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| Galerie Gmurzynska is a commercial art gallery in Switzerland that specializes in modern and contemporary art. They represent the Estate of ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-world-report-card-thursday-june-5-2014-34479 |title=Art World Report Card, Thursday, June 5, 2014 |last1=Peers |first1=Alexandra |last2= |first2= |date=05.06.2014 |website=http://www.artnet.com |publisher=Artnet |accessdate=01.10.14}}</ref>, the Estate of ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhizome.org/announce/events/58356/view/ |title= Art HK 12: Galerie Gmurzynska presents Wifredo Lam exhibit with new works and booth designed by Zaha Hadid |last1=Urcia |first1=Ryan |last2= |first2= |date=14.05.2014 |website=http://www.rhizome.org |publisher=Rhizome |accessdate=01.10.14}}</ref> and the Estate of ]<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Dealer’s Notebook: Krystyna Gmurzynska & Isabelle Bscher |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/830444/dealers-notebook-krystyna-gmurzynska-isabelle-bscher |journal=ART+AUCTION |location= |publisher=Louise Blouin Media |date=October 2012 |accessdate=23.05.14 }}</ref> among many others. | |||
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| | formation = 1965 | |||
| | founding_location = ], Germany | |||
| | founder = Antonina Gmurzynska | |||
| | purpose = Art gallery | |||
| | headquarters = ], Switzerland | |||
| | location = ], Switzerland<br>], Switzerland<br>], Switzerland | |||
| | owners = Krystyna Gmurzynska<br>Mathias Rastorfer | |||
| | coords = {{coord|47.369|8.538|display=inline, title}} | |||
| | website = {{URL|gmurzynska.com}} | |||
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| '''Galerie Gmurzynska''' is a commercial ] based in ], Switzerland, specializing in modern and ] and work by the ]. It became a popular venue for international collectors seeking Russian art that was banned by the ] regime, and, according to ''Artnet,'' became the "go-to place for Russian art for international collectors".<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/see-three-generations-women-forged-50-year-legacy-galerie-gmurzynska-307827|title=Find Out How Three Generations of Women Have Forged a 50-Year Legacy at Galerie Gmurzynska {{!}} artnet News|date=2015-06-13|work=artnet News|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The gallery buys and sells mostly works by modern and contemporary artists. It also sells pieces at art fairs by artists such as ], ], ], ], Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Stallone and Fernando Botero. The gallery works with the estates of ], ], ], and ] among others. It also arranged for an exhibition of ] at the Museum of Modern Art in Nice in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/celebrity-artist-sylvester-stallone-tames-crowd-glitzy-french-riviera-show-opening-299222|title=Celebrity Artist Sylvester Stallone's Show Opening - artnet News|date=2015-05-18|work=artnet News|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref> and hosts the artwork of fashion designer ] and the architect ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/editorial-the-mother-and-daughter-behind-galerie-gmurzynska|title=The Mother and Daughter Behind Galerie Gmurzynska|date=2013-11-14|work=Artsy|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| The gallery was founded in 1965 in Cologne, Germany by Antonina Gmurzynska<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/articleDB7SW-1.183740 |title=Russische Avantgarde in Zürich |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=12.11.2005 |website=http://www.nzz.ch |publisher=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |accessdate=12.07.08}}</ref>. From the beginning, the gallery was interested in organizing exhibitions that had a documentary character both through the choice of themes and through its publications. In its first year, an important exhibition of Japanese art from the 14th to the 19th century was held followed by an exhibition of French masterpieces from Pierre Bonnard up until the mid 20th century. The following year the gallery presented the work of ] <ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=David Burliuk: Bilder von 1907 - 1966 ; die erste große Retrospektiv-Ausstellung in Deutschland der russischen Futuristen und letzten überlebenden Mitglieder der Gruppe "Der Blaue Reiter" ; Ausstellung vom 2. September bis 15. Oktober 1966 |url=http://books.google.ch/books/about/David_Burliuk.html?id=e68INAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |location= Cologne |publisher=Galerie Gmurzynska |date= September 1966 |isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref> - the first exhibition of ]. | |||
| The gallery also publishes books and catalogues for its exhibitions. | |||
| Up until 1971 the gallery’s program focused on ] and international ] in addition to Russian avant-garde. Subsequently, classic Modern art with a special focus on ], ], ], ], and Robert and Sonia Delaunay were incorporated into the gallery’s program. | |||
| == Controversies == | |||
| From 1986 Krystyna Gmurzynska continued expanding the gallery’s classic modern program and in 1991 the gallery’s new building constructed by the Swiss architect, Roger Diener, was inaugurated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zeit.de/1991/24/rot-klar-kubisch |title= Die Galerie Gmurzynska in Köln. Rot, klar, kubisch |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=07.06.1991 |website=http://www.zeit.de |publisher=Die Zeit |accessdate=17.09.11}}</ref>. In 1993 the gallery expanded to a second location to a 14th-century building in the heart of Zug, Switzerland. With 160 square meters of new exhibition space, this gave the gallery the possibility of installing small and unusual exhibitions. In 1996 Mathias Rastorfer became a partner of both extensions of the gallery, having been with it since 1991 when he left his position as Associate Director at Pace Gallery in New York. Under his influence and in addition to the gallery’s traditional repertoire, the work of contemporary artists such as ], ] and ] amongst others, were incorporated. Ten years later the gallery opened its third branch in ] at Via Serlas, in 2003. | |||
| === Edelman v Gmurzynska insurance dispute === | |||
| Forty years after its establishment, Krystyna Gmurzynska and Mathias Rastorfer relocated the gallery from Cologne to its new flagship location in Zurich’s Paradeplatz in 2005. The building that currently houses the gallery dates back to 1857 and it is the same building in which the ] movement was founded in 1917<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/articleDB7SW-1.183740 |title=Russische Avantgarde in Zürich |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=12.11.2005 |website=http://www.nzz.ch |publisher=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |accessdate=12.07.08}}</ref>. The first exhibition in Zurich was a solo exhibition by ] entitled, "The Modernist", that was thoroughly endorsed by the Calder Foundation, who described it is as, 'rare to experience a presentation of this quality outside of a museum'. As with each exhibition at the gallery the show featured a fully illustrated catalogue with important essays. | |||
| Between 2007 and 2009, the gallery was involved in a dispute with dealer Asher B. Edelman, who had loaned a work to Gmurzynska that was returned damaged.<ref name="blouinart2">{{cite web |date=2010-02-04 |title=Seized the Day |url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/276117/seized-the-day |url-status=dead |accessdate=2015-06-02 |publisher=Blouinartinfo.com |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223423/http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/276117/seized-the-day }}</ref> Gmurzynska was accused of ignoring the claim.<ref name="blouinart2" /> In 2009, a U.S. district court judge awarded Edelman a default judgment of $765,000 to which Gmurzynska failed to respond, leading four of the Gmurzynska's paintings to be seized at the Miami Beach Art Fair and held for two days until the gallery paid the judgment.<ref name="blouinart2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/news/us-marshals-seize-works-at-art-basel-miami-beach-24322|title=US Marshals Seize Works at Art Basel Miami Beach|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Edelman was awarded an additional $250,000 for what the judge described as the gallery's "wilful conduct" in the matter, i.e. their failure to respond to the lawsuit. Gmurzynska disputed any wrongdoing, stating that "the gallery never received any notice that Mr. Edelman had applied for a default judgment".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-03 |title=Edelman v. Gmurzynska at ABMB |url=http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2009/12/03/edelman-v-gmurzynska-at-abmb/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-09-10 |website=Art Market Monitor |archive-date=2017-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024842/http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2009/12/03/edelman-v-gmurzynska-at-abmb/ }}</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| *{{official website|http://www.gmurzynska.com/ }} | *{{official website|http://www.gmurzynska.com/ }} | ||
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| Formation | 1965 |
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| Founder | Antonina Gmurzynska |
| Founded at | Cologne, Germany |
| Purpose | Art gallery |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 47°22′08″N 8°32′17″E / 47.369°N 8.538°E / 47.369; 8.538 |
| Owners | Krystyna Gmurzynska Mathias Rastorfer |
| Website | gmurzynska |
Galerie Gmurzynska is a commercial art gallery based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in modern and contemporary art and work by the Russian avant-garde. It became a popular venue for international collectors seeking Russian art that was banned by the Soviet regime, and, according to Artnet, became the "go-to place for Russian art for international collectors".
The gallery buys and sells mostly works by modern and contemporary artists. It also sells pieces at art fairs by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Kurt Schwitters, Fernand Léger, Lyonel Feininger, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Stallone and Fernando Botero. The gallery works with the estates of Yves Klein, Wifredo Lam, Louise Nevelson, and Robert Indiana among others. It also arranged for an exhibition of Sylvester Stallone at the Museum of Modern Art in Nice in 2015 and hosts the artwork of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and the architect Richard Meier.
The gallery also publishes books and catalogues for its exhibitions.
Controversies
Edelman v Gmurzynska insurance dispute
Between 2007 and 2009, the gallery was involved in a dispute with dealer Asher B. Edelman, who had loaned a work to Gmurzynska that was returned damaged. Gmurzynska was accused of ignoring the claim. In 2009, a U.S. district court judge awarded Edelman a default judgment of $765,000 to which Gmurzynska failed to respond, leading four of the Gmurzynska's paintings to be seized at the Miami Beach Art Fair and held for two days until the gallery paid the judgment. Edelman was awarded an additional $250,000 for what the judge described as the gallery's "wilful conduct" in the matter, i.e. their failure to respond to the lawsuit. Gmurzynska disputed any wrongdoing, stating that "the gallery never received any notice that Mr. Edelman had applied for a default judgment".
References
- "Find Out How Three Generations of Women Have Forged a 50-Year Legacy at Galerie Gmurzynska | artnet News". artnet News. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- "Celebrity Artist Sylvester Stallone's Show Opening - artnet News". artnet News. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- "The Mother and Daughter Behind Galerie Gmurzynska". Artsy. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Seized the Day". Blouinartinfo.com. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- "US Marshals Seize Works at Art Basel Miami Beach". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- "Edelman v. Gmurzynska at ABMB". Art Market Monitor. 2009-12-03. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-10.