Matthew Marks Gallery

Chelsea is home to the highest concentration of art galleries in the entire city – and the number of them just keeps increasing. Most lie in the 20s, on the blocks between Tenth and Eleventh Aves, and wine-and-cheese openings for their new shows are typically held on Thursday evenings. For a complete guide and map, pick up Art Info’s Gallery Guide, available for free at most galleries, or visit www.westchelseaarts.com. Among the showcases that create the most buzz in these parts are the so-called ‘blue-chip’ galleries: the Andrea Rosen Gallery, with gems by Katy Moran, Rita Ackerman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres; the Mary Boone Gallery, whose owner found fame in the ’80s with her eye for Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel in SoHo; and the Matthew Marks Gallery, a Chelsea pioneer known for exhibiting big names from Jasper Johns to Ellsworth Kelly. Note that galleries are typically closed on Mondays.