frenetic charcoal canvases riff on casinos, carnival games and Las Vegas in House Rules at Lehmann Maupin — closing this weekend.
Lehmann Maupin, Chelsea, ManhattanAnna Park's frenetic charcoal canvases riff on casinos, carnival games and Las Vegas in House Rules at Lehmann Maupin — closing this weekend.
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Petzel, 520 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Emily Mae Smith's cult broomstick figure morphs into scythe-wielding, part-plant beings in new Surrealist-tinged paintings at Petzel.
Petzel, 520 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanEmily Mae Smith's cult broomstick figure morphs into scythe-wielding, part-plant beings in new Surrealist-tinged paintings at Petzel.
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The Kitchen, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Humming glass gongs and a pulsing drum honoring Milford Graves fill The Kitchen's loft in Josiah McElheny's free ode to experimental musicians.
The Kitchen, Chelsea, ManhattanHumming glass gongs and a pulsing drum honoring Milford Graves fill The Kitchen's loft in Josiah McElheny's free ode to experimental musicians.
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Schooner Adirondack, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
A two-hour sunset sail on an 1890s-style 80-foot schooner past One World Trade, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, engines off.
Schooner Adirondack, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanA two-hour sunset sail on an 1890s-style 80-foot schooner past One World Trade, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, engines off.
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Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Talking Heads' David Byrne drew nine life-size surreal figures straight onto Pace's stairwell walls — a hidden treat between floors.
Pace Gallery, 540 West 25th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanTalking Heads' David Byrne drew nine life-size surreal figures straight onto Pace's stairwell walls — a hidden treat between floors.
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Paula Cooper Gallery, 521 West 21st Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Hand-painted dots of microscope-viewed foam, heat-camera water photos and glass chimes fill Tauba Auerbach's new show at Paula Cooper.
Paula Cooper Gallery, 521 West 21st Street, Chelsea, ManhattanHand-painted dots of microscope-viewed foam, heat-camera water photos and glass chimes fill Tauba Auerbach's new show at Paula Cooper.
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David Zwirner, 519 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Nate Lowman's new shaped canvases take the form of giant keys, from tight replicas to near-abstractions, at Zwirner in Chelsea.
David Zwirner, 519 West 19th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanNate Lowman's new shaped canvases take the form of giant keys, from tight replicas to near-abstractions, at Zwirner in Chelsea.
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Lehmann Maupin, 501 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Rana Begum's first New York solo show fills Lehmann Maupin with light-bending reflectors, louvres and chainlink in metal, stone and glass.
Lehmann Maupin, 501 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRana Begum's first New York solo show fills Lehmann Maupin with light-bending reflectors, louvres and chainlink in metal, stone and glass.
Add to calendarStumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Chelsea on Sunday, Sep 20: 24 picks, refreshed weekly.
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