PLEASE NOTE START TIME IS 3:30 PM
Join members of the Penn Club of New Jersey for a highly engaging art gallery walk of best shows in TriBeCa galleries. You will be led on an expertly planned, 2-hour art gallery walk of up to 8 galleries by founder of Look@NYArt, Efren Olivares.
The number of exciting art galleries in TriBeCa has continued to grow. Brand new shows are opening at dozens of galleries within a concentrated area on Broadway, White, Walker, and Franklin Streets. This walk will includenew solo shows by international artists, including painting, sculpture, photography, and more as available. At Marian Goodman, we will explore incredible works by renowned British sculptor Tony Cragg. At recently rebranded Norr Cohan gallery (formerly James Cohan), we will explore and discuss a terrific show that pairs works by Contemporary Brooklyn-based artist Ilana Savdie with paintings by Chaïm Soutine, the School of Paris artist whose raw gestural style made significant contributions to the Expressionist movement.
This walk involves reasonable walking distances within TriBeCa of no more than 6 blocks.
About Your Guide, Efren Olivares: After a successful 20-year career in pharmaceutical marketing at Pfizer, Baxter, and Lilly, Efren returned to school, reconnecting with the passion he had felt during his University of Pennsylvania Art History classes. He obtained a Master of Art in Modern and Contemporary Art from Christie's Education. After working briefly at the auction house, as an Associate Director at a Chelsea gallery, Efren formed Look@NYArt and regularly takes groups on NYC gallery tours. Efren is a Museum Guide at the Museum of the City of New York, has led tours at MoMA, and regularly leads art gallery tours for alumni associations including the Penn Club of NY, Columbia Club of New York, Cornell Club of New York, and many others.
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