From Tribeca and SoHo to the Lower East Side, Two Bridges, Chinatown, and the West Village, this week’s listings invite you to explore downtown Manhattan’s ever-evolving gallery scene. Discover contemporary painting, ambitious installations, thoughtful group exhibitions, and independent art spaces that offer new perspectives on the city’s creative landscape. Whether you’re planning a full afternoon of gallery hopping or looking for a single exhibition to inspire your week, there’s plenty to discover across these six neighborhoods.
As you make your way through downtown, take time to explore beyond the familiar gallery corridors. From the established spaces of Tribeca and SoHo to the independent and experimental venues of the Lower East Side, Two Bridges, and Chinatown, this week offers an invitation to slow down, encounter new work, and see the neighborhoods—and the art within them—with fresh eyes.
Lower East Side | Wednesday
Privy, 46 Hester St, ‘So Hot Yet So Cool’ with several artists, curated by Brandon Martinez, 6pm-9pm
Equity Gallery, 245 Broome St, Transcender artist talks, 7pm
Greenwich Village | Wednesday
80wse, 80 Washington Square East, The Prophet Beneath the Peonies by MeiQin Peng, 5pm-7pm
Tribeca | Thursday
Latitude Gallery, 5 Lispenard St, Scenic Route with Grace Chang, Amos Kang
Lower East Side/Two Bridges | Thursday
Dakota, 110 Bowery, #3, Around the Sun with various artists, 6pm-10pm
Baxter St, 154 Ludlow St, Photography’s Expansion and its Discontents: A Conversation between Charlotte Kent and Danielle Ezzo, 5:30-6:30pm
Jackson Fischbach, 29B Henry St, Shadow of a doubt by Jackson Lang Fischbach, 6pm-9pm
Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St, Their Landscapes by Hilda Shen
OCDChinatown, 147 Lafayetyte St, 4th Fl, Touch on the Tongue by Fluct, 6pm-9pm
Pinky Swear, 171A Chrystie St, work by Gianni Lee, 9:30pm
Cafe Forgot, 29 Ludlow St, Princess Tatianna popup, 5pm-7pm
Collective Z, 325 Broome St, ‘Infinite Oasis’ by Bill Buchman
Thursday Art Crawl Map:
Lower East Side | Friday
Kotn, 65 Orchard St, Moments of Respite with Mona Namer, presented by Hanan Sharifa, 7pm-11pm
Soho | Friday
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St, Form, Shadow, Motion: Selections from the Burger Collection, Hong Kong
Lower East Side | Saturday
Tibor de Nagy, 11 Rivington St, work by Susan Jane Walp, 4pm-6pm
Lubov, 5 East Broadway, work by Michael Hafftka, 6pm-9pm
Lichtundfire, 175 Rivington St, Anthropocene closing reception with several artists, 5:30pm-7:30pm
West Village | Saturday
White Columns, 91 Horatio St, closing party and zine launch for Love Letter Blank by Mieko Meguro, 4pm-6pm
This week’s featured artist is Susan Jane Walp, whose new exhibition at Tibor de Nagy Gallery opens October 24. Marking her eighth solo presentation with the gallery, the exhibition brings together intimate still-life paintings that find extraordinary richness in everyday objects. Working with a familiar repertoire of fruit, glass bowls, cups, and ancient Greek vessels, Walp creates meticulously balanced compositions defined by shape, texture, and subtle shifts in color and mark-making. Repeated motifs become opportunities for fresh discoveries, transforming ordinary arrangements into meditative studies of perception, precision, and the quiet beauty of looking closely.
Featured work above by Susan Jane Walp
