Marian Goodman Gallery’s Your Patience Is Appreciated: An Inaugural Show
Pierre Huyghe Timekeeper Drill Core (MGG 57th St), 2024 Paint, plasterboard 2 1/2 x 23 3/8 in.(6.3 x 59.4 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Photo credit: Alex Yudzon
New York, NY Marian Goodman Gallery opens its new headquarters in Tribeca on 26 October 2024 with Your Patience Is Appreciated: An Inaugural Show. Featuring some 75 works across media, including both new and recent installations, sound and video work, sculpture, and painting, the group exhibition highlights the intellectual and artistic affinities that coalesce the 50 multi-generational and diverse artists and estates within the Gallery’s program today. On view through 21 December 2024, Your Patience is Appreciated is presented across three floors, with works activating both galleries and transitional spaces throughout the newly renovated and restored Grosvenor Building at 385 Broadway.
“The title of the exhibition addresses notions of expectations that come with moments of change and underlines the conceptual and temporal complexities of our artists’ practices, implicitly requiring patience and purpose,” stated Philipp Kaiser, President and Partner, who oversaw the exhibition’s curation. “The exhibition’s title, and indeed the exhibition itself, also reflects the Gallery’s unwavering dedication to its program that has traced distinct threads of contemporary art across several decades and continents, privileging critical thought, poetic sensibility, and artistic integrity.”
Gabriel Orozco Four Bicycles (There Is Always One Direction), 1994 Bicycles, in four parts 78 x 88 x 88 in. (198.1 x 223.5 x 223.5 cm.) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery
Added Rose Lord, Managing Partner, “The opening of our Tribeca space marks the first time in nearly a decade that the full spectrum of our artists is being presented at one time and provides an unusual opportunity to explore the points of personal, aesthetic, and creative connection that have flourished among them.” Noted Managing Partner Emily-Jane Kirwan, “Our artists are at the heart of all that we do. Our new flagship building in New York, together with our galleries in Paris and Los Angeles, provide critical platforms for their international practices.”
Your Patience Is Appreciated showcases the unique cosmos of artists represented by the Gallery and reflects the rigorous program that has defined the Gallery for nearly 50 years. Conceived as a dialogue of tectonic layers that enables a meaningful conversation between artists from disparate contexts, generations, geographic locations, and sensibilities, the exhibition pays tribute to the Gallery’s programmatic focus and history—the Gallery’s inaugural show in 1977 was dedicated to Marcel Broodthaers—as well as its many longstanding artist relationships. In addition, a range of film, video, sound, and installation works, as well as an activation, emphasize the unique breadth of the Gallery’s enduring dedication to time-based, ephemeral, and radical works of art. Throughout the run of the exhibition, a film program will run continuously in one of the galleries, spotlighting five different works rotating on a daily basis.
Giuseppe Penone Unghia e foglie di alloro, 1989 Glass, Laurel leaves 76 x 49 x 22 in.(193 x 124.5 x 55.9 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Photo credit: Cathy Carver
The exhibition will include work by: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Chantal Akerman, Giovanni Anselmo, Leonor Antunes, Nairy Baghramian, Lothar Baumgarten, Dara Birnbaum, Christian Boltanski, Daniel Boyd, Marcel Broodthaers, Maurizio Cattelan, James Coleman, Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Rineke Dijkstra, Cerith Wyn Evans, Andrea Fraser, Bernard Frize, Gerard & Kelly, Dan Graham, Pierre Huyghe, Cristina Iglesias, Amar Kanwar, Louise Lawler, An-My Lê, Steve McQueen, Julie Mehretu, Annette Messager, Delcy Morelos, Sabine Moritz, Maria Nordman, Gabriel Orozco, Giulio Paolini, Giuseppe Penone, Edi Rama, Anri Sala, Matt Saunders, Tino Sehgal, Paul Sietsema, Robert Smithson, Ettore Spalletti, Tavares Strachan, Thomas Struth, Niele Toroni, Adrián Villar Rojas, Danh Vo, James Welling, and Yang Fudong.
From left to right: Annette Messager Malicieuse (Mischievous), 2020-2021 Fabric, various materials 61 3/8 x 44 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (156 x 112 x 22 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Photo credit: Rebecca Fanuele ,Rineke Dijkstra The Buzz Club, Liverpool, 6 March 1995 (Detail) Four Inkjet prints 16 1/2 x 13 in. (42 x 33 cm) each Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery , Thomas Struth Muon System Test Station, ATLAS, CERN, Meyrin, 2023 Inkjet print 59 x 81 in. (150 x 205.5 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery An-My Lê Total Solar Eclipse, Luna Island, Niagara Falls, April 8, 2024 Pigment print 40 x 71 in. (101.6 x 180.3 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery , Anri Sala Surface to Air XXVI (Breccia Oniciata/34°48'4"N, 133°56'34"E), 2024 Fresco painting, intonaco on aerolam, Tartaruga marble 47 1/4 x 38 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (120 x 98.5 x 5.5 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Photo credit: Francesco Squeglia ,Annette Messager Malicieuse (Mischievous), 2020-2021 Fabric, various materials 61 3/8 x 44 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (156 x 112 x 22 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Photo credit: Rebecca Fanuele , James Coleman Retake with Evidence, 2007 Projected film, performed by Harvey Keitel; 35 min. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
Gallery History and Trajectory
Established in 1977 by Goodman, who had earlier co-founded the art publishing company, Multiples, Inc., Marian Goodman Gallery gained prominence early in its trajectory for introducing the work of seminal European artists to American audiences. Through the 1990s, the gallery deliberately enlarged its radius of attention offering a broader global perspective of the art defining our times. Synchronous with the mission at hand, the Gallery was inevitably drawn closer to Europe, and in 1995, Marian Goodman Gallery expanded, opening a gallery in Paris, now located at 79 rue du Temple, and an adjacent space for books and editions in 2017. In 1998 the Gallery inaugurated its first major renovation in New York on 57th Street, which served as its headquarters until the current relocation to Tribeca.
Following the inauguration of Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles last year, with two major spaces now anchoring each coast and a well-established program for almost three decades in Paris, the opening of the new Tribeca flagship reflects the Gallery’s development under the leadership of its Partners. In the past five years, the program has grown and expanded, representing a group of new artists including Daniel Boyd, Andrea Fraser, Bernard Frize, An-My Lê, Delcy Morelos, and Tavares Strachan, as well as the Holt/Smithson Foundation.
About Marian Goodman Gallery’s New Home in Tribeca
Marian Goodman Gallery’s global flagship and headquarters transforms the historic Grosvenor Building. Designed by studioMDA, the renovated and restored building retains the character and feel of the original five-story structure, including the cast-iron façade, interior archways, and exposed brick walls. With a dynamic street-level presence, the 35,000-square-foot building features two floors of light-filled exhibition space as well as viewing rooms on its first, second, and third floors, a library and archive, art storage, and administrative offices.
Originally constructed in 1875, the historic building served as an industrial warehouse for more than a century, before performing arts organizations adopted the building as a venue. Vacant for years, the renovated and restored building is being rewoven back into the cultural and civic fabric of the neighborhood with the Gallery's opening.
About studioMDA
studioMDA is a multidisciplinary design firm based in New York and founded in 2002 by Markus Dochantschi with the mission of challenging the boundaries of design. Working across typologies and with projects throughout the United States and internationally, studioMDA has emerged as an authority on cultural buildings and is highly respected for its specific and historic knowledge of the Tribeca neighborhood. www.studiomda.com
About Marian Goodman Gallery
Marian Goodman Gallery champions the work of artists who stand among the most influential of our time and represents over five generations of diverse thought and practice. The Gallery’s exhibition program, characterized by its caliber and rigor, provides international platforms for its artists to showcase their work, foster vital dialogues with new audiences, and advance their practices within nonprofit and institutional realms.
The Gallery is led by a team of partners, with Philipp Kaiser as President and Partner, Emily-Jane Kirwan and Rose Lord as Managing Partners, and Leslie Nolen and Junette Teng as Partners. Marian Goodman is Founder. For more information, please visit mariangoodman.com.
Opening reception will be held on Saturday, 26 October, 10 am – 4 pm, and the exhibition will be on view until 21 December 2024. For more information about the Inaugural Show and the new opening of the Gallery, please visit the Marian Goodman Gallery’s site. The gallery can be found on Instagram and Artsy, too.
Alexander Gray Associates announces their representation of Kang Seung Lee
Photo Credit : Dustin Aksland
Alexander Gray Associates is thrilled to announce their representation of Kang Seung Lee, whose profound work is currently on view at the 60th Venice Biennale. The announcement will go live later today.
Kang Seung Lee, born in Seoul and based in Los Angeles, is known for his deep exploration of identity, collective memory, and transnational queer histories. His meticulously crafted drawings, embroidered works, and installations often incorporate archival materials and organic elements, creating powerful narratives that resonate across generations and cultures. His work at the Venice Biennale, in particular, weaves together histories of queer figures, forging connections that challenge and inspire viewers.
““We are honored to represent Kang Seung Lee and his remarkable body of work,” Alexander Gray, the gallery’s owner, said in a statement. “Kang Seung Lee brings a compelling voice to contemporary art with his reflections on history, identity, and the archive. His work connects personal stories with broader narratives. As an artist represented by Commonwealth and Council and Gallery Hyundai, we’re excited to feature his work in upcoming exhibitions, including his show at Alexander Gray Associates in Spring 2025, and showcasing his impactful contributions to contemporary.” ”
Grimanesa Amoros presenting at the Light in Art and Architecture Symposium at Brown University
Photo credit: Grimanesa Amorós Studio
At the Light in Art and Architecture Symposium at Brown University, Grimanesa will explain the source of her artist journey with light. First, she will delve into her origins being from Lima, Peru. Then, she will share how she was inspired at a young age by the bohemian lives of figures like Hemingway, Peggy Guggenheim, and Dalí. At the age of 21, she took the bold step of leaving everything behind in Peru to pursue her artistic dreams in New York City. Grimanesa Amoros will then present her work and engage in discussion with a Brown faculty member and the audience. A roundtable discussion at the end will explore the future of art and technology. On the second day of this two-day symposium with contemporary light artists and architectural lighting designers, four of today’s most prominent light artists and lighting designers will present examples of their practice as it enhances, modifies, and interprets architecture or creates ephemeral and transitory spaces in their own right.
AMPLEXUS Year: 2022 Media: LEDs, diffusive and reflective material, custom light sequence, and electrical hardware Dimensions: (L x W x H): 85ft ft x 85 ft x 32 ft (26 m x 26 m x 10 m) Location: Cultural Palace Diplomatic Quarters, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Photo credit: Grimanesa Amorós Studio
Grimanesa’s artistic practice revolves around two central themes: nature and light, heavily influenced by her childhood experiences along the Pacific Ocean. The ever-changing colors of the ocean foam sparked her fascination with light, which she views as ephemeral—something that can be harnessed but never truly owned. One of her most significant projects, Uros House, commissioned for Times Square, draws inspiration from the Uros people of Peru and aims to raise awareness about their diminishing way of life. Another notable work, Golden Waters, pays homage to ancient water channels and was installed under the intense heat of Arizona.
THE MIRROR CONNECTION Year: 2013 Media: LEDs, diffusion and reflective material, custom lighting sequence, electrical hardware
Dimensions: 90 ft x 70 ft x 40 ft (27.4 m x 21.3 m x 12.2 m) Location: Central Academy of Fine Arts CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China Photo credit: Grimanesa Amorós Studio
Throughout her career, whether facing last-minute challenges with installations like Mirror Connection in Beijing or exploring themes of mental health in SCIENTIA in Bilbao, Grimanesa consistently seeks to create connections and provoke thought. Her journey has been guided by the core principles of.
SCIENTIA Year: 2022 Media: LEDs, diffusion and reflective material, custom lighting sequence, electrical hardware
Dimensions: 60 ft x 35 ft x 25 ft (18.3 m x 10.7 m x 6 m) Location: Azkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga, Bilbao, Spain Photo credit: Grimanesa Amorós Studio
““I live with a constant Romance with the Unknown, always open to new.” “I live by three letters, LPP—Love, Passion, and Perseverance.”
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Video credit: Grimanesa Amorós Studio
The symposium will take place on Saturday, September 28th at 11 AM , at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium located at 154 Angell St, Providence, RI 02906.
For more information about Grimanesa’s art and latest projects, please visit her site. You can also follow her for updates on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For more information about this event and others at Brown University, please visit the University’s site here.
Obama Presidential Center Museum Building Now Features 83-Foot Tall Painted Glass Window by Artist Julie Mehretu
Uprising of the Sun by Julie Mehretu - Campus View, Credit: Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Julie Mehretu Studio
World-Renowned Ethiopian-American Artist and Activist Julie Mehretu’s Vision is Now Part of a Public Art Display at the Center to Inspire Visitors and the Surrounding South Side Community
CHICAGO – Today, the Obama Foundation announced the installation of an 83 ft. x 25 ft. commissioned work of art by world-renowned Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu. The piece, titled “Uprising of the Sun,” is now featured on the north facade of the future Obama Presidential Center’s Museum Building.
Inspired by President Obama’s remarks at the 50th anniversary of the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Mehretu’s “Uprising of the Sun“ is a vibrant series of 35 abstract, painted glass panels. The piece reflects on the historical context of President Obama’s legacy, and will inspire viewers and draw visitors to the Center on the South Side of Chicago.
“Julie learned at a young age how access to public space can help shape and affect people's lives,” said President Obama. “For her to be a part of what we hope will be a transformative institution that will be unique in how it brings so many different people, ideas, and resources together is a wonderful opportunity for us.”
The daughter of an American mother and an Ethiopian father, Mehretu believes that art’s role is to provoke thought and reflection and to express the contemporary condition of the individual and society at large. In her paintings, drawings, and prints she presents a dynamic visual articulation of contemporary experience, an abstracted depiction of social behavior and the psychogeography of space. In developing her recent work, Mehretu has drawn from a process of sourcing and manipulating photographic images from broadcast media as points of departure for the social grounds of her paintings.
Uprising of the Sun by Julie Mehretu - Escalator View, Credit: Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Julie Mehretu Studio
Collaborating with Franz Mayer Studio, Mehretu created a monumental work in glass for the Center using a variety of techniques, including a combination of hand painting, freehand airbrushing, ceramic melting colors, and tape masking. “Uprising of the Sun” is Mehretu’s first work in glass.
“I wanted to honor Chicago’s history and President Obama’s legacy by telling a story about how change happens,” said Julie Mehretu. “This work is layered with history, and I’m eager to see how people will connect with it – whether you’re a grandparent from the South Side of Chicago or a kid from Addis Ababa. I hope it serves as an invitation to every visitor that they are welcome to be a part of the Center’s mission to make an impact and work towards a better future.”
From the White House to the Obama Presidential Center, President and Mrs. Obama have used the arts as a tool to inspire, empower, and connect people from around the world. This is the third commission announced by the Foundation and the first to be installed. The Foundation previously announced the late Chicago artist Richard Hunt’s “Book Bird” sculpture; and a sculptural water feature, entitled “Seeing Through the Universe,” by artist and architect Maya Lin – best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Uprising of the Sun by Julie Mehretu - Stony Island View, Credit: Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Julie Mehretu Studio
"President and Mrs. Obama believe that art is an essential part of inspiring the next generation of leaders," said Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett. "In line with our mission, the Obama Presidential Center will feature arts education programs and spaces for visual art, theater, and dance, along with talks, performances, and workshops."
When open, the 19.3 acre Obama Presidential Center campus will include over 20 original artworks across the campus’ interior and exterior grounds. A majority of the artwork will be available to the public, free of charge. The Center is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2026.
Artist Julie Mehretu tours the Obama Presidential Center site during the installation of her commissioned artwork, an 83-foot-tall painted glass window titled “Uprising of the Sun,” in Chicago on Sept. 7, 2024 Credit: The Obama Foundation.
About the Artist
Julie Mehretu, (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) lives and works in New York City. Mehretu is the recipient of many awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship (2005) and the Medal of Arts Award from the US Department of State in 2015. In 2020 the artist was included in TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of the year. Mehretu is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences in Ethiopia and the National Academy of Design. She sits on the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art and is a trustee and alumna of the American Academy in Berlin. Mehretu is represented by Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, Paris, and Los Angeles;
White Cube, London, Paris, New York, Seoul, and Hong Kong; and carlier | gebauer in Berlin and Madrid. To learn more about Mehretu, visit: Marian Goodman Gallery, White Cube Gallery and Denniston Hill. For more information about the Obama Foundation, please visit their site, follow them on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
Efraín López announces new appointment of Susie Guzman as a Partner
Headshot of Susie Guzman Courtesy of Efraín López
Efraín López is excited to announce the appointment of Susie Guzman as a Partner.
In her new role, Guzman will collaborate closely with the gallery founder to drive the gallery’s exhibitions program and artist roster. Her responsibilities will include overseeing the gallery's participation in international art fairs, cultivating relationships with both emerging and established collectors, and forging connections with global institutions. Additionally, Guzman will focus on nurturing the gallery's artist relationships and expanding its network, ensuring a dynamic and forward-thinking approach to both artist representation and collector engagement.
Guzman has had a successful career spanning over two decades, holding key positions at leading galleries. She joins Efraín López's leadership team to further its mission of celebrating and promoting meaningful and transformative practices in contemporary art.
From 2015 to 2020, Susie served as a senior director at Hauser & Wirth (NY), where she oversaw the commercial strategy, museum engagement, exhibitions, and publications for the estates of three renowned artists: Lygia Pape (1927-2004), Fausto Melotti (1901-1986), and Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002). During her time at Hauser & Wirth, Susie actively participated in major art fairs including Art Basel, ADAA in New York, Frieze, and Frieze Masters in both London and New York. Additionally, from 2017 to 2020, she personally managed the art fair in Spain, ARCOMadrid, and oversaw the reopening of Chillida Leku, the museum founded by Eduardo Chillida in Hernani, near San Sebastian. Before joining Hauser & Wirth, Susie held directorial positions at Peter Freeman Inc. in New York, and Galerie Thomas Schulte in Berlin. She studied Law and International Law at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid and Universitat de Barcelona, respectively.
“We are thrilled to welcome Susie Guzman to our team. “Her expertise and passion for art will be vital in shaping the future of the gallery. I believe that this current moment holds significant potential for exploring new horizons in the art world. Partnering with Susie feels like a natural progression, promising and fortunate. I have always greatly admired Susie’s unwavering dedication to artists and her distinctive enthusiasm, qualities that should be nurtured in all of us. I am absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with Susie as we embark on this exciting new chapter for the gallery.”
Guzman's partnership at Efraín López will focus on expanding the gallery's roster of artists, enhancing its exhibitions program, and deepening its engagement with the art community. Her role will also include developing new initiatives to broaden the gallery's reach and impact. A native of Spain and based in New York for the last thirteen years, Guzman will oversee the Tribeca space while working closely with European collectors and institutions to expand the gallery's global presence. This appointment highlights Guzman's impressive professional background and extensive knowledge of the art industry. Collaborating with López, Guzman will help steer the gallery towards its next phase of exciting exhibitions and curatorial distinction.
“I am honored to join Efraín López and contribute to his dynamic and forward-thinking vision. I deeply value and admire Efraín’s unique approach to our business and his great sensitivity towards art and artists. I believe we share a similar work ethos and passion for our profession, and wish to contribute to this exciting moment of expansion and growth for the gallery. I look forward to working closely with artists whose careers I deeply admire like Gisela Colón (b. 1966) and Paul Stephen Benjamin (b. 1966), alongside a younger generation who are shaping the contemporary discourse today, such as Braxton Garneau (b. 1994), Monsieur Zohore (b. 1993), and Gabriela Salazar (b. 1981). At this moment in my career, joining Efraín López feels like an unexpected and exciting turn that I am thrilled to take.”
In addition to her focus on the primary market, Susie Guzman will expand Efraín López's boutique secondary market services. Together, they intend to cater to a select group of private clients and public institutions through their network of like-minded art dealers and professionals, enhancing the creation of art collections and addressing the challenges of collecting in the 21st century.
About Efraín López
Efraín López is a Puerto Rican-American art dealer and exhibition maker based in New York City. Between 2012 and 2018, López founded and directed his eponymous gallery in Chicago, where he presented an ambitious and rigorous exhibition program, often giving artists their first solo presentation in the United States. His long-standing commitment to the career development of emerging artists has led to placements in major museum collections worldwide. In June of 2023 López opened Efraín López, a contemporary art gallery in New York's Tribeca neighborhood. The program is conceptual, multidisciplinary, and globally minded, engaging both emerging and established artists.
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