The Hole, the downtown New York gallery run by Kathy Grayson, is facing eviction from its flagship space on the Bowery. Its landlord, Aston of Bowery LLC, filed a case in New York Civil Court on 3 November alleging that the gallery owes $102,823.19 in back rent and late charges at 312 Bowery, going back to June. The landlord is seeking a money judgment and permission to evict the gallery if the sum is not paid.

The filing is not the first dispute over the space. A 2025 filing over the same premises alleged more than $60,000 in unpaid rent and other charges. In April of this year, Grayson told The Art Newspaper that the gallery was current on its Bowery rent. A representative for the gallery could not be reached for comment on the latest case.

The rent claim adds to a difficult year for the gallery. In July, two artists sued The Hole over nearly $50,000 in allegedly unpaid proceeds from sales of their work, which had been consigned to the gallery between 2024 and 2026. The gallery, founded by Grayson, has long been one of the Lower East Side's most visible young-dealer spaces, and the court action raises questions about its future at an address that has become closely associated with its programme.

The case also lands amid a wider pattern of financial strain among small and mid-sized New York galleries, where rising rents and slower sales have squeezed dealers who expanded during the post-pandemic boom. For now, the Bowery space remains open while the court process plays out, but the landlord's demand for possession puts the gallery's flagship home at immediate risk.