LES Galleries Reaction

              Last week's trip to LES galleries was an interesting experience to me. The LES galleries were different from that of Chelsea's but also had its similarities. Although the artist in LES are not really recognized as much as the artists from Chelsea the artworks are great. These younger artist can become well known in he near future from my opinion from looking at the galleries. There were three galleries that impressed me that were fond in orchard street. 

              The Bosi Contemporary gallery found in 48 orchard street presented works from Dean Dempsey. The space in this gallery was much larger then most of the other found in the LES. It Seemed more neat as in cleaner and the works looked better presented. Although it was one of the larger spaces its still small compared to those of Chelsea. The work by this artist was similar to Phil Collins work in the Chelsea gallery, where there were artworks that advised the audience that there is explicit content. 

               The next two galleries that caught my attention were the Lesley Heller work space and Mckenzie Fine Art located in 54 & 55 Orchard street. The works were definitely different from Chelsea's galleries and the space was a lot smaller. The work in the Lesley Heller's gallery presented installations and the work in Mckenzie Gallery displayed paintings that look like pictures from outer space, the design and color just grabbed my attention. Chelsea's galleries did not really interest me as much as he works found in the LES. 

               I believe the area had a lot to do with my reactions to the galleries. The neighborhood where the Chelsea Galleries were located seemed abandoned yet if one was to walk a couple of streets they would find a lot of clothing stores and restaurants. Looking at a area like this I expected more in the art works but as for the LES galleries, the area was run down, small businesses in between galleries, small streets, and people actually lived on the apartments on top of the galleries. Looking at this area I wasn't expecting much and was impressed more because the work was modern.