Die Familie von Hilma af Klint fürchtet den “Raub” ihrer Kunst durch DavidZwirner, die “verborgene Wissenschaft” hinter van Goghs “Sternennacht” unddie vergessene Kunsthändlerin, die den Weg für Picasso ebnete: Das istunsere Presseschau am Montag Continue Reading
by Ariella Budick In a photograph taken at a restaurant in Montmartre in 1920, a few dozen young artists laugh and preen and pose in mock surprise. Off to one side, an older woman in black, her frizzy hair pulled back in a bun, observes the festivities with a cool maternal eye. She is Berthe […]
MAKE WAY FOR BERTHE WEILL: ART DEALER OF THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE Berthe Weill (1865-1951) promoted Matisse and Modigliani, and was Picasso’s first dealer. This overdue show will include many pieces that once hung in her gallery. (Oct. 1-March 1, 2025; Grey Art Museum, NYU. ) Continue Reading
Our staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories. 2024 was a bustling year for art in New York, with blockbuster exhibitions at museums, museum-level shows at galleries — especially a few new, nearly museum-sized galleries in Tribeca, the city’s reigning art hub […]
Berthe Weill – die vergessene Galeristin der Pariser Avantgarde by Peter Sichrovsky Pere Manach, ein Kunsthändler aus Katalonien, brachte im Frühjahr 1900 eine Mappe mitWerken junger spanischer Künstler nach Paris. Keine der Galerien zeigte Interesse. Bis ersie Berthe Weill vorlegte. Ihr gefielen drei Pastellbilder von Stierkämpfen des 19-jährigenPicasso. Sie einigten sich auf 100 Francs. Weill […]
New York University’s Grey Art Museum presents Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde, featuring works by modern artists championed by a dealer who remains relatively unknown. Weill (pronounced “vay”) was the first dealer to purchase works by Pablo Picasso in 1901, and she promoted Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani, among many […]
The Grey Art Museum celebrates Berthe Weill, an unsung Parisian art dealer who championed up-and-comers Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and other heavyweight French modernists by Peggy McGlone She was the first dealer to buy works by Pablo Picasso and gave Henri Matisse, Diego Rivera, and others their first big breaks. The largely overlooked powerhouse who championed […]
Gumpert raised the profile of the museum by presenting innovative exhibitions and leading its move to a larger space at Cooper Square. [Download Press Release] (NEW YORK, NY, November 15, 2024)—Lynn Gumpert, who has served as director of New York University’s Grey Art Museum since 1997, will retire in mid-April 2025. During her tenure, the […]
by PublicityTeam November 9 is “Go to an Art Museum Day,” and we’re celebrating by highlighting some fantastic exhibitions currently on view at museums around the US and Canada. Can’t make it to the shows? Learn more about these exhibitions and their subjects from wherever you are with corresponding books from UCP and our distributed […]
by Siobhán Minerva Entering the Grey Art Museum, English and French chatter bounces off the walls as gallery-goers lust over harmonious impressionist paintings, absurd cubist pieces and striking fauvist colors. It is a space where well-known paintings by artists such as Henri Matisse can coexist with the works of lesser-known painters like Louis Cattiaux. Continue Reading