Team Gallery was a
contemporary art
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gallery located in the
SoHo
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neighborhood of New York City, with an additional project space in
Venice, Los Angeles, California. It was founded by José Freire and
Lisa Ruyter in 1996. Team represented such artists as
Ryan McGinley,
Banks Violette,
Cory Arcangel,
Sam McKinniss, and
Gardar Eide Einarsson.
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Artnet news'' reported that Team Gallery closed permanently in 2020.
History
Team was founded by José Freire and artist
Lisa Ruyter in 1996. The gallery moved from
Chelsea to SoHo in 2006 and opened a second space in the same neighborhood in 2011. In November 2014, Team opened an outpost in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in a domestic space, christened Team Bungalow.
Team placed an especial emphasis on artists focused on
counterculture
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and radical politics – such as
Gardar Eide Einarsson,
Santiago Sierra,
Banks Violette and
Egan Frantz – as well as artists working in
new media such as
Cory Arcangel,
Parker Ito,
Tabor Robak and
Eva & Franco Mattes.
Freire was the gallery's chief executive officer and director from 2001.
[New York State Department of State Division of Corporations Entity Information: Current Entity Name: Team Gallery Inc. Initial DOS Filing Date: July 20, 2001. Chief Executive Officer: Jose Freire. https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_token=0CDCD5E8812BD22DD8C4B8F1DFBF23BA0CC22287764344B8A5795CB0CFE23C08C7ECC368B2792650CC37C22A6BEEAC77&p_nameid=CC752BC1DCF9AE4E&p_corpid=F24C066B8E36BBD4&p_captcha=15036&p_captcha_check=0CDCD5E8812BD22DD8C4B8F1DFBF23BA0CC22287764344B8A5795CB0CFE23C086D4BD888EF0F95A5639EE0721E0E7E3F&p_entity_name=%54%65%61%6D%20%47%61%6C%6C%65%72%79&p_name_type=%41&p_search_type=%43%4F%4E%54%41%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0 (Retrieved September 24, 2019)]
Articles
Review of Vlassis Caniaris’s ‘Sculptures 1973–74’''The New York Times'', October 6, 2011.
''The New York Times'', April 13, 2010.
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ttp://www.artinfo.com/news/story/36104/team-gallery-plans-second-soho-space/ Art Info on the announcement of the opening of Team’s second location“Art Info”, October 20, 2010.
The L Magazine on Ryan McGinley’s ‘Everyone Knows This is Nowhere’''The L Magazine'', March 19, 2010.
References
External links
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New York Magazine’s listing for Team Gallery
Defunct art museums and galleries in Manhattan
Art museums and galleries established in 1996
1996 establishments in New York City
2020 disestablishments in New York (state)
SoHo, Manhattan
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