Gladstone 64 Puts Contemporary Art in an 1876 Townhouse

The Upper East Side branch of the gallery occupies an 1876 townhouse at 130 East 64th Street, and the 1956 modernist interior redesign by Edward Durell Stone does as much for the art as the walls do. Domestic scale means rooms rather than halls, and solo shows here read like installations in someone's apartment, with doorways framing each work before you step in. Weekdays open at ten and close at six, Saturday and Sunday stay shut, and holiday weeks move without notice, so call before a special trip. The rating sits at 4.1 over sixteen reviews, and entry is free, so a weekday stop costs nothing but the walk.