David Maupin

With Rachel Lehmann, he opened the Lehmann Maupin gallery in SoHo, Manhattan, in October 1996.[1] Before opening Lehmann Maupin, Maupin was the director of Metro Pictures.[2]

David Maupin is an American gallery director.

Early life and education

Born in California, Maupin studied art history at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

History

Lehmann Maupin gallery has organized and curated exhibitions for international contemporary artists working in all media. The gallery has given a number of artists their first one-person exhibitions in New York City, including Kutluğ Ataman, Tracey Emin, Anya Gallaccio, Shirazeh Houshiary, Do-Ho Suh, and Adriana Varejão. In addition, the gallery has exposed emerging talents, such as Suling Wang, Teresita Fernández, and the Japanese artist Mr., through exhibitions at the gallery and participations in select art fairs.

The gallery's first raw, plywood-panelled space in Chelsea was designed by Rem Koolhaas in 1996.[4] It was a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) storefront gallery located at 39 Greene Street (near Grand Street).[5] In September 2002 the gallery moved to a bigger space, also located in Chelsea. A second New York gallery at 201 Chrystie Street opened in November 2007.[6] In 2013, Koolhaas designed a 105-square-metre (1,130 sq ft) gallery space in the historic Pedder Building in Hong Kong. The inaugural exhibition featured Korean artist Lee Bul.[5]

Ahead of the inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong in 2013, Maupin joined the fair's selection committee.[7]

Lehmann Maupin's current three-story gallery space, designed by Peter Marino, opened in Chelsea in September 2018. Shortly after, the gallery inaugurated its nearly 2,000 square feet (190 square metres) black box space for film screenings.[8]

In 2019, Lehmann Maupin launched operations London[9] before opening a 730 square feet (68 square metres) space in the South Kensington district in 2020.[10]

Artists

Other activities
  • Edible Schoolyard NYC, Member of the Board[18]
  • Perfect Earth Project, Member of the Board[19][20]

Personal life

Maupin's partner is Stefano Tonchi, the editor-in-chief of the magazine W;[21] they met in 1987 when Maupin was studying in Florence.[22] The couple has twin daughters.[23] Since 2011, the family has been residing at Osborne Apartments,[24] in a space designed by Annabelle Selldorf.[23] They also maintain a weekend house in Bridgehampton.[25][22][20]

References
  1. About Us, Lehmann Maupin
  2. Colacello, Bob, "Letter from SoHo: Avant Guardians", Vanity Fair, December 1998, p. 182.
  3. David Maupin, Azuero Earth Project
  4. Julie V. Iovine (September 19, 1996), "Size Is in the Eye of the Architect" The New York Times.
  5. Yoko Choy (March 15, 2013), "OMA designs Lehmann Maupin's first Hong Kong gallery" Wallpaper.
  6. MacSweeney, Eve, "the new new thing", Vogue, December 2007.
  7. Georgina Adam (October 5, 2012), The Art Market: Movers and fakers The New York Times.
  8. Laura van Straaten (October 25, 2018), A Gallery by Any Other Name, Size and Shape? The New York Times.
  9. Annie Armstrong (March 18, 2019), Lehmann Maupin Gallery to Open London Office, with Isabella Kairis Icoz as Senior Director ARTnews.
  10. Tessa Solomon (August 26, 2020), Lehmann Maupin Expands to London in Spite of Pandemic Fears ARTnews.
  11. Parra, Jamie, "Rachel Lehmann", Whitewall Magazine, Fall 2008.
  12. Alanna Martinez (April 24, 2015), Photographer Catherine Opie Joins Lehmann Maupin Gallery The New York Observer.
  13. Annie Armstrong (April 11, 2019), Lehmann Maupin Now Represents Mandy El-Sayegh ARTnews.
  14. Annie Armstrong (February 14, 2019), Lehmann Maupin Now Represents L.A.-Based 'Light and Space' Artist Helen Pashgian ARTnews.
  15. Annie Armstrong (April 3, 2019), Lari Pittman Is Now Represented by Lehmann Maupin ARTnews.
  16. Alanna Martinez (September 11, 2014), Belgian Artist Patrick Van Caeckenbergh Joins Lehmann Maupin The New York Observer.
  17. Maximilíano Durón (May 6, 2020), Billie Zangewa, One of Africa's Most Closely Watched Artists, Gets New York Gallery Representation ARTnews.
  18. Board Edible Schoolyard NYC.
  19. Board Perfect Earth Project.
  20. Robin Pogrebin (August 12, 2016), How David Maupin, an Art Dealer, Spends His Sundays The New York Times.
  21. "Conde Nast Editor-n-chief bio of Stefano Tonchi". Conde Nast. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  22. Ben Widdicombe (May 9, 2014), Gatekeeper: W Magazine's Stefano Tonchi is Making Art and Fashion a Hot Mix The New York Observer.
  23. Holly Brubach (April 19, 2019), Inside a New York Family's Annabelle Selldorf-Designed Residence Architectural Digest.
  24. Elise Knutsen (August 18, 2011), Manhattan Transfers: Stefano Tonchi and David Maupin's Twins Can Have Their Own Rooms in the Osbourne The New York Observer.
  25. Kim Velsey (December 21, 2012), Manhattan Transfers: Art World Hamptons House Swap Puts David Maupin in Janelle Reiring's Old Place The New York Observer.
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