BY MELISSA SMITH
When it comes to gallery hopping, New Yorkers tend to head to Manhattan’s Chelsea or Lower East Side neighborhoods — or even to TriBeCa, where the art scene continues to expand. But for a more under-the-radar experience, you can try the Dumbo section of Brooklyn.
The neighborhood is home to more than a dozen galleries that pack a powerful punch, and this weekend is a good time for a visit (another good time: the first Thursday of every month, when these art spaces stay open until 8 p.m. hosting special events and openings). If you opt for a Friday stroll, you can catch the last day of “Object for Artists,” a must-see group show of emerging artists at the New York Studio School’s Dumbo Sculpture Studio & Gallery. Other last-chance offerings include a suite of thought-provoking shows at A.I.R. gallery. You might also stop by Higher Pictures Generation, where Susan Meiselas’s show of color photographs from her career-defining “Carnival Strippers” series will be on view through April 24; and Main Street Park, where Claudia Wieser’s towering sculptures will be up through May 2. A gallery guide, which lists these and other ongoing exhibitions, like Cuban Art Space’s presentation of the self-taught artists Wayacón and Montebravo, can be found at artindumbo.com.
