Chelsea art galleries

Roughly the square between 20th and 27th Streets and 10th and 11th Avenues, Chelsea is currently home to over 300 art galleries. Lots of fun if you have any interest in contemporary art. Go on a Saturday afternoon. The galleries are closed on Sundays. And it's free!

Chelsea Art Galleries

These are the larger ones, located on the buildings' ground floors for the most part. Always something interesting to see:

Gladstone Gallery (530 West 21st St.)
Matthew Marks Gallery (522 West 22nd St.)
Marianne Boesky Gallery (509 West 24th St.)
Zach Feuer Gallery (530 West 24th St.)
Bruce Silverstein (535 West 24th St.) [photography]
Gagosian Gallery (555 West 24th St.)
PaceWildenstein (534 West 25th St.)
Marlborough (545 West 25th St.)
Galerie Lelong (528 West 26th St.)
Aperture Gallery (547 West 27th St.) [photography]

A fabulous place to eat (but not cheap):
Cookshop (156 10th Ave.) [American]

A cool tapas bar:
Tia Pol (205 10th Ave.)

A cool bookstore:
Printed Matter, Inc. (195 10th Ave.)
Why: Art books in every size, shape or form.