Courtesy of Derek RidgersArt & PhotographyNewsThis pop up has gifts to buy your art-loving goth friends this ChristmasGoth Shop is a shop, gallery, and event space offering the best presents for an alternative festive seasonShareLink copied ✔️November 29, 2019Art & PhotographyNewsTextOllie Plumb As the festive period draws closer, and we look forward to log fires and mulled wine, spare a thought for the subculture that is only just recovering from its Halloween hangover. While Christmas doesn’t automatically bring to mind our alternative friends, this December one pop-up shop is making Christmas a little easier for Goths everywhere, bringing a unique combination of alternative gifts and artwork to London. The aptly named Goth Shop will open at London’s Truman Brewery next week and include a pop-up shop, gallery, and event space. Described by founder and curator Faye Dowling as a mix of “high art and underworld culture”, the shop will sell a range of books and zines alongside handmade Christmas cards, artist wrapping paper, and “Goth Christmas stocking fillers”. Throughout its ten-day residency, the pop-up will also exhibit works from over 25 different artists and designers. This will include a series of unseen Nick Cave portraits by photographer Derek Ridgers, artist Tyler Udall, and a specially commissioned piece by neon light experts God’s own Junkyard. In addition to indulging in “all things dark, beautifully damned and spooky”, Goth Shop will also host a number of events such as talks, artist signings, and performances. This will include a t-shirt making session from renowned New York artist James Concannon, whose pieces have previously been worn by Lady Gaga, and DJ sets from artists across the goth/alt/darkwave scene, including one from The Batcave founder DJ Johnny Slut. Bringing its unique combination of alternative gifts, art and events to London, Goth Shop promises to offer “everything the darkest of hearts desires for the perfect Alternative Christmas”. Click through the gallery below to see the best gifts to buy your art-loving goth friends this Christmas. Goth Shop will be open daily between 5-15 December at 14 Hanbury Street, The Truman Brewery Goth Shop10 Imagesview more +Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe waitress who disrupted the British Museum’s ball shares her storyThe Renaissance meets sci-fi in Isaac Julien’s new cinematic installationMagnum and Aperture have just launched a youth-themed print saleArt Basel Paris: 7 emerging artists to have on your radarInside Tyler Mitchell’s new blockbuster exhibition in ParisAn insider’s portrait of life as a young male modelRay Ban MetaIn pictures: Jefferson Hack launches new exhibition with exclusive eventArt to see this week if you’re not going to Frieze 2025Here’s what not to miss at Frieze 2025Portraits of sex workers just before a ‘charged encounter’Captivating photos of queer glamour in 70s New YorkThis erotic photobook archives a decade of queer intimacy