Spring is the perfect time to gallery-hop around Chelsea and check out opening receptions, buzzy symposiums, and new exhibitions.
Gagosian Gallery: Giuseppe Penone “The Reflection of Bronze”
This three-room exhibition highlights Penone’s longtime exploration of trees and nature, using bronze sculptures as his medium.
- Opening reception: Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 6–8 p.m.
- Exhibition dates: April 22–July 2, 2026
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Location: 555 W. 24th St., New York, NY 10011
- Curated by Adam D. Weinberg
Pace Gallery: From Myth to Method: Reimagining the Catalogue Raisonné Inside Restellini's Modigliani
Celebrate the release of a major catalogue raisonné on Amedeo Modigliani, published by Institut Restellini, with a full-day symposium featuring panel discussions with scholars and experts exploring how these publications are produced, used, and evolving within the art world.
- Symposium dates and hours: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Location: 540 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001
Hauser & Wirth: Felix Gonzalez-Torres “Untitled” (Go-Go Dancing Platform), 1991

This thought-provoking piece is both a minimalist sculpture and a live performance, featuring a blue platform surrounded by light bulbs that is activated at random intervals by a dancer.
- Exhibition dates: February 12–April 18, 2026
- Hours: By appointment only
- Location: 542 W. 22nd St., New York, NY 10011
Gladstone Gallery: Robert Mapplethorpe
Take in large-scale, limited-edition photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, spanning subjects from flowers and American flags to nudes and celebrity portraits.
- Exhibition dates: March 5–April 18, 2026
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Location: 515 W. 24th St., New York, NY 10011
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins: Wardell Milan “More Action! More Excitement! More Everything! AMERIKA!”
This multimedia exhibition blends photography, painting, and other art forms, primarily inspired by Erykah Badu’s album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War). The works provocatively reimagine classic American culture and symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.
- Exhibition dates: March 27–May 2, 2026
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m–6 p.m.
- Location: 530 W. 22nd St., New York, NY 10011
Petzel Gallery: Zorawar Sidhu & Rob Swainston “The Viewing Room”
Artist duo Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston present a series featuring layered prints combining woodcut and lithographic processes that depict animals in typically human environments.
- Exhibition dates: April 4–11, 2026
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m–6 p.m.
- Location: 520 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001
Petzel Gallery: Emma Webster

Details of the L.A.-based artist’s upcoming exhibition are still forthcoming, but her primary focus is landscape paintings, which blend tradition with digital technology to explore how we experience the natural world in the digital age.
- Exhibition dates: April 30–June 6, 2026
- Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m–6 p.m.
- Location: 520 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001