.New york city dealership Per Skarstedt will relocate into a Chelsea area that previously housed Cheim & Read, a picture that shuttered in 2013 after 26 years in company. Skarstedt will certainly continue to run his Upper East Edge space on East 79th Road, according to Kenny Shachter, who first reported the news in his Artnet pillar.
Skarstedt, whose lineup consists of musicians like Eric Fischl, KAWS, David Salle, and also Martin Kippenberger, has protected a $13.5 thousand offer to move into the West 25th Road gallery area. The 6,000-square-foot property, made through architect Richard Gluckman, was specified for $15 thousand in May.
The step is a big improvement for Skarstedt, which will certainly right now be actually closer to a number of its own peers. Skarstedt also possesses a picture in London.
His picture's expansion comes as many others are leaving Chelsea. Over the last couple of years, numerous pictures have departed for Tribeca, where an expansive network of rooms is actually now sited. That area presently throws pictures including James Cohan, Andrew Kreps, and also P.P.O.W., all of whom were Chelsea mainstays just before relocating downtown.
The turnover has actually allowed some brand-new entrants to open store in the neighborhood. Kurimanzutto, David Kordansky, Nara Roesler, as well as others possess all opened up Chelsea pictures in the past 5 years, along with Aura set to observe today.
A Skarstedt agent carried out not respond to ARTnews's request for opinion.