#gallery-closure

#gallery-closure

The New York space opened in October 2023, after undergoing an extensive and costly renovation, with an exhibition by Deborah Roberts. It has since hosted shows featuring international artists including Anne Rothenstein, Sarah Ball, Denzil Forrester and Andreas Eriksson. The artist and indigenous activist Santiago Yahuarcani currently has her first New York show in the venue (until 17 January).

There were rumors of Friedman's decision to leave New York floating around for weeks, but it wasn't certain until New York critic Jerry Saltz broke the news on Instagram. Not long after, the gallery emailed ARTnews an advance press release, framing the move a "strategic evolution" that allows it to "focus [its] resources" on international activity from a "strong London base." Friedman cast the retrenchment in almost pastoral terms: a return to home soil, an opportunity to tend to the roots.

Sperone Westwater, the Bowery-based gallery that represents canonical figures including Francesco Clemente and Bruce Nauman, will cease operations at the end of this year. The closure, first reported by Artnet News, comes just two months after the gallery marked its 50th anniversary and three months after the gallery's co-founder, Gian Enzo Sperone, sued his fellow co-founder, Angela Westwater, seeking to dissolve the gallery, and alleging her "unlawful handling" of funds.

Three months before yesterday's announcement that Sperone Westwater would close after 50 years in business, dealer Gian Enzo Sperone sued his cofounder, Angela Westwater, claiming he was in a "parasitic deadlock" with her after she wrested control of a corporation that has a 50 percent stake in the gallery. The suit also accuses Westwater of mishandling funds, withholding records from Sperone and gallery stockholders, and mismanaging rent payments for the gallery.

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Following the Vollmer show, scheduled to run from 30 September to 15 November, she said she plans to "reformulate" her role in the art world and transition to "a more private setting", whether it be private sales or research projects. "I am incredibly grateful for the support, friendship and enthusiasm of gallery artists, staff, collectors, museums and fellow dealers during these years," she said in a statement, adding she hopes to "continue to offer support to artists and to focus more on my family".

KADIST, the art gallery at 20th and Folsom streets known for its video and modern art, is shutting its Mission District outpost after 14 years. Instead the organization will continue to shift focus to international collaborations curating and connecting artists with museums. Most Mission residents may know the gallery best for its rotating window displays overlooking Folsom Street - a neon green marijuana leaf for a few months gives way to another neon sign exhibition by artist Mungo Thomson.