Gary Tatintsian (born 1954) an

art dealer An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art, or acts as the intermediary between the buyers and sellers of art. An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationsh ...

, owner of the

Gary Tatintsian Gallery Gary Tatintsian Gallery (Tatintsian Gallery) is a prominent private collection and art gallery dedicated to showcasing leading figures in international contemporary art scene. In addition to exhibition management, the gallery works with private ...

Life and career

After leaving the Soviet Union to

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in 1989, Gary Tatintsian opened Tatunz art gallery in

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. The gallery was one of the first to show the works of Russian avant-garde artists:

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and Evgeny Chubarov. At the same time, Gary started working with such promising Western artists as

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and Daniel Richter, who lately became the key figures of the Western art market. In 1998, Gary Tatintsian moved to

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, where he continued the gallery business and opened Gary Tatintsian Gallery in

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's Chelsea neighborhood. The list of represented artists was expanded by such names as

Frank Stella Frank Philip Stella (May 12, 1936 – May 4, 2024) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York City for much of his career befor ...

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and other prominent American artists. The gallery space in Moscow was opened in 2005. The gallery on Serebryanicheskaya embankment regularly hosts exhibitions of contemporary artists. The gallery public projects include exhibitions and lectures in the largest world museums: the State Hermitage Museum, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts,

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, etc. In 2022, a new gallery space was opened in the

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in Dubai. In addition to exhibition management, the gallery works with private and public collections, and also curates the foundation of the artist Evgeny Chubarov.

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Gary Tatintsian Gallery
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