New York Galleries Are Moving to Tribeca En Masse. Here’s Your Go-To Guide for What to See, Eat, and Drink in the Neighborhood
What’s old is new
again in Tribeca, the
neighborhood that fell off New York City’s cultural map when
galleries moved en masse to Chelsea. Today, the area is booming
again as dealers rapidly relocate their galleries to the triangle
below Canal Street.
In light of the burgeoning
scene, we’ve outlined the many art spaces in the neighborhood—and a
few straddling its boundary with Soho—as well as a list of some of
our favorite haunts for dining and drinking.
As more galleries make the
transition to the neighborhood, including Luhring Augustine, which
is expected to open at 17 White Street, and PPOW, which moves to 20
Cortlandt Alley in 2020, we’ll update the list.
ART
SCENE
The gallery was once run by both
Stefania Bortolami and Amalia Dayan, but the latter splintered off
to run Luxembourg & Dayan uptown with Daniella Luxembourg and the
former now runs the space by herself. Bortolami was among the
pioneers in the recent wave of galleries moving to Tribeca, having
decamped from Chelsea back in 2017.
39 Walker Street;
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Established in 1995 by Carolyn
Alexander and Ted Bonin, the gallery has gone through several
iterations, first moving from Soho to Chelsea in 1997 and then,
after 18 years there, resettling in Tribeca.
47 Walker Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
A quirky Lower East Side
transplant founded in 2013 by Elizabeth Denny, and joined by Robert
Dimin in 2015 as partner and co-director, the gallery program is
invested in introducing emerging artists to established collectors.
It opened a second location in Hong Kong earlier this
year.
39 Lispenard Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
The veteran gallerist who worked
at Pace and Paul Kasmin opened her own gallery in Tribeca just last
month with the first solo presentation of work by April
Marten. Speaking to artnet
News in August, King
said, “My vision celebrates the vital contribution that
contemporary art brings to our collective society and to each of
our individual souls.”
39 Lispenard Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
The man behind the Instagram
account MONDOBLOGO, Parrish’s eye for design has earned him a
reputation as a coveted venue for emerging and established artists
alike. The gallery moved from 22nd Street in Chelsea to Tribeca in
2000, and continues to churn out multimedia shows and impressive
wares from there.
50 Lispenard Street;
Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, 12 p.m.–6
p.m.
A map from Independent’s Tribeca Gallery
Walk in September 2019. Courtesy of Independent.
Started by Phil Grauer, Sarah
Braman, Wallace Whitney, and Suzanne Butler in 1999, the print
shop-turned-art gallery was a stalwart of the Lower East Side scene
before moving to Tribeca. Artists include Katherine Bernhardt, Joe
Bradley, Xylor Jane, and Katherine Bradford.
60 Lispenard Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
The gallery made its debut in
1999 with a show of work by Gilbert & George, and has since
continued to represent a range of contemporary artists like Bill
Viola, Firelei Báez, and Omer Fast as well as the estate of Robert
Smithson and Lee Mullican. The gallery has another outpost in the
Lower East Side.
48 Walker Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The gallery was a longstanding
facet of the Milan art scene, originally under the sole auspices of
Francesca Kaufmann until Chiara Repetto came on as a partner in
2010, and the gallery moved to a new location in the Italian city.
The female-focused lineup boasts names like Andrea Bowers, Simone
Fattal, Eva Rothschild, and Candice Breitz (as well as star of the
moment Nicolas Party). It opened a Chelsea outpost in 2013 and
moved to Tribeca this year, in a 3,000-square-foot
space.
55 Walker Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am–6 pm
The art advisory firm run by
Lisa Schiff was founded in 2002, and operates a space in West
Hollywood as well as New York, which opened in 2019. Schiff is a
longstanding denizen of Tribeca, and when she opened up the new
space she added a concept store and showroom.
45 White Street,
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The 15-year-old gallery run by
Michael Nevin and Julia Dippelhofer rebooted itself in 2019 with a
new space in Tribeca and a new web
platform cheekily called
“Tennis Elbow.”
45 White Street;
Monday–Sunday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Co-founded by Evan Snyderman and
Zesty Meyers, the gallery is a stalwart of Tribeca (with the
exception of a brief stint in Brooklyn), and features pop-up shops
and installations of contemporary and vintage design.
64 White Street;
Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
The eponymous gallery was
founded in 1996. It spent 20 years in Chelsea before moving to
Tribeca in September 2019 and opening an additional project space
in the neighborhood, at 55 Walker Street. The gallery recently
added some important artists to its roster, including Camille
Blatrix and the estate of Sister Corita Kent.
22 Cortlandt Alley;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Installation view of “Canyon Caster:
Infidel” at Postmasters Gallery.
Dealers Magda Sawon and Tamas
Banovich moved Postmasters from its original home in the East
Village to Soho to Chelsea and finally to Tribeca, in 2013. The
gallery promotes and exhibits work that toes the line between new
media technologies and visual art.
54 Franklin Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Directors Luis Miguel Bendaña
and Sam Lipp began the gallery in a small apartment in Chicago and,
after earning rave reviews at NADA New York in 2015, made the move to
New York that
year.
373 Broadway #C9;
Tuesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.
Dealer Clara Ha, who was
previously a partner at Paul Kasmin Gallery, opened the space in
May 2019. At the time
she told Artnet News that her aim was to present a “collaborative
platform” that encouraged dialogue between artists and the
public.
74 Franklin Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The formerly named KS Art
gallery rebranded itself but continues to serve up a
multi-generational, multi-media program that features both
established artists and those considered “outsider” artists, who
are self-taught and often previously overlooked.
73 Leonard Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m.
The brainchild of Ales Ortuzar,
who opened the space in 2018, the gallery aims to promote artists
from beyond the United States and introduce them to a New York
audience.
9 White Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
A non-profit art venue founded
by Steven Rand in 1994, the space is focused on fostering artists
through residencies, open-call programs, book publishing, and
public events.
291 Church Street;
Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
DINE & DRINK
The Odeon in New York City. Photo by
Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images.
The Odeon: The classic Tribeca haunt for burgers and
martinis was made famous for the long-ago promise of running into
art world heavyweights like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat
there. It’s also home to the neon-lit sign featured in the intro
credits on Saturday Night
Live, and it was on the
cover of Jay McInerney’s 1984 novel Bright Lights, Big City.
145 West
Broadway.
Locanda Verde: Owned by Robert De Niro, the food is
excellent and the atmosphere is even better at this restaurant
located inside the Greenwich Hotel. Although it’s no longer a
watering hole for the same celebrity set of days gone by, you
wouldn’t know it by how quickly it gets booked up, so plan ahead
for this one.
377 Greenwich
Street.
Frenchette:
This upscale French bistro is brought to you by some of the same
pros who worked at Balthazar. Expect lines.
241 West
Broadway.
Square Diner: This quirky relic of old New York relic serves
up classic diner food. But bring cash—no credits cards
allowed.
33 Leonard
Street.
Tiny’s & The Bar Upstairs: This cozy New American spot is housed in a
historical three-story townhouse with exposed brick and a
fireplace.
135 West
Broadway.
Distilled: This neighborhood destination offers
light bites and fancy cocktails—and don’t forget the free
popcorn.
211 West
Broadway.
Anotheroom: One of the darkest bars in the
city—lumens-wise, not emotions-wise—Anotheroom offers wine, food,
and a solid list of beers on draft. If you like the idea of
drinking in a cave, this one’s for you.
249 West
Broadway.
Primo’s: Enjoy
classic cocktails at this bar inside the Frederick
Hotel.
129 Chambers
Street.
1803 NYC: This
New Orleans-inspired bar and restaurant, often featuring live
music, is an Artnet News staff favorite.
82 Reade
Street.
Puffy’s Tavern: This laidback bar is the perfect for a
casual drink, plus happy
hour lasts til 8 p.m.
81 Hudson
Street.
Nancy Whisky Pub: A dive bar of the old-school, drop by Nancy’s
for shuffleboard, Irish flags, and, yes, whiskey.
1 Lispenard
Street.
Walker’s: A great low-key bar and restaurant with dark
wood, white tablecloths, and a real sense of history.
16 North Moore
Street.
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