Best of Boston

2012 Best Art Gallery

Barbara Krakow Gallery

When the MFA has an Alex Katz retro-spective, this Newbury Street gallery has the clout to run its own Katz portraiture show at the same time. Bold, courageous, and experimental, Krakow has brought Boston the finest contemporary works in every medium since 1964. Mixed in with the big names (Sol LeWitt, Chuck Close, and Tara Donovan) are exciting newcomers poised to break out onto both the local and national scenes.

10 Newbury St #5, Boston, 617-262-4490, barbarakrakowgallery.com