Cuchifritos Gallery inside Essex Market

Come find surprising and confounding gifts for everyone in your life as Canal Street Research Association transforms Cuchifritos Gallery into a hybrid research site and shop. Examining how the politics of visibility, commerce, and belonging have shaped the city’s marketplaces–both indoor and outdoor–for nearly a century, this weekend the artists Shanzhai Lyric will be on site hawking wares and talking shop! Part market, part archive, every item serves as a conversation piece and a stocking stuffer. Stop by the gallery/shop this weekend for our extended holiday hours and pick up your last-minute gifts imbued with NYC’s living history!