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Galerie Gmurzynska in Paradeplatz 2, Zurich.

Galerie Gmurzynska is a commercial art gallery in Switzerland that specializes in modern and contemporary art. They represent the Estate of Yves Klein, the Estate of Wifredo Lam and the Estate of Louise Nevelson among many others.

History

The gallery was founded in 1965 in Cologne, Germany by Antonina Gmurzynska. 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 David Burliuk - the first exhibition of Russian avant-garde.

Up until 1971 the gallery’s program focused on Surrealism and international Constructivism in addition to Russian avant-garde. Subsequently, classic Modern art with a special focus on Picasso, Kurt Schwitters, Fernand Leger, Lyonel Feininger, and Robert and Sonia Delaunay were incorporated into the gallery’s program.

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. 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 Donald Judd, Louise Nevelson and Yves Klein amongst others, were incorporated. Ten years later the gallery opened its third branch in St. Moritz at Via Serlas, in 2003.

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 Dada movement was founded in 1917. The first exhibition in Zurich was a solo exhibition by Alexander Calder 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.

References

  1. Peers, Alexandra (05.06.2014). "Art World Report Card, Thursday, June 5, 2014". http://www.artnet.com. Artnet. Retrieved 01.10.14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  2. Urcia, Ryan (14.05.2014). "Art HK 12: Galerie Gmurzynska presents Wifredo Lam exhibit with new works and booth designed by Zaha Hadid". http://www.rhizome.org. Rhizome. Retrieved 01.10.14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Dealer's Notebook: Krystyna Gmurzynska & Isabelle Bscher". ART+AUCTION. Louise Blouin Media. October 2012. Retrieved 23.05.14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "Russische Avantgarde in Zürich". http://www.nzz.ch. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 12.11.2005. Retrieved 12.07.08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  5. 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. Cologne: Galerie Gmurzynska. September 1966.
  6. "Die Galerie Gmurzynska in Köln. Rot, klar, kubisch". http://www.zeit.de. Die Zeit. 07.06.1991. Retrieved 17.09.11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  7. "Russische Avantgarde in Zürich". http://www.nzz.ch. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 12.11.2005. Retrieved 12.07.08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)

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