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Every month our resident art expert, David Behringer, searches for the best of what’s happening in modern art in New York City galleries. He seeks the best exhibitions and shows that most of us wouldn’t even know existed, and shares an up close and personal view of the artists and their work.

Doug Aitken Destroys a Gallery Floor

Doug Aitken Destroys a Gallery Floor

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

Tapestries of Trash by El Anatsui

Tapestries of Trash by El Anatsui

Artist El Anatsui transforms rusty, old bottle caps into sensuous, sparkling tapestries.

"Sunburns" by Chris McCaw

Chris McCaw has no trouble photographing directly into the sun, overexposing images to such an extreme degree that the paper literally burns.

The Awe-Inspiring Work of Chuck Close

The Awe-Inspiring Work of Chuck Close

Arguably the greatest painter alive, Chuck Close presents amazing new work at Pace Gallery in New York. His ability to calculate color is super-human and his perseverance in the face of dyslexia, prosopagnosia (face-blindness), and partial quadriplegia (!!!) is nothing short of incredible.

Through the Janitor Closet - An Unbelievable Installation

Through the Janitor Closet - An Unbelievable Installation

The Marlborough Gallery, an expansive first floor space in the stand-out Chelsea Arts Tower on 25th Street in NYC, is easy to find. However, the most incredible exhibition on view today is easily overlooked by those too timid to explore a suspicious open-doored janitor closet.

Countless Scraps - Amazing Sculpture by Leonardo Drew

Countless Scraps - Amazing Sculpture by Leonardo Drew

Leonardo Drew’s curse-worthy sculpture (It's true! While taking these photographs I heard three different visitors swear in amazement when they entered) is on view at Sikkema Jenkins Gallery in New York. Using thousands of wood scraps, he has assembled multiple towering wall pieces with a monstrous wall that snakes through all four rooms of the gallery.

Five Best NYC Gallery Shows of the Last Year (2011-2012)

Five Best NYC Gallery Shows of the Last Year (2011-2012)

Art Secrets - A Window by Patrick Jacobs and A Feather by Ted Victoria

Art Secrets - A Window by Patrick Jacobs and A Feather by Ted Victoria

Cloud Cities by Tomás Saraceno

Cloud Cities by Tomás Saraceno

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.

A multi-sensory experience of water drips and sound art from artist Doug Aitken.