Summer in the art world is all about letting go: galleries tend towards group shows and shows by artists that are a little bit crazier, a little bit more free, a bit more relaxed than they normally show.

True to form, Deitch Projects is opening two shows on the 28th-the Brazilian identical twins Os Gemeos in their main space on Wooster and a look at current conceptual abstract art in “Constraction” curated by Kathy Grayson on Grand Street.

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Openings have slowed to a trickle recently, but this week, White Columns in the West Village hosts Fia Backström’s groundbreaking new show that showcases societal interactions in a whole new way.

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Gallery Insider is back! Having been on vacation for the past few weeks, she’s full of advice for gallery hoppers– although not for this week. This week’s a slow week in gallery land, so the openings are set for next Saturday, 6/14.

For the very ambitious, there are two different directions—Chelsea and the Lower East Side—to head in for making the rounds of the evening’s openings. For the more conservative, choosing one should keep your hands full while putting you in the vicinity of plenty of good bars and restaurants to hit up as you continue your evening.

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Our Gallery Insider is on vacation this week, so to help her out, we’ve enlisted artist and photographer Michael Neff (whose work is pictured above) to give us the lowdown on gallery openings this week. After the jump, Michael tells us about David Shrigley, the Hunter MFA Thesis Exhibition, the NY Photo Festival, and Andrew WK.

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As cities go, New York is pretty good in terms of public art. Sure, historically there have been some issues—Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc was removed from the financial district in the 1980’s for a litany of absurd reasons, but the city also allowed Cai Guo-Quiang (currently having a retrospective at the Guggenheim) to explode fireworks in a ring above Central Park, and Roxy Paine’s conjoined gleaming silvery trees brought a bit of wonder to the bleak landscape of Madison Square Park in winter.

This July, Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, in cooperation with The Public Art Fund and NYC, is bringing a spectacular new project to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan—4 waterfalls. Some spewing out of tall scaffolding, and one, sure to be my favorite, will be cascading from beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. A waterfall coming out of a bridge—how crazy can you get?!

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It seems that beautiful weather is here for good, so there’s no better time to walk from gallery to gallery in search of the best art, best people watching, and best open bar. This week, our anonymous Gallery Insider gives the rundown on events celebrating the work of Louise Lawler, Stuart Hawkins, Delia Brown, Christopher Wool, Robert Therrien, Neo Rauch, and Anish Kapoor.

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Takashi Murakami’s work is not the first to cross industries–industrial production, advertising, fashion, and, oh, yes, art.  The thing is, in this day and age, Murakami’s work is the epitome of what an artist’s career can become–an all-encompassing practice created by a team rather than the sweat of a single individual. While some may take issue with this method of art making, when you look at Murakami’s work you realize that it must truly take an army to achieve the sheer volume and material perfection his work exhibits at every turn. The collaborative effort to realize a single vision is very much a historical concept; how else would Henry Ford have built the first car, any cathedral have been created, or Baron Haussmann created airy avenues through the medieval rat-maze of Paris.  Murakami’s work is just another significant chapter in this lineage.

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There’s a spring chill in the air this week, which means that you should probably a.) drink for free and b.) go someplace inside. Combine both of those and you’ve got yourself some gallery openings! Our Gallery Insider is an anonymous gallery employee, and she’s here to give you the inside scoop on where to go and what (and who) to see each week. After the jump, our Insider opinion on Josephine Meckseper and David Altmejd.

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Like art? Need plans for Thursday and Friday? Want some free booze? Great! You should go to some gallery openings. Gallery Insider is an anonymous gallery employee, and she’s here to give you the inside scoop on where to go and what (and who) to see each week. After the jump, check out her recommendations for Thursday, 4/24, and Friday, 4/25.

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Spring is officially here, which means that it’s Opening season in NYC’s art world. Chelsea’s streets will be filled on Thursdays and Fridays with art lovers, scenesters, and people watchers all trying to see as much art (and drink as much free booze) as they can with in a two-hour window. Our Gallery Insider is an anonymous gallery employee, and she’s here to give you the inside scoop on where to go and what (and who) to see each week. After the jump, check out her recommendations for Thursday, 4/17, and Friday, 4/18.

(Photo courtesy of minicloud)

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