Eric Firestone Gallery

We love escaping into history at this ground floor space on Great Jones Street. Jean-Michel Basquiat lived on the same block, Keith Haring's loft was around the corner, and The Great Jones Cafe. where all the artists in the neighborhood hung out in the 80s and 90s, used to be right next door.

The Gallery often champions overlooked 20th-century American artists from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, whose careers were disrupted by shifting market trends. You’ll see bold, colorful, sensory contemporary works that vibrate from the walls.

The art could be oversized abstract canvases, hard-edge minimalism, psychedelic mosaics, or gestural figuration. It could have been made fifty years ago or today. Either way, these deeply researched exhibitions give every show a story to follow and a genuine reason to care.

Firestone’s eye is renowned for a reason. He started in Arizona in 1994, when he was 22, selling arts and crafts furniture and little-known Arizona artists. He moved the gallery to East Hampton in 2010, shifting his focus to mid-century artists. In 2015, he expanded to Great Jones Street in the city and amped up his contemporary program. His projects, including the pop-up fair That 70s Show, have helped reframe art history with fresh relevance. Few do it better than him. Or leave such a lasting impact.