New York is full of incredible art galleries and exhibit spaces. Work for famous artists as well as the latest generation of up and coming innovators is displayed and scene here. There are examples of the avant-garde experimental scene as well as the most accessible mainstream and popular works. The fact that tourists visit the city to see one of the current Broadway hits is well known thought it is also extremely common for the guests staying in one of the best hotels Manhattan to be in the city to visit some of the art galleries. It is also common for many people to enjoy visiting various galleries during the day while attending a major Broadway musical at night. It’s important to remember to eat, if you’re one of those always on the go people and many of New York’s restaurants cater to the pre-theatre crowd.

The Gagosian Gallery, owned by Larry Gagosian has become one of the leading contemporary art galleries in the world. It has seven locations and four of those are in the United States. Of those four, three of them are in New York City. The gallery has gained a solid reputation for curating high quality and museum ready shows. It has shown the work of some of the top practicing artists and has also represented unknown artists who have demonstrated amazing skill and high quality works.

The New York spaces have current exhibits that range in genre and subject matter. The location at 980 Madison Avenue is currently featuring the sculpture work of CY Twombly. It also has a current exhibit titled Modern Masters, which features the work of Pablo Picasso and David Smith. The work of Roger Ballen is also being featured at this location in an exhibit titled Boarding House. The exhibit is a collection of photographs that were taken between 2004 and 2008. The work is exclusively in black and white and Ballen is known for using photography to evoke the essence and core sensations of the human psyche.

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