Auction house and art dealership has a flair for showy themes and an edgy, contemporary sensibility.
A cultural haven for artists working in literature, media, and the performing arts looking for resources and performance space for (very) contemporary works. One of the best alternative gallery and theater experiences you can find.
Art for the people in the form of illustrations, paintings, and mixed media from a roving list of indie creative types. You can even purchase works right from the website.
America’s oldest performing arts center is totally exciting and progressive (imagine that!). The creative campus includes an indie cinema, cafe, and theaters where live music, dance, film, and theater collide. A shining cultural landmark.
Photo: Peter Maus / Courtesy of BAM
Peruse huge art books, zines, and small-press pubs well into the night.
Photo: Courtesy of St. Mark’s Bookshop
Looking for where the wild things are? Check this ecoconscious collective, which presents art in the gallery and plays and movies in the theater.
Oh, those crazy Willyburg kids. Gallery devoted to experimental and community art (usually bordering on the fun and wacky side) likes to throw disco clubhouse events, cookouts, and screenings.
Kind of like an overflow box on the East River for large-scale art productions. Scenesters will travel for floating sculptures, music video screenings, and other events and installations that need breathing room.
Further your understanding of German culture through the Institut’s ambitious schedule of lectures, film screenings, art exhibitions, and parties.
After your visit to the contemporary museum, stop in the ground-floor shop for items that range from academic (architecture and art books) to quirky (journals made from vinyl records, David Shrigley postcards, graphic tees). For serious design aficionados, special-edition prints and books.