Salon 94

Salon 94 is an art gallery in New York City owned by Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn.[1]

History

East 94th Street

The gallery opened in 2003 in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood on New York City’s Upper East Side as an integral part of Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn’s home. Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, the gallery features a dedicated exhibition space on the first floor and a combination living/gallery space on the second. The inaugural exhibition presented a video work by gallery artist Aïda Ruilova. Subsequent exhibitions have featured work by Betty Woodman, Maya Lin, Wangechi Mutu, Hanna Liden and Nate Lowman.

Salon 94 Freemans

In 2007,[2] the gallery opened an additional location on New York’s Lower East Side at Freemans Alley as a dedicated exhibition space. The first exhibition featured work by gallery artist Huma Bhabha and subsequent shows have featured Lorna Simpson, Carter, Barry X Ball, Kara Hamilton and Lynda Benglis.

Salon 94 Bowery

In October 2010, the gallery opened a third location on the Bowery[3] on New York’s Lower East Side. Located two doors down from the New Museum, the space was also designed by architect Rafael Viñoly as a dedicated exhibition venue. A prominent feature of the gallery is a 20-foot (6.1 m) LCD video screen on the outside wall broadcasting video art content to the street.

The inaugural show presented work gallery artist Liz Cohen. Subsequent shows featured Marilyn Minter, Laurie Simmons, Jon Kessler, Francesca Dimattio, Lisa Brice[4] and David Benjamin Sherry. During the construction phase, the gallery presented T-shirt paintings by Richard Prince.[5]

East 89th Street

In 2019, Greenberg Rohatyn acquired three buildings that made up the former National Academy Museum on East 89th Avenue – a 14,000 sq ft (1,300 m2) proprty – which will be Salon 94's new headquarters.[6]

Artists

Artists represented by Salon 94 include:

References
  1. Guy Trebay (November 29, 2013), From Behind the Canvas New York Times.
  2. http://www.nysun.com/arts/woman-behind-salon-94s-move-downtown/62247/
  3. http://www.wmagazine.com/artdesign/2010/09/LES_art?currentPage=1
  4. Compton, Nick. "Out of the blue with Lisa Brice". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/richard-prince-t-shirt-paintings-hippie-punk
  6. Gareth Harris (June 12, 2019), Salon 94 gallery is moving to a huge property on Manhattan's Upper East Side The Art Newspaper.
  7. Robin Pogrebin (May 5, 2016), Judy Chicago Does TV New York Times.
  8. Alex Greenberger (July 18, 2016), Jessica Silverman Gallery Now Represents Judy Chicago ARTnews.
  9. Claire Selvin (March 28, 2019), Salon 94 Now Represents Natalie Frank ARTnews.
  10. Alex Greenberger (November 14, 2017), Salon 94 Now Represents Lyle Ashton Harris ARTnews.
  11. Guy Trebay (November 29, 2013), From Behind the Canvas New York Times.
  12. Maximilíano Durón (November 20, 2018), Salon 94 Adds Ruby Neri to Roster ARTnews.

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