Monika Sprüth is a German art dealer, co-owner of
Sprüth Magers
Sprüth Magers is a commercial art gallery owned by Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers, with spaces in London, Berlin, Los Angeles and offices in Cologne, Hong Kong, New York and Seoul. The gallery represents over sixty artists and estates, incl ...
in Berlin and London, along with
Philomene Magers
Philomene Magers (born 1965) is a German art dealer and co-owner of Sprüth Magers in Berlin, London, and Los Angeles, along with Monika Sprüth.
Career
The daughter of an art dealer in Bonn,Britta Bürger (May 25, 2016)Philomene Magers: Galeristi ...
.
Originally an architect and an artist, Sprüth opened her first gallery in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
in 1983.
In 2014, ''
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'' named her in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".
With Philomene Magers, she founded Galerie Sprüth Magers in 1998, based in Berlin, London, and Los Angeles, which, in addition to the aforementioned artists, represents John Baldessari, Cyprien Gaillard, Donald Judd, and Joseph Kosuth, among others.
Sprüth Magers Berlin London
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References
Living people
German art dealers
Women art dealers
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin
Year of birth missing (living people)
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