When it comes to galleries showing contemporary art, no city can compete with New York for the number and variety of places—from the expansive white cubes of Chelsea and funky storefronts of the Lower East Side, to the soigné spaces of the Upper East Side and Midtown. But if seeing the very latest art is your thing, there’s no better place than the gallery scene in Brooklyn. It’s were most artists live and work after all, so the chances are good that a show there will feature works fresh from a nearby studio. Talk about locavore! Admittedly, galleries Brooklyn aren’t packed together like they are in Chelsea; instead, they’re spread out across the Borough of Kings’ hippest neighborhoods. To help you navigate the terrain, Time Out New York offers this guide to Brooklyn galleries from Bushwick and Bed-Stuy to Greenpoint and Red Hook.
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