Marlborough Contemporary

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In 1997, international heavyweight Marlborough stretched beyond 57th Street and dipped its toe into the Chelsea art scene. Works by the gallery's blue-chip roster of artists � Greg Bogin, Ari Marcopoulos, Yoshiaki Mochizuki, and Julius von Bismarck � make frequent appearances. More often, the downtown address allows stuffy Marlborough to loosen its tie. You're more likely to see shows devoted to mid-career artists, who, like their well-established counterparts uptown, tend to favor figurative painting, drawing, and freestanding sculpture. — Simon Spelling