James Fuentes is an American gallerist whose eponymous contemporary art gallery opened in Manhattan, New York, United States in 2007.
Fuentes was born on the Lower East Side in the 1970s to Ecuadorian immigrant parents and was raised on the Lower East Side and South Bronx.[1]
History
editCurrently, the gallery has three physical locations: 55 Delancey Street and 52 White Street in New York,[2][3] and 5015 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.[4][5] Previously, the gallery occupied two spaces on the Lower East Side of Manhattan including its original address at 35 Saint James Place.
Before opening his eponymous gallery, James Fuentes worked for several notable galleries including Gavin Brown's Enterprise and Jeffrey Deitch, where he served as a Director.[6][7]
Artists
editArtists represented by James Fuentes include Alison Knowles, Didier William,[8] Amalia Ulman, Oscar yi Hou, Dalton Paula, and Lizzi Bougatsos, and the estates of Juanita McNeely,[9] Kikuo Saito, Geoffrey Holder, and Ed Baynard. Many of these artists have been exhibited in major exhibitions including the Biennale di Venezia, Whitney Biennial, and Prospect New Orleans,[10] and international museums including Whitney Museum of American Art,[11] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.[12]
Exhibitions
editAlongside regular exhibitions of represented artists, the gallery has also exhibited special presentations of artists like Lonnie Holley and historical works by artists including Thornton Dial, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, whose eight-hour film, Empire (1965), the gallery screened in full for the first month of the work's 50th-anniversary year.[13]
The gallery regularly participates in international art fairs, including Art Basel Switzerland,[14] Art Basel Miami Beach, The Armory Show, The ADAA Art Show, and Independent 20th Century.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ Laster, Paul. "Three Years Strong in His New Space on Delancey, Gallerist James Fuentes Keeps the Art Coming". The Asthete.
- ^ Rabb, Maxwell (5 March 2024). "James Fuentes set to debut new Tribeca gallery space". Artsy. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Wally, Maxine. "The Most Anticipated Art Shows and Exhibitions of 2024". W Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Annie (19 May 2023). "Wet Paint in the Wild: Gallerist James Fuentes Sets Up Shop in L.A. and Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Painter Didier Williams's Opening Show". Artnet News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ White, Katie (3 August 2023). "Socially Conscious Architects Dominic and Christopher Leong Invest in Family Time, Sailing Trips, and the Occasional Omakase Menu". Artnet News. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Yassur, Mika. "This Spring, Gallerist James Fuentes Trades Delancey Street for Tribeca". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ The Art Angle (8 March 2024). "James Fuentes Has His Own Playbook for Success. It's Working". Artnet News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Roux, Caroline. "Didier William: artist who gouges deep into his heritage". The Financial Times.
- ^ Fateman, Johanna (May 2020). "Juanita McNeely". Artforum.
- ^ Sutton, Benjamin (25 January 2024). "Sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans will feature 49 artists' works throughout the city". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Is It Real? Yes, It Is!". Youtube. Whitney Museum of American Art. 23 June 2023.
- ^ Patel, Alpesh Kantilal (April 2023). "Didier William". Artforum.
- ^ Gopnik, Blake (16 January 2014). "Monumental Cast, but Not Much Plot". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Alison Knowles, Make A Salad, 1962". Art Basel.
- ^ Will, Heinrich (7 September 2023). "An Expansive Art History at the Independent Art Fair". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Independent 20th Century Returns to New York This September With an Eye-Opening Focus on Self-Taught Artists". Artnet News. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.