While New York City’s fashion crowd was in the throes of fashion week's final night, the art set was gearing up for one of the buzziest events of the fall art calendar: Pace Gallery’s new flagship opening party at 540 West 25th street in Chelsea.
While New York City’s fashion crowd was in the midst of fashion week’s final night, the art set was gearing up for one of the buzziest events of the fall art calendar: Pace Gallery’s new flagship opening party at 540 West 25th Street in Chelsea. Arne and Milly Glimcher founded Pace Gallery 60 years ago and were on-site to welcome collectors, celebrities, and artists from around the world to the gallery’s new home. The space did not disappoint, and neither did the surprise concert by the Who.
The eight-story gallery premiered a series of inaugural exhibitions, including a survey of Alexander Calder’s drawings and mobiles, Loie Hollowell’s gestational self-portraits,new panel paintings of his Normandy home, Fred Wilson’s enormous chandeliers, and Peter Hujar’s black-and-white photography. The breadth of work across the colossal 75,000-square-foot gallery is astonishing. Aside from the sheer scale of the space, it’s also diverse in design.
, who has upcoming shows at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and Pace Gallery in Seoul told, “It’s impressive. The perceptions of the space and what they can do will change as different artists hang different exhibitions and projects. That’s what will bring the different spaces to life.” Fellow Pace artist Loie Hollowell, whose show spans the second floor of the gallery, added, “The building is insane.
opening bash was a multifloor sensory experience, encompassing an art gallery, a performance-art space, a Champagne bar, and a concert venue all in one. The multidimensional vibes were intended per Pace President and CEO Marc Glimcher, who spoke withabout the new gallery and its mission of inclusivity of both artists and patrons. “You need to build a different kind of gallery that engages everybody. If you’re going to support your artists, you need an amplifier.
The new Pace Gallery is expected to further inject foot traffic and tourism into Manhattan’s Lower West Side, alongside attractions like the High Line, the Whitney, Hudson Yards, other Chelsea galleries, and the impending Pier 55. Upcoming shows include Mary Corse, Li Songsong, Lynda Benglis, Arlene Shechet, Jean Dubuffet, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Ryman. For the opening party, Pace went all out.
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