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Madison Avenue Fall Gallery Walk Brings Free Art To UES

Upper East Side art lovers can stroll between galleries for free this weekend by signing up for the 2021 Madison Avenue Fall Gallery Walk.

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"The Chess Game" by Leigh Ruple on display at the Petzel Gallery as part of the PAGE (NYC) exhibition. It's one of many galleries participating in the 2021 Madison Avenue Fall Gallery Walk. (Courtesy of Leigh Ruple and PAGE (NYC).)
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An image of The Secret Garden, a group exhibition of Latin American women artists, at Henrique Faria. (Arturo Sanchez)
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"Memory of Water II" by Janet Taylor Pickett, on view at Jennifer Baahng Gallery as part of the "Necessary Memories" exhibition. (Janet Taylor Pickett/Jennifer Baahng Gallery)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Upper East Side art lovers can stroll between galleries for free this weekend by signing up for the Madison Avenue Fall Gallery Walk, an annual event making its return for 2021.

The art walk will run from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23. Dozens of galleries are participating, spanning Madison Avenue between East 57th and 86th streets.

Though it's entirely free, participants are asked to register in advance this year to comply with COVID-19 protocols by visiting the website of the Madison Avenue B.I.D., which organized the event. Signups at some galleries also include talks and curator tours.

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This year's attractions include a Picasso exhibition at Acquavella Galleries; a first solo exhibition of Dorothea Rockburne at David Nolan Gallery; a director discussion of Christo's American works at Galerie Gmurzynska; and a photo journey across China between 2013-2017 at Miyako Yoshinaga gallery that includes a talk by the artist, Hai Zhang.

Karen Knorr’s "Flight to Freedom, Durbar Hall, Dungarpur" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery. (Image © Karen Knorr)

To learn more about the dozens of participating galleries or sign up to attend, visit madisonavenuebid.org/fallgallerywalk.

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