November 28, 2004

Chelsea art scene at its peak -- NYT

The New York Times declares this the zenith of the Chelsea art gallery era, and warns that in just a few years rising rents and a creeping backlash will turn now into "the good old days." With more than 230 galleries in the blocks from W. 13th to W. 29th Streets between 10th Avenue and the West Side Highway, the Chelsea area has twice the number of galleries SoHo had at its peak in the early 1990's, according to the Times. From the story:

In all, the Chelsea gallery scene is exactly the opposite of monolithic or homogeneous: astoundingly diverse, a series of parallel worlds catering to different audiences and markets, from avant-garde to academic, blue-chip to underground. With art fresh from places as far apart as China and Williamsburg, Chelsea is messily democratic, the most real, unbiased reflection of contemporary art's global character.

November 28, 2004 12:17 PM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Museums, Sightsology

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