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Marian Goodman Case Study

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For over thirty years, Marian Goodman Gallery has played an important role in introducing European artists to American audiences and helping to establish a vital dialogue among artists and institutions working internationally. The New York famous gallerist, Marian Goodman, opened her first gallery space in New York City in late 1977. In 1995 the gallery expanded to include an exhibition space in Paris and in 2014 a new space in London. The current exhibition “…my English breath in foreign clouds” at Marian Goodman New York, features new drawing works, a series of photo works, and three recent films from the British artist Tacita Dean. When the evaluator arrived at the fourth floor of the Gallery Building, my eyes were immediately caught by …show more content…

This extraordinary gallerist made her name by bucking trends. Not only did she refuse to relocate from uptown to downtown when everyone else was doing it, she opted for anti-market conceptualism when market-friendly Neo-Expressionist paintings were the rage. Compared with some great dealers today who dedicate to make money by peddling secondary market, Marian Goodman is renowned for her artists. In other word, she made her gallery a trend leader so that the artists are noticed through institutions and letting the market follow. The gallery has promoted many artists who are leaders of their generation, such as Joseph Beuys and Marcel …show more content…

They began by putting portfolios and curating exhibitions online and published interviews of artists, reviews and critical essays. In 2006, they opened their initial gallery space and relocated a second-floor space in Dumbo in 2011. The gallery moved to current location last year. This new ground-level, 1,600-square-foot space has a nice size main gallery, a proper office, and a backroom with storage. As an artist who specializes in making a very specific kind of geometric abstract work, Deleget found Minus Space to offer a platform for contemporary reductive abstract artists who work with certain kinds of strategies like monochrome, pattern, geometric, serial, conceptual work. Since the open of the physical space in 2006, Deleget has organized more than 60 solo and group exhibitions. The gallery has development its own curatorial community and expanded the niche market for reductive abstract

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