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On view · Tanya Bonakdar Gallery · Chelsea

Rita Lundqvist: New Oil Paintings at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

Swedish painter Rita Lundqvist shows new oil-on-panel works at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Chelsea, from November 5 to December 18, 2026. It is her fourth show with the gallery and her first in nearly ten years.

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On view · Lehmann Maupin · Chelsea

Lari Pittman: The Remedy of Analog Space and Time at Lehmann Maupin

Los Angeles painter Lari Pittman shows twelve new paintings and ten works on paper at Lehmann Maupin in Chelsea, October 29 to December 19, 2026, with an artist reception and a conversation with Enrique Juncosa on opening day.

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On view · Paula Cooper Gallery · Chelsea

Claes Oldenburg: Six Themes at Paula Cooper Gallery

Paula Cooper Gallery in Chelsea revisits Claes Oldenburg's landmark 1975 survey Six Themes, gathering sculpture, drawings and prints on six recurring subjects. It is the first show devoted to this body of work in fifty years, and runs November 5 to December 19, 2026.

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On view · Petzel · Chelsea

James Little: Homage El Shabazz at Petzel

Petzel in Chelsea presents James Little's Homage El Shabazz, November 5 to December 19, 2026. The show centers on the 1985 series of that name, including a small square work in oil and wax on linen.

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On view · Karma · Chelsea

Ouattara Watts at Karma, Chelsea

Ouattara Watts opens a solo exhibition at Karma's Chelsea space, 549 West 26th Street, running November 5 to December 19, 2026. An opening reception takes place on the first evening, Thursday, November 5, from 6 to 8 pm.

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On view · Galerie Lelong · Chelsea

Mildred Thompson: Cosmos Calling at Galerie Lelong

Galerie Lelong in Chelsea presents Mildred Thompson's Music of the Spheres triptychs and a selection from her Heliocentric Series, with the electronic compositions that accompany them, shown publicly in New York for the first time. October 29 to December 19, 2026.

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On view · Tina Kim Gallery · Chelsea

Kim Tschang-Yeul: Recurrence at Tina Kim Gallery

Tina Kim Gallery presents its third solo show of Kim Tschang-Yeul, the Korean émigré painter of luminous waterdrops. Works from the 1980s to the 2010s center on the Recurrence series, where drops meet Chinese characters, alongside large Waterdrop and Nuit paintings.

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On view · Lisson Gallery · Chelsea

Myth Migration at Lisson Gallery: Eight Artists Who Moved and Changed

Lisson Gallery's Chelsea space presents Myth Migration from November 4, a group show of eight 20th-century artists, including Carmen Herrera, Wifredo Lam and Leonora Carrington, whose work shifted after moving to new cities and artistic communities.

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On view · Lisson Gallery · Chelsea

Yu Hong: Field of Asura at Lisson Gallery New York

Chinese painter Yu Hong makes her Lisson New York debut with Field of Asura, a show of new and recent paintings, including multi-panel works modeled on altarpieces. It runs November 4, 2026 to January 9, 2027 at 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea.

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On view · Casey Kaplan · Chelsea

Hannah Levy: Boiled at Casey Kaplan

Hannah Levy's exhibition Boiled opens at Casey Kaplan in Chelsea on November 5, 2026, and runs through January 9, 2027. The announced work, an untitled 2026 piece, combines stainless steel and glass.

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On view · Casey Kaplan · Chelsea

Hannah Levy: Boiled at Casey Kaplan

Hannah Levy's exhibition Boiled opens at Casey Kaplan in Chelsea on November 5, 2026, and runs through January 9, 2027. The announced work, an untitled 2026 piece, combines stainless steel and glass.

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On view · Matthew Marks Gallery · Chelsea

Wade Guyton: Sculpture at Matthew Marks Gallery

Wade Guyton, known for inkjet-printed paintings, presents new sculptures in bronze, aluminum, steel, plaster, plywood and carpet at Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea, alongside recent paintings. On view through January 23, 2027.

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On view · Matthew Marks Gallery · Chelsea

101 Drawings at Matthew Marks Gallery: One Hundred and One Artists, Three Centuries

Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea presents 101 Drawings, a group show of works by 101 artists across three centuries, from an early 19th-century Utagawa School drawing to a new piece by Laura Owens. On view through January 23, 2027.

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On view · Petzel · Chelsea

Tschabalala Self: Tools of Worship at Petzel

Tschabalala Self presents Tools of Worship at Petzel in Chelsea from November 5, 2026 to January 30, 2027. The show includes In Creation (2026), a large square work combining paint, drawing media, fabric and thread on canvas.

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Upcoming · Lehmann Maupin · Chelsea

Cecilia Vicuña and Leonora Carrington at Lehmann Maupin

Lehmann Maupin in Chelsea pairs Cecilia Vicuña and Leonora Carrington for the first time, Nov 19–Dec 19, 2026. New works by Vicuña meet historical works by Carrington, tracing a bond that began when the two met in 1969.

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Upcoming · 303 Gallery · Chelsea

Doug Aitken: HOWL at 303 Gallery

Doug Aitken's new film installation HOWL opens at 303 Gallery in Chelsea on November 13. Set in a desert oil-drilling town, it pairs moving images and sculpture made from foraged materials to ask what comes after extraction.

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Event · Pace Gallery · Chelsea

At Pace in Chelsea, NYC: Elmgreen & Dragset Build the Oval Office in Steel

Pace's West 25th Street galleries host Elmgreen & Dragset's TRANSITION through January 16: a near-full-scale Oval Office in weathered Corten steel, plus the Balcony Series, mirror-polished discs in which heads of state appear only as cut-out silhouettes.

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Event · Time Out Market New York, Union Square · Chelsea

Bourbon & Brass: Weekly Live Jazz at Time Out Market New York, Union Square

Time Out Market New York in Union Square hosts Bourbon & Brass every Wednesday from 7 to 10pm. Singer Melaner and trumpeter Danny Jonokuchi alternate on stage, and the Market Bar offers a specially priced Bulleit bourbon Old Fashioned. Free.

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Event · APPARATUS, 124 West 30th Street · Chelsea

At APPARATUS in NYC's Chelsea-Adjacent West 30th Street, Act V: Afsaneh Goes on View

APPARATUS has opened Act V: Afsaneh at 124 West 30th Street. Named for the Persian word for fable, the collection is framed by Gabriel Hendifar's letter on cycles of creation and return, Martha Graham's modern dance, and a scent of Damask Rose, Oud and Frankincense.

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Event · Linda Gross Theater (Atlantic Theater Company) · Chelsea

I Became We at Atlantic Theater Company, Chelsea, NYC: A 16-Person Choir Sings One Woman's Monologue

At Atlantic Theater Company in Chelsea, the world premiere of I Became We has a sixteen-person choir sing a first-person monologue about a woman in her mid-thirties. It runs 70 minutes without intermission through November 15, with all tickets $31 on Halloween night.

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Event · Classic Harbor Line vintage yachts (Hudson River) · Chelsea

Classic Harbor Line Fall Foliage Cruises Leave Chelsea Piers, NYC, Through Nov. 15

Classic Harbor Line is running fall foliage cruises up the Hudson from Chelsea's Pier 62 through November 15. Classic-style yachts head toward the George Washington Bridge and the Palisades, with brunch and schooner options, a complimentary drink aboard, and a 15% promo code on most days.

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Event · ARTECHOUSE NYC · Chelsea

ARTECHOUSE NYC in Chelsea Market Dives Into the Ocean's Twilight Zone With WHOI

ARTECHOUSE NYC, inside Chelsea Market, is showing Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean, made with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. A 24-minute cinematic piece, seven interactive installations and six XR activations explore the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone.

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Event · Sprout Society; 150 W. 28th St. Suite 303 · Chelsea

The Sing Easy in Chelsea, NYC: Jess McAvoy's Drop-In Singing Session, No Experience Needed

Voice educator Jess McAvoy leads The Sing Easy, a 75-minute drop-in group singing practice built on breathwork, humming and short choruses. No experience needed. Next session is Nov. 5 in Chelsea, with dates through December in Chelsea and Bushwick.

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Event · Poster House · Chelsea

Poster House in Chelsea, NYC: "Designed to Be Red" Shows Native American and Indigenous Poster Works

Poster House in Chelsea presents Designed to Be Red through February 21, 2027: posters by Native American and Indigenous designers across nearly two centuries and more than 60 tribes and nations, curated by Brian Johnson of the Monacan Indian Nation, with tours, a book talk and an audio guide.

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Event · APPARATUS · Chelsea

APPARATUS Act V: AFSANEH

Design studio APPARATUS unveiled Act V of its exhibition series, AFSANEH, on October 5 in Chelsea and online, bringing together the ESFAND, GOL and RAHVI series around protection, flowers and storytelling.

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On view · Luhring Augustine · Chelsea

Jason Moran: STACKS at Luhring Augustine, Chelsea

Jazz pianist and artist Jason Moran presents STACKS at Luhring Augustine in Chelsea, featuring a new sculpture of two stacked upright pianos, pigment-on-Gampi-paper works recording his playing, collected jazz ephemera, and a video with Ari Marcopoulos. Through December 19.

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On view · Dia Chelsea · Chelsea

David Lamelas: The Machine

Dia Chelsea presents the first major New York solo show of Argentine artist David Lamelas, tracing his work from 1965 to today. Sculptures, light installations, drawings and a recreated 1968 news office sit alongside a four-chapter film program and scheduled performances. Throughout, Lamelas treats information, time and perception as materials, which makes this a useful introduction to a Conceptual artist long overlooked in the city.

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Event · Fair Warning (Loïc Gouzer) exhibition space · Chelsea

Fair Warning Shows Yoshitomo Nara's Milky Lake Painting in Chelsea, NYC, Before Nov. 19 Sale

Loïc Gouzer's Fair Warning is showing Yoshitomo Nara's 2011 canvas In the Milky Lake / Thinking One at 534 West 22nd Street in Chelsea from November 6 to 19. The painting goes to auction on November 19 with an estimate of $10–15 million.

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Event · Fair Warning · Chelsea

At Chelsea's Fair Warning, NYC Shows Yoshitomo Nara's Largest Painting Ever Offered at Auction

Fair Warning in Chelsea shows Yoshitomo Nara's 2011 painting "In the Milky Lake / Thinking One" from Nov. 6. It is the largest Nara work to reach auction, estimated at about $15 million, and sells in New York on Nov. 19.

Mar 31, 2024

Chuck Close's Red, Yellow and Blue: The Last Paintings is now on view at the Pace Gallery in Chelsea

Pace Gallery hold an exhibition of the last paintings of Chuck Close at its 510 West 25th Street gallery in N…

Mar 23, 2024

Jamian Juliano-Villani's It is now on view at the Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea

Juliano-Villani’s irreverent artistry is fueled by her obsession with consumer culture and social taboo, resu…

Sep 24, 2023

New York-based Emerging Artist Chase Hall's New Exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery

New York-based Emerging Artist Chase Hall's New Exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery. The Bathers continues …

Sep 22, 2023

Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Coming Back to See Through, Again at David Zwirner / New York

Njideka Akunyili Crosby's exhibition of new and recent work at David Zwillner's 519 West 19th Street debuted …

Sep 18, 2023

Japanese Artist TETSUYA ISHIDA at Gagosian / New York

My Anxious Self, a major exhibition of paintings by the late Tetsuya Ishida (1973-2005), is on view at Gagosi…

Apr 20, 2023

An exhibition of new and recent work by Gerhard Richter at David Zwirner

The exhibition presents a group of Richter’s last paintings, made in 2016–2017; a number of these abstract oi…

Apr 13, 2023

Greek artist Chryssa's first exhibition of work in North America is now on view at Dia Chelsea

Dia Art Foundation and the Houston and Menil Collections present an exhibition of Chryssa's work at Dia Chels…

Apr 9, 2023

Exhibition of Franz West's work now on view at David Zwirner

Exhibition of Franz West's work now on view at David Zwirner. Echolalia, a major installation by Austrian art…

Jan 15, 2023

Exhibition of new paintings by Y.Z. KAMI at Gagosian

Gagosian present an exhibition of new paintings by Y.Z. Kami “Night and Day". Opening January 17 at 555 West …

Jan 14, 2023

David Zwirner present an exhibition of works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

David Zwirner present an exhibition of works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Spanning the gallery’s 519, 525, and 5…