See Inside David Zwirner’s 25th Anniversary Show Spotlighting the Mega-Gallery’s Greatest Artists

Show of the Day: "David Zwirner: 25 Years” in New York.

Marcel Dzama's Die Verwandlung (2017). Installation View, "David Zwirner: 25 Years," David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

DAVID ZWIRNER

David Zwirner: 25 Years
David Zwirner, Chelsea New York

 

What the Gallery Says: “On the occasion of the gallery’s 25th anniversary, David Zwirner will present a special exhibition celebrating the artists who have shaped the gallery’s program since its founding in 1993. On view across all of the gallery’s Chelsea spaces in New York (519, 525 & 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street), the exhibition will feature artworks by the gallery’s artists, including significant historical work, alongside new and never-before-seen works commissioned specially for the occasion.”

Why It’s Worth a Look: To mark the quarter-century anniversary of his art world empire, David Zwirner has culled a museum-worthy, sprawling show. Across the four locations, works by 58 internationally-renown artists including famous figures like Jason Rhoades, Alice Neel, Kerry James Marshall, and Wolfgang Tillmans, are a testament to the impressive range and depth of the gallery’s program.

What It Looks Like: 

Installation View, "David Zwirner: 25 Years," David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

From left: Suzan Frecon’s snaefellsjoekull Pozzuoli (2017); Carol Bove’s Lemon (2017); Stan Douglas’s Pembury Estate (2017). Installation View 525 Back Gallery: “David Zwirner: 25 Years,” David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Installation View, "David Zwirner: 25 Years," David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

From left: Jason Rhoades’s Chandelier 37 (2006); James Welling’s 1538 (2016); Diana Thater’s Time Compressed (2017). Installation View at 519 Gallery: “David Zwirner: 25 Years,” David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Donald Judd's <i>Untitled, July 6, 1964</i> (1964); Richard Serra's <i>House of Cards</i> (1969); Dan Flavin's <i>the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi)</i> (1963); Ad Reinhardt's <i>Black and White</i> (1950). Installation View 537 West 20th Street: "David Zwirner: 25 Years," David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner.

From left: Donald Judd’s Untitled (1964); Richard Serra’s House of Cards (1969); Dan Flavin’s the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi) (1963); Ad Reinhardt’s Black and White (1950). Installation View 537 West 20th Street: “David Zwirner: 25 Years,” David Zwirner, New York, 2018. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Wolfgang Tillmans's Vapeur (2017). © 2018 Wolfgang Tillmans. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Wolfgang Tillmans’s Vapeur (2017). © 2018 Wolfgang Tillmans. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Richard Serra's House of Cards (1969). © 2018 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Richard Serra’s House of Cards (1969). © 2018 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Dan Flavin's the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi) (1963). © 2018 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Dan Flavin’s the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi) (1963). © 2018 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Left: Marlene Dumas's <i>Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger</i> (2017). © Marlene Dumas. Right: Alice Neel's <i>Ginny in Striped Shirt</i> (1969). © The Estate of Alice Neel. Images Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Left: Marlene Dumas’s Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger (2017). © Marlene Dumas. Right: Alice Neel’s Ginny in Striped Shirt (1969). © The Estate of Alice Neel. Images Courtesy David Zwirner.

William Eggleston's Untitled (1973). © Eggleston Artistic Trust. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

William Eggleston’s Untitled (1973). © Eggleston Artistic Trust. Courtesy David Zwirner.

 (1992). © The Estate of Sigmar Polke/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (i.e. DACS, London/ARS New York).

Sigmar Polke’s Auto (Jeep) (Car [Jeep]) (1992). © The Estate of Sigmar Polke/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (i.e. DACS, London/ARS New York).

Neo Rauch's <i>Der Turmer</i> (2017). © Neo Rauch. Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Neo Rauch’s Der Turmer (2017). © Neo Rauch. Courtesy of David Zwirner.

Gordon Matta-Clark's Splitting (1974). © The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Gordon Matta-Clark’s Splitting (1974). © The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner.

Doug Wheeler's Untitled (2016). © 2018 Doug Wheeler. Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

Doug Wheeler’s Untitled (2016). © 2018 Doug Wheeler. Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York/London/Hong Kong.

David Zwirner, 43 Greene Street, New York, 2001 (during the exhibition "Diana Thater: The sky is unfolding under you"). Photo courtesy of David Zwirner.

David Zwirner, 43 Greene Street, New York, 2001 (during the exhibition “Diana Thater: The sky is unfolding under you”). Photo courtesy of David Zwirner.

 

“David Zwirner: 25 Years” is on view through February 17, 2018 at 519, 525, & 533 West 19th Street, and 537 West 20th Street. 


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