Maccarone is a contemporary art gallery in the West Village neighborhood of New York City.Robin Pogrebin (June 11, 2015), New Gallery to Inject a Bit of New York Into Downtown Art World of Los Angeles New York Times.
History Founded in 2001 by Michele Maccarone,Amy Kellner; Hanna Liden (November 1, 2010), Michele Maccarone Vice. the gallery opened in an abandoned electronics store at 45 Canal Street. The gallery was among the first to exhibit in Chinatown, and the space allowed for the mounting of several projects historic in scope and unique to the space, including young artists alongside historic figures. For the opening show by Christoph Büchel, visitors had to sign a waiver before crawling through a carved hole in the wall to enter various small rooms, some of which were only four feet high.
In 2007, the gallery moved to the West Village where it inhabits a space at 630 Greenwich Street. In 2012, Maccarone took over the lease from a space that had been home to a dry cleaner around the corner but in the same building as her gallery at 630 Greenwich Street.Carol Vogel (April 14, 2012), More Room At Maccarone New York Times.
Between 2005 and 2007, Maccarone presented exhibitions at MC, a project space she operated jointly with the dealer Christian Haye in Culver City.Jori Finkel (November 13, 2014), Arts scene in downtown Los Angeles grows The Art Newspaper. On September 19, 2015 – one day before the scheduled debut of The Broad nearby – Maccarone Los Angeles opened at 300 South Mission Road in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Located in an industrial building constructed in 1926 and transformed by Jeffrey Allsbrook and Silvia Kuhle of Los Angeles-based firm Standard, the new space has , including a vacant lot to show outdoor sculpture.
Artists
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: Sarah Charlesworth Otto Muehl
In the past, the gallery has worked with the following artists and estates: Carol Bove (2011–2023)Andy Battaglia (6 September 2023), Carol Bove, Sculptor of Sensuous Works in Steel, Goes to Gagosian ARTnews. Nate Lowman (–2019)Alex Greenberger (24 May 2019), Nate Lowman Joins David Zwirner ARTnews.
References
External links official site "Michele Maccarone" Interviewed by Amy Kellner, 2010 "Art in Review; Mike Bouchet" by Holland Cotter. The New York Times, May 20, 2005.
"The New Dealers" by Alex Mar. New York Magazine, December 1, 2003
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/arts/design/16robe.html?_r=1&oref=slogin/ "Art in Review: Christoph Büchel"] by Roberta Smith. The New York Times, December 21, 2001. The Frieze Art Fair: Amanda Sharp and Michele Maccarone interviewed by Mark Fletcher of WPS1