David Zwirner: 25 Years

Description

Published on the occasion of the twenty-five year anniversary at David Zwirner, this book paints a picture of the gallery's growth and development through the lens of the artists that have shaped it. Above all else, David Zwirner has been guided by its artist-centric ethos. In ambitious gallery shows at every location, the gallery's emphasis has been on artists and facilitating their vision. With archival imagery form the very early days of the gallery on Greene Street in SoHo, to its transition and expansion to Chelsea, London, and the Upper East Side, the catalogue captures the gallery's devotion to its inimitable roster of artists and estates. Featuring exhibitions and artworks by every artist and estate represented by the gallery, the selection in these pages highlights the countless works that ended up in major museum collections around the world. These works are complemented by a selection of installation views of numerous stand- out shows, in many cases handpicked by David Zwirner himself. With contributions by celebrated art historian Richard Shiff, world-renowned curator and academic Robert Storr, as well as David Zwirner himself, this publication offers rare insights into the growth of a commercial gallery through its long-term commitment to artists.

Robert Storr is among the most esteemed curators and critical writers on art today. He was appointed professor of painting/printmaking and dean of the Yale School of Art in 2006 and is also Consulting Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

"A museum-worthy, sprawling show... a testament to the impressive range and depth of the gallery program."--Caroline Goldstein "Artnet News" "It is tough to imagine an idea-spouting, theoretically inclined curator situating such diverse works in the same show, but they fit together wonderfully, and confluences develop."--Gregory Volk "Hyperallergic" David Zwirner: 25 Years "will take the readers for a journey of revisiting nearly 400 exhibitions that were presented by the gallery since 1993."--Andreja Velimirovic "Widewalls" David Zwirner: 25 Years is "like a highlights reel of sorts, a showcase of standouts from the gallery's biggest names-a testament to Zwirner that these names are also the biggest in the art world at large."--Lilah Ramzi "Vogue"