Ever since the 80’s and 90’s, Chelsea has been the center of one of the greatest art cities in the world. Located on the West Side of Manhattan, this neighborhood also includes places of interest such as Hotel Chelsea, the Highline, Chelsea Market, the Hudson River Park and, most notably, the commercial art galleries. These galleries are what causes Chelsea to be such a vast part of New York’s art scene. This neighborhood’s history began in 1750, when a British Major, named Thomas Clarke, bought 90 acres of land and naming his land after the manor of Chelsea in London. Chelsea has had countless owners and has been utilized for numerous purposes. However, Chelsea served as place of industry for a long period of time, with freight lines and warehouses.
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This neighborhood has been quite popular with the LGBT community ever since the 1960s and 1970s. Chelsea is also popular with tourists of all kinds due to the diverse attractions there. Most significantly, Chelsea is the center of New York City’s art scene. New York City’s art scene is arguably one of the largest, most notable and influential art scene in the world. Chelsea can be considered the “crown jewel” of this art scene. Chelsea is also one of the most prominent art centers in the country. As a matter of fact, a plethora of artists of all sorts migrate to New York City in hopes of succeeding and flourishing identical to a numerous amount of artists before. When exploring Chelsea, Halle’s observations are prevalent in the neighborhood. In Chelsea, the audience of the commercial art galleries located there enjoy “gallery hopping” from one gallery to the other in order to experience what each gallery has to offer them. Galleries are often set up in clusters in order to accommodate for the “gallery hopping” audience. Each gallery is created to be unique to differentiate from those that neighbor the gallery, in order to create a more diverse experience for the audience. However, not all galleries receive the same amount of attention. Galleries in Chelsea are divided into three different tiers. These tiers are the upper level, ground level and star galleries. The upper level galleries aren’t as popular as ground level galleries and neither of these galleries are as popular as star galleries, the “celebrities” of the gallery tiers. The owners of these galleries prefer to purchase more space in order to branch out in the same fashion as public museums. However, the commercial art galleries are much different than museums. These galleries have no admission price and expose their audience to a broader view of art. Typically, the public will view the collections at museums and perceive this
This neighborhood has been quite popular with the LGBT community ever since the 1960s and 1970s. Chelsea is also popular with tourists of all kinds due to the diverse attractions there. Most significantly, Chelsea is the center of New York City’s art scene. New York City’s art scene is arguably one of the largest, most notable and influential art scene in the world. Chelsea can be considered the “crown jewel” of this art scene. Chelsea is also one of the most prominent art centers in the country. As a matter of fact, a plethora of artists of all sorts migrate to New York City in hopes of succeeding and flourishing identical to a numerous amount of artists before. When exploring Chelsea, Halle’s observations are prevalent in the neighborhood. In Chelsea, the audience of the commercial art galleries located there enjoy “gallery hopping” from one gallery to the other in order to experience what each gallery has to offer them. Galleries are often set up in clusters in order to accommodate for the “gallery hopping” audience. Each gallery is created to be unique to differentiate from those that neighbor the gallery, in order to create a more diverse experience for the audience. However, not all galleries receive the same amount of attention. Galleries in Chelsea are divided into three different tiers. These tiers are the upper level, ground level and star galleries. The upper level galleries aren’t as popular as ground level galleries and neither of these galleries are as popular as star galleries, the “celebrities” of the gallery tiers. The owners of these galleries prefer to purchase more space in order to branch out in the same fashion as public museums. However, the commercial art galleries are much different than museums. These galleries have no admission price and expose their audience to a broader view of art. Typically, the public will view the collections at museums and perceive this