Marc Glimcher
Marc Glimcher (born September 16, 1963) is an American art dealer who is the President and CEO of Pace Gallery, a modern and contemporary art gallery founded by his father, Arne Glimcher, in Boston in 1960. He and his father were cited among the top 100 most powerful people in the international art world, according to the annual "Power 100" list published by ArtReview.[3] In 2012, Glimcher sold a Gerhard Richter painting for more than $20 million at Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland.[4]
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Nationality | American |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (Biochemistry and Immunology) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Pace Gallery (President & CEO) |
Known for | "Power 100" (Top 25 Most Powerful People in the International Art World) by ArtReview |
Spouse(s) | Andrea (divorced);[1] Fairfax Dorn[2] |
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Relatives | Paul Glimcher (brother) |
Education
Glimcher was born in New York City. He is the second son (his brother is neuroscientist Paul W. Glimcher) of Mildred “Milly” and Arnold “Arne” Glimcher, an art historian and art dealer respectively, who together founded Pace Gallery in Boston in 1960. He graduated from Harvard University in 1985 with a degree in biological anthropology, and from 1989 to 1991 studied biochemistry and immunology at Johns Hopkins University.[5]
Art world career
Glimcher joined Pace Gallery in 1985 as Associate Director, and was named President and CEO in 2011. In his more than 30 years with the gallery, Glimcher has bolstered Pace's roster of artists to include established artists such as Michal Rovner, Julian Schnabel,[6] and as well as rising artists such as Loie Hollowell.[7] Glimcher has also broadened Pace's representation of artist estates, including the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation[8] and Vito Acconci Studio.[9]
Glimcher oversees the gallery's global activities from its headquarters in New York City, including international expansion to Beijing,[10] London,[11] Palo Alto,[12] Seoul,[13] Geneva,[14] and, most recently, Hong Kong.[15] In 2008, Glimcher founded Artifex Press, the first digital, online catalogue raisonné publishing company.[16]
He has also curated a number of thematic exhibitions including Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective; Je Suis le Cahier, The Sketchbooks of Picasso (1986),[17] the only comprehensive exhibition of Picasso’s sketchbooks; Mark Rothko: The Last Paintings; Earthly Forms: The Biomorphic Sculpture of Arp, Calder, and Noguchi; Alexander Calder: From Model to Monument; and Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art, for which he authored the catalogue essay (2005).[18]
Personal life
Glimcher is married to Fairfax Dorn, the co-founder and artistic director of Ballroom Marfa. The couple resides in New York City.[19]
References
- "Tour Andrea Glimcher's Art-Packed Family Home in Manhattan". Galerie. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ANSPON, CATHERINE D. (6 June 2016). "The Ultimate Marfa Wedding Brings an Art Power Couple Together: Teepees, a Talent Show and that West Texas Sky". PaperCity Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Marc & Arne Glimcher / Power 100 / ArtReview". artreview.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "Report: Pace Gallery Sells Richter Listed Over $20 M." Observer. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Crow, Kelly (2011-08-26). "Keeping Pace". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "'We're Stripping Away All the Noise': The Great Julian Schnabel Reboot Continues at Frieze Masters | artnet News". artnet News. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Scher, Robin (2017-01-11). "Pace Gallery Now Represents Loie Hollowell". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "Two Museums to Host Pollock 'Black Pourings'". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "In an Unusual Collaboration, Pace Gallery and Art Agency Partners Team Up to Represent Vito Acconci's Estate | artnet News". artnet News. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Vogel, Carol. "PaceWildenstein Gallery of Manhattan to Open Branch in Beijing". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "The London art world picks up Pace". 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "A New Home for Pace Gallery in Palo Alto". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Greenberger, Alex (2017-02-27). "Pace Gallery to Open a New Space in Seoul Next Week". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Russeth, Andrew (2018-01-26). "Pace Will Open Its Ninth Gallery, in Geneva". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Freeman, Nate (2018-01-10). "Pace Gallery to Open Second Hong Kong Space With Yoshitomo Nara Show During Art Basel". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Vogel, Carol. "Expressionist Berlin: Sotheby's London to Sell Kirchner 'Street Scene'". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "The sketchbooks of Picasso". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- "Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- Robinson, Whitney (2015-10-09). "Fairfax Dorn and Marc Glimcher's New York Loft". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-07-13.