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Paula Cooper
This vast, creatively-
designed space filtering natural
light through a cathedral ceiling
is a superb setting for conceptual
and minimalist art by Donald
Judd, Sol Lewitt, Joel Shapiro,
and others. Paula Cooper, a
SoHo pioneer, deserted in
1996 to move to the Chelsea
district
(see p120)
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The spacious Paula Cooper Gallery
The Drawing Center
Formed in 1976 to promote
the art of drawing, the non-profit
center displays the drawings of
more than 1,800 emerging artists,
as well as the work of the Old
Masters. The Center also hosts
monthly readings to present new
writing.
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35 Wooster Street
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Map P4
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Open 10am-6pm Tue-Fri, 11am-6pm
Sat, closed Nov 25-26, Dec 24-Jan 1
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www.drawingcenter.org
Paul Kasmin
Kasmin is the son of a
bohemian London dealer and
continues the family tradition
of taking chances on new
artists. He features these
artists in group shows that
often turn the artists into
rising stars. More established
names, including those of
sculptors and photographers,
regularly appear in solo exhi-
bitions. Kasmin joined the
popular exodus to Chelsea
in 1999
(see p120)
.
Dia Center for the Arts
A trenchant supporter of
large-scale works of art since
the 1970s, the non-profit Dia
Center for the Arts opened this
spacious facility in 1987 in a
four-story renovated warehouse.
The galleries are currently closed
for renovation until 2006, but
exhibitions continue to be held at
the branch gallery in Beacon, NY
(see p120)
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Matthew Marks
This was the first commercial
gallery to open in Chelsea, in a
converted garage, in 1994. Marks
specializes in displaying the work
of big-name artists such as
Ellsworth Kelly, Willem de
Kooning, Lucian Freud, and Brice
Marden. There is now a second
two-story location in a former
knife factory on 24th Street. In
this building, new works by
painters, photographers, and
sculptors are currently being
exhibited
(see p120)
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