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.
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.
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.
Go trekking in the Himalayas — through exhibitions of art from the region, that is.
Does a body good: Crowds of models, actors, and other pretty people crash art openings.
Soho arts org recalls the days when the neighborhood was full of bohemians. Come here for cutting-edge theater and dance that you may not understand, but then again, you’re probably not supposed to.