Limited Access Visit #8: Chelsea Galleries

October 13th: Wow, a month ago? Time is flying again! Anyway, October 13th I spent some time in the art galleries of Chelsea. This is a thing I really like to do, even if I go without knowing what to expect.

Hauser Wirth: There’s this new multi-story Hauser Wirth gallery, it’s practically a museum and there’s a big opening ceiling on the top floor!

Lisson Gallery: Well, this Ryan Gander show featuring sleeping cats (that breathed!) and a mouse that would pop out of its whole to monologue at you when it saw you coming, was just great! I don’t believe it’s there anymore. Sorry I didn’t show you these earlier.

Pace Gallery: The multi-floor Pace Gallery is even bigger and more like a museum than the Howser Wirth one with a cool open space up on top. Highlights from this visit: a bunch of Jena Dubuffet on the ground floor and Yoshitomo Nara up among the higher floors.

…ok before I show you stuff from the roof I just want you to see where it is, it’s under that grey two-story thing on the right. The grey two-story thing part of the gallery straddles the open roof area, so you can be outside and not get rained on unless you want to really bad.

On the left there that’s the apartment building that used to be famous for having a car elevator so you can drive right into your apartment’s “sky garage”.

And here’s a surprise ending! Turns out the Hudson Yards mall is open (and empty!). Hello Vessel, hello big gorilla!