Chelsea Gallery Openings
It's been said many times that the first night of openings in September is like back-to-school for the art world. It's a bit of a cliche, but
it's true. And that first-day-of-school sense of expectation was particularly palpable last Thursday, after last season's market crash and gallery closings. Still, on the surface, it was the same as ever, and even more crowded than I remember last year.
I tried to take photos that would show the diversity of the art crowd. I wanted to briefly explore the collusion of classes and roles and wealth that makes the art world such an interesting sub-culture. One minute you see an artist, or art handler, presumably, in dirty jeans and flannel shirt carrying a wrapped up piece of art, and then he's followed by a crisply dressed bald man with a fancy umbrella. Whatever their differences, they are both participants in the art world. Along with the throngs of other viewers, buyers, artists, hangers-on,
dealers, interns, and grad students
- Michael Schmelling
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