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==History==
==History==
The gallery was founded in 1994 by art dealer Per Skarstedt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/per-skarstedt-pays-17-million-for-burkina-fasos-old-un-residence-69409|title=Per Skarstedt Pays $17 Million for Burkina Faso's Old UN Residence|date=July 30, 2014|website=artnet News}}</ref> Skarstedt's first acquisition, at the age of 23, was a work by [[Cindy Sherman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/art/architect-tom-croft-on-layering-character-into-Londons-new-Skarstedt-gallery|title=Dealer’s choice: architect Tom Croft on layering character into London’s Skarstedt gallery|first=Wallpaper*|last=Magazine|date=October 14, 2016|website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> Skarstedt is a dealer who operates on the secondary market,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-artists-broke-art-market-big-leagues-2018|title=These 10 Artists Broke into the Art Market Big Leagues in 2018|last=Freeman|first=Nate|date=2018-12-21|website=Artsy|language=en|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> and is known to buy work at auction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/christies-london-frieze-week-contemporary-sale-2018-1365103|title=Christie’s London Kicks Off the Frieze Week Auctions With a Tempered—and Very Brit-Centric—$161 Million Contemporary Sale|date=2018-10-04|website=artnet News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref>
The gallery was founded in 1992 by art dealer Per Skarstedt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/per-skarstedt-pays-17-million-for-burkina-fasos-old-un-residence-69409|title=Per Skarstedt Pays $17 Million for Burkina Faso's Old UN Residence|date=July 30, 2014|website=artnet News}}</ref> Skarstedt's first acquisition, at the age of 23, was a work by [[Richard Prince]].


Skarstedt moved to New York and opened his first Upper East Side gallery at 1018 Madison Avenue in 1992. In 2007, the gallery moved into 20 East 79th Street, the former gallery of Paul Rosenberg & Co., designed by Francis d'Haene.
== Artists ==
Among others, Skarstedt has been representing the following living artists:
* [[Eric Fischl]] (since 2015)<ref>Hannah Ghorashi (November 6, 2015), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/skarstedt-gallery-now-represents-eric-fischl-5301/ Skarstedt Gallery Now Represents Eric Fischl] ''[[ARTnews]]''.</ref>
* [[Kaws]] (since 2019)<ref>Annie Armstrong (July 3, 2019), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/kaws-leaves-perrotin-12911/ KAWS Leaves Perrotin Gallery After 11 Years] ''[[ARTnews]]''.</ref><ref>Melanie Gerlis (September 5, 2019), [https://www.ft.com/content/da81c190-ce29-11e9-b018-ca4456540ea6 Chinese art world hit by escalating trade wars and intense protests] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref>
* [[David Salle]]<ref>David Salle (April 14, 2017), [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/t-magazine/art/david-salle-wichita-kansas.html Going Home With the Artist David Salle] ''[[T (magazine)|T: The New York Times Style Magazine]]''.</ref>
*Sue Williams
* Estate of Martin Kippenberger in the US in collaboration with Gisela Capitain, Cologne
The gallery also deals in work by [[Jeff Koons]], [[Barbara Kruger]], [[Keith Haring]], [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]], Georg Baselitz, Willem de Kooning, Albert Oehlen, [[Richard Prince]], [[Cindy Sherman]], Christopher Wool, Andy Warhol and other European and American artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/price-check-art-basel-hong-kong-1503928|title=Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel Hong Kong|date=April 1, 2019|website=artnet News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/inside-the-craze-for-kaws-1495774|title=Inside the Craze for KAWS: How a New Jersey Graffiti Artist Achieved Art-Market Domination Without Following Any of the Rules|date=March 25, 2019|website=artnet News}}</ref>


In 2012, Skarstedt expanded with a gallery in London at 8 Bennett Street, designed by Thomas Croft.
Skarstedt has in the past represented the following:
* [[George Condo]] (until 2020)<ref>Alex Greenberger (January 15, 2020), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/george-condo-hauser-wirth-1202675391/ George Condo, Painter of Picasso-Inspired Tableaux, Is Now Represented by Hauser & Wirth] ''[[ARTnews]]''.</ref>


Skarstedt opened its East Hampton gallery in 2020 at 66 Newtown Ln. That same year, Skarstedt opened a pop-up in Palm Beach, exhibiting Richard Prince ''Nurses'' and new sculptures by KAWS.
==Controversy==

In 2018, [[Richard Prince]] publicly distanced himself from an exhibition of early monochromatic Joke paintings opening at Skarstedt gallery in London; it was Skarstedt's fifth solo exhibition of the artist's work.<ref>Anny Shaw (May 31, 2018), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/richard-prince-denounces-exhibition-of-early-joke-paintings-at-skarstedt-gallery-or-does-he Richard Prince denounces exhibition of early Joke paintings at Skarstedt gallery. Or does he?] ''[[The Art Newspaper]]''.</ref>
The gallery also opened its first location in Paris in 2021, at 2 Avenue Matignon, designed by Jacques Granges.

The gallery is known for its focus on contemporary artists such as [[David Salle]], [[Eric Fischl]], [[Kaws|KAWS]], The Estate of [[Martin Kippenberger]], [[Sue Williams (painter)|Sue Williams]], [[Cindy Sherman]], Richard Prince, [[Albert Oehlen]], [[George Condo]], [[Andy Warhol]], [[Barbara Kruger]], and [[Georg Baselitz]], among others. The gallery represents KAWS<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cascone |first=Sarah |date=2019-07-03 |title=As His Market Explodes, KAWS Parts Ways With Longtime Dealer Perrotin to Show Exclusively With Skartstedt |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/kaws-leaves-perrotin-skarstedt-1592062 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref>, Eric Fischl<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghorashi |first=Hannah |last2=Ghorashi |first2=Hannah |date=2015-11-06 |title=Skarstedt Gallery Now Represents Eric Fischl |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/skarstedt-gallery-now-represents-eric-fischl-5301/ |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>, David Salle, Sue Williams, and The Estate of Martin Kippenberger in collaboration with Galerie Gisela Capitain. In 2022, Skarstedt announced co-representation of Cristina BanBan with Perrotin.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:28, 20 April 2022

For people with the surname, see Skarstedt (surname). Skarstedt is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, London, Paris, and East Hampton.[1]

History

The gallery was founded in 1992 by art dealer Per Skarstedt.[2] Skarstedt's first acquisition, at the age of 23, was a work by Richard Prince.

Skarstedt moved to New York and opened his first Upper East Side gallery at 1018 Madison Avenue in 1992. In 2007, the gallery moved into 20 East 79th Street, the former gallery of Paul Rosenberg & Co., designed by Francis d'Haene.

In 2012, Skarstedt expanded with a gallery in London at 8 Bennett Street, designed by Thomas Croft.

Skarstedt opened its East Hampton gallery in 2020 at 66 Newtown Ln. That same year, Skarstedt opened a pop-up in Palm Beach, exhibiting Richard Prince Nurses and new sculptures by KAWS.

The gallery also opened its first location in Paris in 2021, at 2 Avenue Matignon, designed by Jacques Granges.

The gallery is known for its focus on contemporary artists such as David Salle, Eric Fischl, KAWS, The Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Sue Williams, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, Albert Oehlen, George Condo, Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, and Georg Baselitz, among others. The gallery represents KAWS[3], Eric Fischl[4], David Salle, Sue Williams, and The Estate of Martin Kippenberger in collaboration with Galerie Gisela Capitain. In 2022, Skarstedt announced co-representation of Cristina BanBan with Perrotin.

References

  1. ^ "Skarstedt Website". skarstedt.com/galleries.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Per Skarstedt Pays $17 Million for Burkina Faso's Old UN Residence". artnet News. July 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Cascone, Sarah (2019-07-03). "As His Market Explodes, KAWS Parts Ways With Longtime Dealer Perrotin to Show Exclusively With Skartstedt". Artnet News. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. ^ Ghorashi, Hannah; Ghorashi, Hannah (2015-11-06). "Skarstedt Gallery Now Represents Eric Fischl". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.