I was in New York for Frieze, but I did spend some time wandering through Chelsea, where most of New York City's art galleries are. Here's what I saw, offered without comment. (Or at least not much comment.)
![Heisenberg](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/Heisenbergstreetart.jpg)
seen on the street
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen at Pace (through June 23):
![Claes Oldenberg](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ClaesOldenburg2.jpg)
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen
![Claes Oldenberg](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ClaesOldenburg1.jpg)
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen
These desk items are, needless to say, huge.
Anish Kapoor at Gladstone Gallery (through June 9). These things look like they were made of petrified turds, like enormous shit menhirs. I love them.
![Anish Kapoor](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/AnishKapoor1.jpg)
Anish Kapoor
![Anish Kapoor](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/AnishKapoor2.jpg)
Anish Kapoor
![Anish Kapoor](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/AnishKapoor3.jpg)
Anish Kapoor
![Anish Kapoor](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/AnishKapoor4.jpg)
Anish Kapoor
Dana Schutz at Freidrich Petzel through June 16. Just lovely (and funny).
![Diana Schutz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianaSchutzatFriedrichPetzel1.jpg)
Dana Schutz
![Diana Schutz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianaSchutzatFriedrichPetzel4.jpg)
Dana Schutz
![Diana Schutz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianaSchutzatFriedrichPetzel3.jpg)
Dana Schutz
![Diana Schutz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianaSchutzatFriedrichPetzel2.jpg)
Dana Schutz
Gilbert and George's London Pictures were so voluminous that one gallery wasn't enough. They're up at both Sonnabend and Lehman Maupin through June 23.
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeinstallation.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeinstallation2.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeDied.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeGirlAged.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeWomanAged.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeTeenageStraight.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeStab.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeSexBeast.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeRapist.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeMother.jpg)
Gilbert and George
![Gilbert & George](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GilbertGeorgeManDies.jpg)
Gilbert and George
Pier Paolo Calzolari has a mind-blowing show up at Marianne Boesky until June 2.
![Pier Paulo Calzolari](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/PierPaoloCalzolari5.jpg)
Pier Paolo Calzolari
![Pier Paulo Calzolari](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/PierPaoloCalzolari3.jpg)
Pier Paolo Calzolari
In case you can't tell, there is a woman at the top of this extremely long dress. She is topless. There is an apple (or something) hanging in front of her that she keeps trying and failing to eat. I thought about taking a video of her, but it felt too pervy to be taking a video of a topless woman in a crowded art gallery. I know one is supposed to be filled with art thoughts when looking at a piece like, this, but I was asking myself, how do you end up with a job like this? What was in the want ad?
![Pier Paulo Calzolari](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/PierPaoloCalzolari1.jpg)
Pier Paolo Calzolari
Pier Paolo Calzolari
Jane Lee, apparently one of Singapore's biggest artists, had a show at Sundaram Tagore that closed the day I saw it.
![Jane Lee](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/JaneLee1.jpg)
Jane Lee
![Jane Lee](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/JaneLee1detail.jpg)
Jane Lee
This is a detail of the piece above. Looks a little like shag carpet, right?
![Jane Lee](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/JaneLee1detail2.jpg)
Jane Lee
An even closer detail. Yep, it's all paint.
![Jane Lee](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/JaneLeeBeneathIII.jpg)
Jane Lee
![Jane Lee](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/JaneLeeBeneath3detail.jpg)
Jane Lee detail
Brazilians--Helio Oiticica at Galerie Lelong (through June 16) and Ernesto Neto at Tanya Bonakdar (through May 25).
![Helio Oiticica](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/HelioOiticicaatLelong.jpg)
Helio Oiticica
Helio Oiticica
![Ernesto Neto](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ErnestoNeto4.jpg)
Ernesto Neto
![Ernesto Neto](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ErnestoNeto3.jpg)
Ernesto Neto
![Ernesto Neto](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ErnestoNeto2.jpg)
Ernesto Neto
![Ernesto Neto](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/ErnestoNeto1.jpg)
Diane Arbus at Robert Miller Gallery
![Dianne Arbus](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianneArbusatRobertMiller.jpg)
Diane Arbus
![Dianne Arbus](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/DianneArbus1.jpg)
Diane Arbus
I also saw a pretty stunning Al Held at Robert Miller.
![Al Held](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/AlHeldatRobertMiller.jpg)
Al Held
Gehard Demetz's sculptures of faux-homicidal children were up at Jack Shainman Gallery.
![Gerhard Demetz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GehardDemetz3.jpg)
Gehard Demetz
![Gerhard Demetz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GehardDemetz2.jpg)
Gehard Demetz
![Gerhard Demetz](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/GehardDemetz1.jpg)
Gehard Demetz
Chelsea is perhaps the only neighborhood in the USA where this sign is necessary:
![This is not a gallery](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/RWBoyd_2009/2012%20blog/Thisisnotanartgallery.jpg)
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