The return of O'Flaherty's, now on Allen Street for the next month with Matthew Barney & Alex Katz

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

O'Flaherty's is returning for a month-long exhibit at 165 Allen St. between Stanton and Rivington.

This comes after the gallery-performance space spent a memorable 18 months at 44 Avenue A before an August departure. 

The new exhibit featuring work by Matthew Barney and Alex Katz is titled "The Bitch." The opening reception is tonight between 6-8.

Artist, curator and owner Jamian Juliano-Villani invited us to check out the bi-level space the other night as they prepped for the opening...

"165 Allen Street is the coolest — come see it," said gallerist Billy Grant (below), who mentioned that the space was previously a brothel.

"The show is really fucking awesome, you'd better see it," said Juliano-Villani of "The Bitch," on view at 165 Allen St. through Dec. 15. 

O'Flaherty's previously had a year-long run at 55 Avenue C at Fourth Street, culminating with a packed show in July 2022. 

"We're here for a fucking month," said Juliano-Villani, "after that, no clue."