Best Chelsea Gallery Shows This Week (May 2026)

Chelsea in May 2026 is anchored by two major museum-scale gallery shows — a four-decade Helen Frankenthaler survey at Gagosian's 21st Street space and a new body of Anselm Kiefer paintings at Gagosian's 24th Street space. Around them, six smaller exhibitions worth the walk: a Pulitzer-winning composer's gallery debut, an anniversary group show with Auerbach and Lichtenstein, and three painters making their case in spaces from 20th to 27th Street.

<figure class="article-figure"
<img src="ht…