JULY ART

★ Must Do Chelsea · 5 Stops · 3-5 hours

01 What Waited to Be Seen

An invented self in Victorian blue, color that sat in the dark for fifty years, a room built for refuge. A Chelsea afternoon about the work that had to wait for its moment.

Luxury as Legacy: Printed Work by Mary Sibande
Anchor · Luxury as Legacy: Printed Work by Mary Sibande · David Krut Projects

Some work arrives late — not because it wasn’t ready, but because the world wasn’t ready to look. Mary Sibande builds an alter ego in billowing Victorian blue, a domestic worker’s daughter dreaming herself into the robes history denied her; the figure is invented precisely to make visible what went unseen. That thread runs through the whole walk. Frank Paulin’s street photographs waited half a century to be shown in color, a life’s work surfacing only now. ’Solace’ gathers eighteen artists around rest and refuge, insisting — in a turbulent moment — that stillness is worth making room for. Together the shows ask a quiet, stubborn question: what does it take for work to finally be seen, and who decides when the looking begins?

Chelsea · 5 Stops · South to North
  1. 01Frank PaulinBruce Silverstein Gallery · 529 W. 20th StreetCloses Sep 3
  2. 02Brian AlfredMiles McEnery Gallery · 515 West 22nd StreetCloses Aug 14
  3. 03SolaceDC Moore Gallery · 535 West 22nd StreetCloses Jul 17
  4. 04Luxury as LegacyDavid Krut Projects · 526 West 26th StreetCloses Jul 25
  5. 05Danielle FretwellOlney Gleason · 297 Tenth AvenueCloses Jul 17
The Route · 5 Shows
01 / David Krut Projects

Luxury as Legacy

Luxury as Legacy: Printed Work by Mary Sibande · David Krut Projects
526 West 26th Street, Suite 816 Wed – Fri 10am – 6pm Gallery site → Walk to here →
Luxury as Legacy: Printed Work by Mary Sibande
Pending

Deep dive in progress - who/what/why/connection coming from Lude.

02 / DC Moore Gallery

Solace

Solace · DC Moore Gallery
535 West 22nd Street, 2nd Floor Tue – Sat, 10am – 6pm Gallery site → Walk to here →
Solace
Pending

Deep dive in progress - who/what/why/connection coming from Lude.

03 / Miles McEnery Gallery

Brian Alfred

Brian Alfred: Plus Ultra · Miles McEnery Gallery
515 West 22nd Street Gallery site → Walk to here →
Brian Alfred: Plus Ultra
Pending

Deep dive in progress - who/what/why/connection coming from Lude.

04 / Bruce Silverstein Gallery

Frank Paulin

Frank Paulin: Unseen Color 1956-2008 · Bruce Silverstein Gallery
529 W. 20th Street Tue – Sat 10am – 6pm Gallery site → Walk to here →
Frank Paulin: Unseen Color 1956-2008
Pending

Deep dive in progress - who/what/why/connection coming from Lude.

05 / Olney Gleason

Danielle Fretwell

Danielle Fretwell: Terms of Consumption · Olney Gleason
297 Tenth Avenue Tue – Sat, 10am – 6pm Closed Sun and Mon Gallery site → Walk to here →
Danielle Fretwell: Terms of Consumption
Pending

Deep dive in progress - who/what/why/connection coming from Lude.

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