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Jeff Koons’ Porcelain Series at Gagosian Gallery

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Aphrodite Sculpture Detail (Photo By Gail)

In the two decades I’ve been writing this website, Jeff Koons is probably the living artist I’ve covered the most — and that’s because I genuinely love his work. I know he gets a lot of criticism, and not all of it is undeserved, but even when I have my own reservations, I still give him a pass. His work is unique, beautiful, monumental, and often very funny. I’m not about to apologize for the fact that he’s one of my two favorite living artists. So when he has a show in New York, I’m there — every time — ready to experience that particular spark of genius he brings.

aphrodite by jeff koons front photo by gail worley

Braving some truly unfriendly winter weather, I recently made my way to Gagosian Gallery to see The Porcelain Series, Koons’ latest exhibition. Any time I’m in the presence of his mirror-finished sculptures, I swoon a little, so this was not something I was going to miss. The show brings together new and recent sculptures alongside a selection of abstract paintings, all centered around his ongoing Porcelain Series.
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Larry Bell Improvisations in the Park, Madison Square Park

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All Photos By Gail

By the time Improvisations in the Park reaches its final weeks, Larry Bell’s glass sculptures feel less like a temporary installation and more like part of Madison Square Park’s visual memory. Since opening in the early fall of 2025, the exhibition has slowly revealed itself through shifting light, changing weather, and now, the stark clarity of winter. When I visited a couple of weeks ago, snow still lingered on the ground from a recent storm, and the park felt hushed — an unexpectedly perfect setting for Bell’s work as it prepares to disappear at the end of March.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Thomas Schütte, Melonely

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For many artists working in the 1960s and ’70s, ideas often superseded the physical making of art. These ideas were typically ideological, structural, and philosophical in nature and conveyed in the form of words, grids, and graphs. By the 1980s, Thomas Schütte and other artists ushered in a return to representation, which some critics described as a response to a “hunger for images.“ Around this time, cherries, watermelon, and other kinds of comestibles became motifs in his work.
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Affordable Art Fair, Fall 2025: The Photo Recap!

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Resin Pops By Betsy Enzensberger are $250 each at Treat Gallery of NYC (All Photos By Gail)

Change can be tricky — especially when it comes to something as familiar and well-loved as the Affordable Art Fair. This fall, the fair packed up its canvases and moved from its longtime home at the Metropolitan Pavilion to the Starrett-Lehigh Building on Manhattan’s far west side. Not only did this mean a completely new floor plan to navigate, but it also meant I could no longer stroll there from my apartment — major bummer. Still, once I got my bearings in the sprawling new space, I found plenty to love, including the building’s abundance of natural light, cool views and  of course, an abundance of fantastic art. Let’s check it out!
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Favorite Art From The Affordable Art Fair, Spring 2025!

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lavender glass mosaic by sarah fishbein photo by gail worley
Lavender (2024) Glass Mosaic By Sarah Fishbein. $10,000 at Hudson River Art Collective (All Photos By Gail)

Do you love art? I sure do. Of all the art fairs in NYC — because there are a few –the Affordable Art Fair is by far my favorite. Not only does this vibrant gathering of contemporary art galleries from across the globe hit the town twice each year but, if you have even a couple hundred dollars in your pocket, you can easily go home with an original work of art to start — to add to — your own collection. Because collecting art is fun! Join me now, as we admire some of my favorite artworks from the Spring Affordable Art Fair, which took place in March. Let’s go!
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