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There’s no required code of conduct, although most galleries are library-quiet and cell phones are seriously frowned upon. Don’t worry, you won’t be pressured to buy anything; staff will probably be doing their best to ignore you.
Galleries are generally open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Gallery-hop on a Saturday afternoon—the highest-traffic day—if you want company. You can usually find a binder with the artist’s résumé, examples of previous work, and exhibit details (usually including prices) at the front desk. If not, ask. Also ask whether there’s information you can take with you.
You can’t see everything in one afternoon, so if you have specific interests, plan ahead. Find gallery information and current exhibit details by checking the listings in the weekend section of The New York Times. Learn more about the galleries and the genres and artists they represent at | www.artincontext.org.
GALLERIES
Alan Klotz Gallery.
Fine 19th- and 20th-century and contemporary photography is the focus of the exhibitions here. Shows range from the modern photo-realistic domestic scenes by Melissa Ann Pinney to the more playful portraits of photojournalist Jonathan Torgovnik. Also here are extensive collections from some of history’s most important photographers, including Josef Sudek, Berenice Abbott, and Eugene de Salignac. | 511 W. 25th St., Suite 701, between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10001 | 212/741–4764 | www.klotzgallery.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Andrea Rosen.
The gallery showcases artists on the cutting edge, such as sculptor Andrea Zittel, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and painter and installation artist Matthew Ritchie. | 525 W. 24th St., between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10011 | 212/627–6000 | www.andrearosengallery.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
ATM Gallery.
On an industrial cobblestone block just off the West Side Highway, this gallery is now in a larger space. Eleven artists, six from Japan, are represented here in a gallery that began in the East Village in 2002. | 621 W. 27th St., between 11th and 12th Aves., Chelsea | 10001 | 212/375–0349 | www.atmgallery.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Casey Kaplan.
Founded in 1995, this gallery represents 17 contemporary artists from Europe and the Americas. Casey Kaplan showcases sophisticated and ambitious exhibitions of works by such artists as Henning Bohl, Matthew Brannon, Johannes Wohnseifer, and Julia Schmidt. | 525 W. 21st St., between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10011 | 212/645–7335 | www.caseykaplangallery.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Cheim & Read.
This prestigious gallery represents artists such as Louise Bourgeois, William Eggleston, Joan Mitchell, Jenny Holzer, Donald Baechler, and Jack Pierson. | 547 W. 25th St., between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10001 | 212/242–7727 | www.cheimread.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
David Zwirner.
Proving his finger is on the pulse of contemporary art, Zwirner shows works in all mediums by such emerging artists as Luc Tuymans, Stan Douglas, Thomas Ruff, Diana Thater, and Yutaka Sone. | 525 W. 19th St., between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10011 | 212/727–2070 | www.davidzwirner.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Gagosian.
This enterprising modern gallery has two large Chelsea branches and a third on the Upper East Side, one in Beverly Hills, plus one in London. All present works by heavy hitters, such as sculptor Richard Serra, the late pop-art icon Roy Lichtenstein, and Willem de Kooning. | 555 W. 24th St., at 11th Ave., Chelsea | 10011 | 212/741–1111 | 522 W. 21st St., between 10th and 11th Aves., Chelsea | 10011 | 212/741–1717 | www.gagosian.com | Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Galerie Lelong.
This large gallery presents challenging installations and art, as well as many Latin American