The Kasmin Gallery, formerly known as the Paul Kasmin Gallery, is a

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fine art gallery, founded in SoHo in 1989.

History

The gallery was founded by its namesake as the Paul Kasmin Gallery in 1989 and was initially housed at 74 Grand Street in SoHo, Manhattan. Kasmin moved the gallery from SoHo to Chelsea at 297 10th Avenue in 2000. The gallery's first exhibition featured a collection of abstract paintings by

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. In 2002, the Paul Kasmin Gallery presented work at the inaugural edition of

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. The gallery itself continued holding exhibitions, including those for

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(2003) and

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(2004). In 2007, Kasmin Gallery gave the first New York exhibition in nearly 30 years to the furniture-sculpture of the French artists Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne; he went on to show designers like Ron Arad,

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and Jasper Morrison. Along with

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, he also curated the 2014 exhibition ''Les Lalanne: The Poetry of Sculpture'' at the S, 2 Gallery of Sotheby's Auction House 2in New York. It included rare Lalanne sculptures in a midnight garden setting. In October 2018, the gallery officially became known as the "Kasmin Gallery", and unveiled a new 3,000 square-foot space at 509 West 27th Street in Chelsea. The new location was designed by architect

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, and features 28 skylights and a 5,000 square-foot rooftop sculpture garden situated parallel to the High Line park. The first exhibition held in the rooftop garden contained sculptures by

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. The inaugural exhibition inside the new gallery space featured a series of

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by Walton Ford. At one point, the gallery operated four exhibition spaces along one block of West 27th Street near 10th Avenue. In 2019, Kasmin Gallery closed one of its leased spaces at 515 West 27th Street. That same year, it was scheduled to open a new venue at 514 West 28th Street again designed by

, with of private viewing room and office space and of public exhibition space. Paul Kasmin died on March 23, 2020, at the age of 60 following a long illness. He was the son of the noted British art dealer

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. Kasmin is credited with helping build New York City's Chelsea gallery scene.

Artists

Kasmin Gallery represents numerous living artists, including: *

Diana al-Hadid Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian-born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She is represented by Kasmin Gallery. Early life and e ...

(since 2021) *

Laylah Ali Laylah Ali (born 1968)Baker, Alex (2007) ''Laylah Ali: Typology''. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. p. 47. is an American contemporary visual artist. She is known for paintings in which ambiguous race relations are depicted with a graphic ...

(since 2014) *

Ali Banisadr Ali Banisadr (born 1976), is an Iranian-born American artist from New York City working primarily with oil painting and also with printmaking. Banisadr was ranked #1 in Flash Art's Top 100 Artists of 2011. Early life and career Banisadr was bo ...

Alex Greenberger (23 March 2020)
Paul Kasmin, Beloved New York Gallerist with Refined Taste, Is Dead at 60
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(since 2012) *

Walton Ford Walton Ford (born 1960 in Larchmont, New York) is an American visual artist who makes paintings and prints in the style of naturalist illustrations, often depicting extinct species. though in his more recent series of work such as shown in his 2 ...

* Matvey Levenstein (since 2019) *

Jasper Morrison Jasper Morrison (born 1959) is an English product and furniture designer. He is known for the refinement and apparent simplicity of his designs. In a rare interview with the designer, he is quoted as saying: "Objects should never shout." ...

(since 2019) *

Roxy Paine Roxy Paine (born 1966, New York City) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the Coll ...

In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: *

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* William Copley * Stuart Davis (since 2018) *

Jane Freilicher Jane Freilicher (November 19, 1924 – December 9, 2014) was an American representational painter of urban and country scenes from her homes in lower Manhattan and Water Mill, Long Island. She was a member of the informal New York School beginn ...

(since 2018)Alex Greenberger (20 October 2017)
Estate of Jane Freilicher Is Now Represented by Paul Kasmin Gallery
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Lee Krasner Lenore "Lee" Krasner (born Lena Krassner; October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an American painter and visual artist active primarily in New York whose work has been associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. She received her ear ...

(since 2016)Hilarie M. Sheets (27 September 2024)
Kasmin to represent Jackson Pollock’s work worldwide, next to Lee Krasner
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Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell (January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American Abstract Expressionism, abstract expressionist Painting, painter, printmaker, and editor of ''The Dada Painters and Poets: an Anthology''. He was one of the youngest of th ...

(since 2022)Alex Greenberger (1 November 2022)
Kasmin Takes Exclusive Representation of Abstract Expressionist Painter Robert Motherwell
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Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "Drip painting, drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household ...

(since 2024) *

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Dorothea Tanning Dorothea Margaret Tanning (25 August 1910 – 31 January 2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism. Biography Dorothea Tanning was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. ...

References

External links

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