Galleries in SoHo and the Lower East Side

On St. Patrick's Day I dressed in green but didn't get to pursue any green beer or the usual St. Patrick's Day shenanigans. Instead I went on a gallery crawl starting in SoHo and ending in the Lower East Side. But I left early... to go visit an Irish Pub!

Some galleries visited include: Gallery Nine 5, Jen Bekman, Dodge Gallery and Charles Bank Gallery.

Dali in SoHo

Inside the William Bennett Gallery at 65 Green Street in SoHo are 150 or so proofs, prints, photographs and other works by the Surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. I've been a fan of his since high school, so when I heard of about this exhibition running through the summer, I knew I needed to stop by at some point.

The outside of the gallery is a little surreal, with one of Dali's drooping clocks on display by the front window, willing passersby to come in. The gallery itself is a beautiful, two-story space with gleaming hardwood floors, long, stretching wall space and several little rooms with couches and coffee tables for viewers to rest in. 

I really liked this gallery and the collection of Dali's work that was chosen for display. The exhibition, titled Persistence of Dali, contained pieces that most people and even artists or art history buffs may never have seen before. The collection was well related and curated, and a treat for any art enthusiast as a lot of these Dali works are rare and unique!