Galerie Francesca Pia, which was initially based within the Swiss metropolis of Bern in 1990 by the eponymous vendor, has introduced that it’s calling time on the finish of October.
The gallery, a daily presence at Art Basel (24 instances), relocated to a bigger area in Zurich in 2007 earlier than shifting to town’s Löwenbräukunst-Areal district in 2012 alongside Kunsthalle Zürich, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, and Hauser & Wirth. In 2023, Galerie Francesca Pia arrange store in its present location on Limmatstrasse 270.
“To mark the closing of our ultimate exhibition with Wade Guyton, we warmly invite you to a finissage apéro this Saturday, October 25 from 5 pm. The artist will likely be current!,” the gallery posted on Tuesday, signing off: “Francesca Pia and the gallery group.” Pia was among the many first sellers to characterize American artist Guyton.
She grew up within the countryside outdoors Bern and has represented artists together with Hans-Peter Feldmann, Josef Strau, and Mai-Thu Perret. Pia advised Impartial Journal in 2020 that she by no means got down to begin a gallery. “I used to be requested by pals to do it,” she mentioned. “And in a method, it was each euphoric and troublesome in that second. I had all these artists round that I appreciated however I knew that I couldn’t present all of them.”
The vendor joins what’s a rising checklist of distinguished gallerists to name it a day this yr. They embrace Tim Blum, Adam Lindemann, and Oliver Babin, whereas different operations are scaling again, reminiscent of Tempo, Almine Rech, and Kasmin Gallery.
“Over time, I’ve gone by way of so many crises,” Pia advised Impartial Journal. “However as artists, we’ve got to proceed what we’re doing. We’ll at all times discover new concepts.”
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