Chelsea on Friday afternoon

My friend Joele and I walked around Chelsea this afternoon, carrying a large bunch of purple hydrangeas and looking at art. We saw some good work, including Joel Sternfeld's photos of American Utopian communities at Luhring Augustine, photos from the 50's by Diane Arbus and “Helter Skelter”, a stylish group show at Capsule.

Last weekend I trudged through Chelsea alone, which feels a bit more like work. But I did see quite a few good shows- Robert Boyd, Martha Rosler and Carolee Schneeman at LMAK Projects, Bill Rice at Mitchell Algus, Danny Rozin at Bitforms and Jane Dickson at Marlborough.