Is the New York art gallery scene thriving or dying? Blue-chip galleries are expanding, and a surprising number of international galleries are opening here, too, mostly on the Upper East Side. (Not to mention the prosperous art fairs arriving next week, including Frieze New York, TEFAF and the 1-54 International Contemporary African Art Fair. But many midsize and small galleries are in survival mode, facing rising rents. Art fairs and auctions notwithstanding, they also help develop new collectors, those with independent taste and a sense of risk-taking.

Source: New York Times April 26, 2018 22:29 UTC