57 th Street Galleries The Mary Boone Gallery is respected for its contemporary art exhibitions. It is located in Manhattan and maintains an urban style that appeals to the contemporary art audience. The exhibition by Tomoo Gokita was presented through several interconnected halls. The paintings were placed on the walls with direct lighting and several feet of white space around them. This allowed for each painting to stand out to the viewer nearby. The gallery has a unique taste guided by its owner Mary Boone, featuring many innovative and intrinsic contemporary artists. The artwork that I enjoyed was the Fake Cezanne #4 from the Gokita exhibition. It took a classic Cezanne nature morte and presented it through a filter using acrylic paint. It is in black and white, using lush halftones. There are blurred edges and grainy texture, creating a sense of looking at a photograph. The artist is well-established and continues to maintain his vintage style across many pieces of art. The Edwynn Houk Gallery specializes in photo exhibitions, including vintage and modern artworks. Despite being in downtown New York, it has a very simplistic feel, creating a museum-like atmosphere. Photographs are placed on white walls with direct lighting above. There is an extensive collection of famous 20 th -century photographers in the gallery. A recent exhibition featured the works of Pablo Ventura, who is a globally renowned photographer and artist. He is known for taking photographs and then painting over them to create unique effects. The artwork Il Consiglio d’Egitto #2 is appealing with its creative use of layers and distance. It is a variation of the surrealist style of art. The photograph creates a historic urban feel utilizing modern media. However, I dislike the fact that it seems to be split up into several squares, creating a pixel-like effect in the background. The artist used various tones of grey which makes it seem disjointed from the foreground. The Howard Greenberg Gallery is a photo exposition located in Midtown, New York. It is very small in size, creating an intimate urban atmosphere filled with emotion and the history of various photographs. Photograph prints are located on the wall very close to each other, allowing the viewer to traverse from one image to the next easily. There is soft lighting typical for a photo gallery. This gallery may appeal to photography enthusiasts as it has a range of historical or modern images and focuses solely on the art of photography. The gallery features an exhibition by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a renowned 20 th -century humanist known for his candid photography. A unique photograph India, 1948 captured my attention. It seems to portray some sort of temporary shelter made from tents. The people are engaged in doing their chores. I think it is interesting because it captured daily life in action for these people who are most likely displaced, a sentiment that transcends all time periods. The only thing I dislike about the photograph is the angle from which it was taken. It creates a slanted feel and leaves the sky to take up a significant portion of the photo, taking the focus away from people. The Pace Gallery is prominent for its modern and contemporary art. It is located in Manhattan and has a very urban modern atmosphere, utilizing open