Luhring Augustine is closing its Tribeca branch, according to a report published this week by Artnet News citing people close to the gallery. The 3,500-square-foot space at 17 White Street has shown signs of winding down for some time: its final exhibition, In a Free State, curated by painters Salman Toor and Doron Langberg, closed on 31 July, and nothing has been announced to follow. The rooms stayed dark through the start of the new season while neighbouring galleries opened their autumn programmes. A visit in August found the gallery shut, with canvases leaning against the walls and a small desk by the window. A more recent walk past the storefront revealed a dark, apparently empty space from which the furniture and visible artworks had gone. The gallery's website continues to list the Tribeca location as open by appointment, and the gallery did not respond to requests for comment. The space opened in September 2020, part of the wave of dealers migrating to downtown Manhattan. For roughly a year the gallery operated three New York locations: the Chelsea headquarters, a project space in Bushwick that ran until 2021, and Tribeca. The Bushwick warehouse, bought for two million dollars in 2010, was sold to artist Rashid Johnson for eight million in 2024. The primary location remains the Chelsea building at 531 West 24th Street. The closure fits a broader pattern of retrenchment at the top of the market, where galleries have been shutting spaces, cutting staff and trimming costs during a prolonged downturn. It also follows a period of upheaval inside the company: in January, co-founder Roland Augustine retired after four decades, Lawrence Luhring acquired his stake, and longtime employees Donald Johnson Montenegro and Lauren Wittels were elevated to principals. The report further notes the departure of prominent artists from the roster over the years, including Glenn Ligon, Simone Leigh, Josh Smith, Sarah Crowner and Tom Friedman.