Weekend 5/2-5/4 NYC Art Show Listings

LES | Fri

Abri Mars, 53a Stanton St, ‘Vernal Exhibition’ by Marija Olsauskaite, curated by Marshall Korshak

Space776, 37-39 Clinton St, Layers of Transformative Journeys by Garo Hakimian

King’s Leap, 105 Henry Street (Store 5), ‘Ode to a Very Very Close Friend’ by Audrey Gair

Gul Gallery, 294 Broome St, Lovers & Friends featuring various artists, 5pm-9pm

Blank Mag Books, 17 Eldridge St, Put the S on everything, Pluralize the practice, Book release, 6pm-9pm

56 Henry, 56 Henry St, work by Troy Makaza

56 Henry, 105 Henry St, work by Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude

Amanita, 313 Bowery, ‘A Room of Wisdom’ by Bill Jensen

Auxier Kline, 19 Monroe St, Lucid by Dylan Hurwitz

Kapow Gallery, 23 Monroe St, ‘Conflict Entrepreneurs’

Tribeca | Fri

Jane Lombard Gallery, 58 White Street, Pirelli, Let Me Count the Ways part 2, by Jane Bustin

Silke Lindner, 350 Broadway, ‘Economy of Pleasure’ by Karice Mitchell

Sarahcrown, 373 Broadway, #215, Soundings of Blue by Heekyoung Jeon

Mendes Wood DM, 47 Walker St, ‘Dialogos do dia e da Noite’ by Rosana Paulino

Charles Moffett, 431 Washington Street, Improvisational Nature: The Weavings and Drawings of Silvia Heyden

HB381, 381 Broadway, ‘Alters’ by Eun-Ha Paek

YveYANG, 12 Wooster St, ‘your golf course made my GPU’ by Sam Ghantous, ‘Waiting Room’ by Lexia Hachtmann

Hesse Flatow, 77 Franklin St, ‘Among Stars and Stone’ by Jonathan Ryan, ‘Analytic Third’ by Sarah Blaustein

TIWA Gallery, 86 Walker St, Lucid Dream by Faye Toogood

LES | Sat

Galerie Shibumi, 13 Market St, Soft Landing by Eliza Axelson-Chidsey, Jess Fugler, Katherine.NF, 5pm-7pm

Rachel Uffner Gallery, 170 Suffolk Street, ‘Figure Ground’ by Sheree Hovsepian

Helm Contemporary, 132 Bowery, 3rd Floor, ‘Resonance’ by Shawna Miller and Lucia

Soho | Sat

Deitch, 18 Wooster St, Carnival, Curated by Joe Coleman

Deitch, 76 Grand St, ‘Hard Boiled’ by Zoé Blue M

Robin Rice Gallery, 325 West 11th Street, ‘Three Decades of Photography, A Retrospective’ by Patricia Heal, 5pm-7pm

Tribeca | Sat

81 Leonard Gallery, 81 Leonard St, ‘Dirty Work’ by Cassidy Argo, Jenny Chen, Mary Connell, Shamira Dharap, Noa Ironic, David Legrand, Xuân-Lam Nguyen, Abigail Parsons, Carrie Wilmarth, Tim Zhang

LES | Sun

Entrance, 48 Ludlow Street, Dizzy TV Animation Night with various artists from 6pm

Featured work above by Sam Ghantous at YveYang

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Discover the best Downtown NYC art openings this week, featuring cutting-edge exhibitions in Tribeca, the Lower East Side, and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just exploring the vibrant New York art scene, this curated list highlights must-see gallery shows, emerging artists, and buzzworthy installations happening now in Lower Manhattan.

Stay up to date with the latest Tribeca, LES, and Downtown NYC art shows by checking back each week for new openings and events. This week’s featured image is by Sam Ghantous (b. 1989, Muscat, Oman), a Zürich-based artist and architectural educator. Ghantous holds a Master of Architecture from MIT and currently teaches at ETH Zürich in the Chair of Rosa Barba. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Postmasters Gallery, the Ludwig Museum with ZKM, ASSAB One in Milan, MODEL Festival in Barcelona, and OōEli Art Park in Hangzhou. He is also co-founder of FOREIGN OBJECTS, a multidisciplinary studio recognized by the NEW INC and Bard Digital Artist Residencies, and has presented work with the New Museum and Rhizome. Don’t miss what’s new and next in Lower Manhattan’s ever-evolving art scene.