Word: glimcherã
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Perhaps because he himself had been an artist, it did not take long for the likes of Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Lee Krasner to enter into Glimcher??s circle of intimate acquaintances. Glimcher founded Pace in 1960 immediately after he left the Massachusetts College of Art, convinced that he would never become a painter but confident that art would nonetheless be his life...
...leaps of faith were far from over, however. It would seem that a large part of a gallery owner’s job description is in banking against the odds with the genius of the artists he shows as capital. Glimcher??s exhibitions have been known to radically change the way the art world thinks about particular artists and periods...
...large part of what made the gallery successful was Glimcher??s attitude that the it had to be as close as possible to the artist himself. “That’s what it’s about,” he exclaimed, leaving his notes for an impassioned aside. “What it’s about is being in the studio, seeing the work made, knowing what the inspiration is. We get to live a show—our lives are taken over by the show...
...Glimcher??s close relationship to the great talents gave him a distinct advantage in knowing how to organize art exhibitions. Not surprisingly, he was unafraid to indulge those insights, and the line between curatorial shows and commercial ones could be very fine...
...Glimcher??s historical exhibits are successful ventures, which often receive loans from the major museums. “It’s a great way to see the exhibitions that I want to see but that museum’s aren’t showing,” Glimcher said, “but it’s also my way to give back to the community.” In fact, the majority of his sales are to major museums...