Sean Kelly Gallery

Sean Kelly Gallery, founded in 1991 in New York City by British-born Sean Kelly, represents established and mid-career artists, particularly with work based in installation and performance.[1]

Owner Sean Kelly began in the British museum world by curating shows by sculptors such as Richard Deacon and Anthony Gormley early in their career. He opened a place in SoHo, Manhattan, in 1995, with artists such as Marina Abramović, Joseph Kosuth, James Casebere and Robert Mapplethorpe.[2]

Outside the Sean Kelly Gallery

History

The gallery was founded in 1991 and operated privately in SoHo, New York, until 1995. The original list of artists represented included Marina Abramovic, Joseph Kosuth, James Casebere, Robert Mapplethorpe[3][4] and Julião Sarmento, who are still represented by the gallery. In 1995, the gallery relocated to a street-level space in SoHo.[3]

In 2001, the Gallery moved to 29th Street in the Chelsea gallery district.

In 2012, Sean Kelly moved to a 22,000 square foot space in the new Hudson Yards neighborhood.[5] The two story gallery is designed by architect Toshiko Mori.[6]

Artists

Artists represented by the gallery include:[2]

References
  1. "New York listing". Time Out.
  2. "Represented Artists". Sean Kelly.
  3. "Sean Kelly Gallery". New York. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. Numbers: Which New York Gallery Represents the Most Warhol-ian Artists? New York Observer, September 7, 2012
  5. Art in America
  6. New York Times

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