The Galerie Konrad Fischer is a German contemporary art gallery. It was founded in 1967 by Dorothee and Konrad Fischer in Düsseldorf, in a disused alley in the center of the city.
History The gallery's first exhibition presented the work of Carl Andre to European audiences. The gallery has focused on minimal art, conceptual art and arte povera since its founding.
The gallery has exhibited contemporary artists including Bernd and Hilla Becher, Wolfgang Laib, Jim Lambie, Sol LeWitt, Bruce Nauman, Manfred Pernice, Thomas Schütte, Gregor Schneider, Robert Smithson, and Paloma Varga Weisz. Artists who had their first solo exhibitions with him included Richard Long, Hanne Darboven, Lawrence Weiner and On Kawara.Roberta Smith (27 November 1996) Konrad Fischer, 57, a Dealer Who Discovered Many Artists New York Times.
During the 1970’s, the gallery expanded its operations, with spaces in Zurich and Rome (with the Italian art dealer Gian Enzo Sperone). Between 1975Grace Glueck (26 October 1975), Notes: The Eternal Optimism Of Dealers New York Times. and 1982, Konrad Fischer was a partner in Sperone Westwater Fischer, a New York gallery that later re-branded as Sperone Westwater.
In 2007 the gallery opened an additional space in Berlin. In 2019, it moved to a new space in an old transformer station.Scott Reyburn (29 April 2019), Poor No More, but Still Sexy? Berlin Seeks Its Art World Niche New York Times.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia acquired 250 works from the estate of the gallery's founders in 2014.
Artists Konrad Fischer Galerie represents numerous living artists, including: Carl Andre Giovanni Anselmo Guy Ben-Ner Daniel Buren Tony Cragg Edith Dekyndt Hans-Peter Feldmann Candida Höfer Gilbert & George Wolfgang Laib Jim Lambie Richard Long Bruce Nauman Thomas Ruff Gregor Schneider Thomas Schütte Paloma Varga Weisz
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: Bernd and Hilla BecherAlex Greenberger (9 November 2018), Estate of Bernd and Hilla Becher Heads to Paula Cooper Gallery ARTnews. Marcel Broodthaers Stanley BrouwnAndrew Russeth (22 May 2017), Stanley Brouwn, Whose Works Examine Measurement and Memory, Dies at 81 ARTnews. Hanne Darboven On Kawara Jannis Kounellis Sol LeWitt Charlotte Posenenske Robert Ryman
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