The latest installment of The goop List is a love letter to museums and galleries around the world. The 26 destinations included here—curated by Gwyneth and her friends and peers—represent the best of the best. Some are venerable institutions. A few are what we consider to be the new vanguard. All of them have the power to invoke that intangible spirit of hope and clarity that only exceptional art can, transforming us as we stand in their spaces.
Nicola Vassell
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
This three-year-old gallery opened its doors in the depths of the pandemic, at a time when many parts of society, including the art world, were reappraising the status quo. As one of the few Black-woman-owned galleries in Chelsea, it’s committed to widening the lens of the history and future of art, with a focus on developing an intergenerational, cross-disciplinary program of international artists and thinkers. Vassell was previously a director of both the Pace and Deitch Projects galleries in Manhattan and an advisor to Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys (whose world-class holdings were showcased in a Brooklyn Museum exhibition this year). Her roster of artists includes Ming Smith, Moses Sumney, Alvaro Barrington, and many who work across disciplines.
