Fri | Soho
Andrew Edlin Gallery, 212 Bowery, ‘Afterlife’ Curated by Paul Laster with Morton Bartlett, E.J. Bellocq, Pearl Blauvelt, John Byam, Mary Paulina Corbett, Robert Coutelas, Henry Darger, Charles A. A. Dellschau, James Edward Deeds, Frank Johnson, Vivian Maier, Melvin Edward Nelson, Philadelphia Wireman, Martín Ramírez, Daniel E. Rohrig, Marcel Storr, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Abraham Lincoln Walker, Grant Wallace, and Frank Walter
Fri | Tribeca
Marc Strauss, 57 Walker Street, work by Jong Oh
Almine Rech, 361 Broadway, ‘Southpaw’ by Gerasimos Floratos & Karel Appel, ‘Pause and Flow’ by Youngju Joung
Anat Ebgi, 372 Broadway, ‘In the Body of Light’ by Ileana Garcia Magoda , ‘Semblance’ by Jessica Taylor Bellamy
George Adams Gallery, 38 Walker Street, ‘The Bay Area: Two Decades’ by Arneson, Bischoff, Brown, DeForest, Park, Wiley
Jane Lombard Gallery, 58 White Street, ‘root to rain’ by Lucy + Jorge Orta
Mendes Wood DM, 47 Walker St, work by Kishio Suga
Timothy Taylor, 74 Leonard, ‘So We Won’t Forget’ by James Prapaithong
James Fuentes, 52 White St, ‘Blackbird qua Blackbird’ by Jonathan Allmaier
YveYANG, 12 Wooster St, ‘Recent Paintings’ by Kim Stolz
Friday Art Crawl Map
Lower East Side | Sat
Hashimoto Contemporary, 54 Ludlow St., ‘After the Dinner Party’ by Nicholas Bono Kennedy
Tibor de Nagy, 11 Rivington St, ‘Gloucester Harbor and other works’ by Nell Blaine
Zurcher Gallery, 33 Bleeker St, ‘Dianderous, Entassis, Gaude’ by Brenda Miller, 2pm-5pm
Essex Flowers, 19 Monroe St, ‘dog nights’ by Chen Peng, Fan Wu, 3pm-5pm
Pomegranate Press at Rectangle Room at Primary Photographic, 113 Eldridge St, Breathless in Glowing Air closing reception, 5pm-8pm
Saturday Art Reception Map:
New York’s downtown art scene comes alive this weekend with Friday and Saturday night gallery crawls across Tribeca, the Lower East Side, and Two Bridges, offering art lovers a chance to explore some of the city’s most exciting contemporary exhibitions in a single evening. From emerging artist showcases to major gallery openings, these neighborhoods transform into vibrant cultural corridors where collectors, curators, and creatives gather to discover new work and celebrate the start of spring exhibition season.
A highlight of this week’s art crawl is “After the Dinner Party,” a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Nicholas Bono Kennedy at Hashimoto Contemporary. Known for his playful yet contemplative visual language, Kennedy’s work explores themes of social ritual, identity, and the surreal moments that linger after shared experiences. The exhibition invites viewers into a world where narrative fragments, symbolism, and contemporary culture intersect.
Whether you’re planning a full Tribeca gallery crawl, hopping between Lower East Side openings, or exploring the growing art scene in Two Bridges, this weekend offers a dynamic snapshot of New York’s contemporary art landscape. Make an evening of it by wandering between openings, discovering new artists, and joining the city’s thriving community of art enthusiasts celebrating another exciting weekend of downtown gallery openings. 🎨
Featured work above by Nicholas Bono Kennedy at Hashimoto Contemporary
