Short and sweet

François Ghebaly (Lower East Side)

CULTURE & LEISURE • FOUND Gallery

The Skinny: An eponymous gallery from the French-Swiss dealer, François Ghebaly expanded to NYC in 2021 after opening shop in LA in 2009.

The Art: A mix of emerging and well-established artists, some of whom experienced their breakout show with the gallery and others who’ve gone on to be in major institutional exhibitions: sound artist Christine Sun Kim, figurative painter Ludovic Nkoth, maximalist photographer Farah Al Qasimi, and surreal sculptor Genesis Belanger among them.

The Experience: In contrast to Ghebaly’s large footprint in the art world, his LES gallery is a single, small, white-walled square room — understated in scale, pleasantly efficient for experiencing an exhibition. It’s the spacial equivalent of short and sweet.

Why It’s FOUND: Ghebaly has a knack for bringing attention to historically overlooked artists, like Cuban surrealist Jorge Camacho and environmental activist Ann Leda Shapiro. He doesn’t shy away from forms more experimental in nature, either, like the biological installations of Max Hooper Schneider and oversized bedazzled fruits by Kathleen Ryan. –Maria Vogel

→ François Ghebaly (Lower East Side) • 391 Grand St • Wed-Sat 11a-6p • Prices from $5k-$150k.