Discover This Week’s Must-See NYC Art Openings with events in Tribeca, SoHo, Chinatown & the Lower East Side (May 6–8, 2025).
LES | Tuesday
Martos Gallery, 41 Elizabeth St, Surface to Air by Keith Haring
Company, 145 Elizabeth St, ‘DASH’ by Cajsa von Zeipel
Half Gallery, 235 E 4th St, ‘Outside the possibility of worldly’ by Mannat Gandotra
Magenta Plains, 149 Canal St, ‘Realia’ by Matt Keegan, ‘Desire Lines’ by Hana Miletić\
Soho | Tuesday
Nicodim, 15 Greene Street, ‘Second Life’ by Moffat Takadiwa
Studio Underground, 393 West Broadway, ‘Feverdream’ featuring various artists, 4pm-8pm
Tribeca | Tuesday
Bortolami, 39 Walker St, ‘Iris’ by Marina Rheingantz
Francis Irv, 106 Walker St, #201 (3rd Fl), ‘Comic Sans’ by Oliver Osborne
Matthew Brown, 390 Broadway, ‘Stations’ by Nick Goss
Locker Room, 253 Church St, Inflation’ group show, 7pm-9pm, location grand opening!
Carlye Packer, 264 Canal St, Work by Ireland Wisdom
Swivel, 555 Greenwich St, ‘To Be Held For A Long Time’ by Kiah Celeste
Incubator, 291 Grand St, After the Allegory by Atticus Wakefield
Jack Shianman Gallery, 46 Lafayette St, ‘Ilé Oriaku’ by Toyin Ojih Odutola
LES | Wednesday
Voltz Clarke Gallery, 195 Chrystie Street, ‘Ever Seen Such a Beautiful Day…’ by Holland Cunningham
Fridman Gallery, 169 Bowery, work by Azuki Furuya, Debra Cartwright, Avital Burg
Clearing, 260 Bowery, ‘L’autre Rive’ by Coco Young, ‘Fluffing the foliage’ by Xingzi Gu
Latitude Gallery, 64A Bayard St, Bloom! by Ellie Kayu Ng
Greenwich Village | Wednesday
80wse, 80 Washington Square East, MFA Class of 2025 Thesis Pt 2 with Lizzy Choi, Finley Doyle, Chloe Mosbacher, Wyatt Nelson, Nick O’Connell
LES | Thursday
601artspace, 88 Eldridge Street, Repeat After Me II and Untitled with OPEN GROUP (Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach, and Anton Varga) Curated by Marta Czyż
Fierman, 127 Henry St, The Lives of Birds’ by Deitmar Busse
Derosia, 197 Grand St, work by Sam Lipp
Dacia Gallery, 621 E. 11th Street, ‘Interlude’ by Billy Seccombe, Rendering Her by Allison Kroll, 6pm-9pm
David Peter Francis, 35 East Broadway #3F, ‘Dogs Who Run In Dreams’ by Emilie Louise Gossiaux, 4pm-8pm
Olympia, 41 Orchard St, ‘Companion’ by Yura Adams, ‘was it a cat i saw’ by Catalina Schliebener Muñoz
CLLCTV, 209 east 3rd street, My Realm by Cope 2, 6pm-10pm
Soho | Thursday
Amelie Du Chalard, 85-87 Mercer St, work by Juliette Lemontey
Tribeca | Thursday
James Cohan, 291 Grand St, NXTHVN Cohort 6
Timothy Taylor, 74 Leonard, ‘In Line’ by Antonia Showering
Astor Weeks, 209 Canal St, 3rd Floor, ‘Monochrome’ by Naima Green
Pablo’s Birthday, 105 Hudson Street, #410, ‘Magical Thinking’ by Tony Huynh
Featured work above by Ellie Kayu Ng at Latitude Gallery
Tuesday art map:
New York City’s downtown art scene is buzzing this week with fresh exhibitions and bold new voices. From cutting-edge contemporary installations in Tribeca to experimental group shows in the Lower East Side, there’s no shortage of visual inspiration across Manhattan’s most vibrant art neighborhoods. Whether you’re a collector, curator, or just looking to explore the latest in modern and emerging art, these gallery openings in SoHo, Chinatown, LES, and Tribeca are not to be missed. Read on for your curated guide to the top exhibitions launching this week.
Don’t miss your chance to catch these powerful openings while they’re fresh. Featured in this week’s guide is Ellie Kayu Ng, whose work graces our cover image. In her latest show Bloom!, Ng blends realism with surrealism to explore identity, fashion, and fantasy—capturing the brief, shimmering moments where reality gives way to possibility.
Stay curious, and see you on the gallery circuit.
