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The galleries below provide a forum for the kind of risky and non-commercially viable art that many other galleries - reliant on trying to get art into the hands of buyers - may not be able to afford to show.

Artists Space 38 Greene St, 3rd floor (between Canal and Grand sts) tel 212/226-3970. One of the most respected alternative spaces, with frequently changing theme-based exhibits, film screenings, and the like.

Clocktower 346 Broadway (between Worth and Leonard sts) tel 212/233-1096. Temporary exhibitions, and an annual studio program run by PS1, in which artists work in the studio space within the clock tower. Visitors are allowed to wander around and talk to the artists about their work. Go just to see the incredible views of downtown.

DIA Center for the Arts 548 W 22nd St tel 212/989-5566, www.diacenter.org . The pre-eminent Alternative Art Foundation's largest gallery space shows yearlong exhibitions of work by artists such as Joseph Beuys, Dan Graham, Robert Ryman and Kids of Survival.

PS 1 Contemporary Arts Center 22-25 Jackson Ave (46th St, Long Island City, Queens). tel 718/784-2084, www.ps1.org . $2 suggested donation. Based in an old schoolhouse, this is the place for avant-garde and experimental new art.