After over a decade of operation, NYC's beloved Tribeca neighborhood art space, the David Lewis Gallery, is closing its doors and joining a host of other Manhattan galleries poised to do the same later this year.
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About David Lewis Gallery's Imminent Closure
The news was announced over an email blast, where founder David Lewis wrote: "I entered the gallery world as a wide-eyed academic, and, after over a decade of professional growth, it feels right to come full circle (Francis Picabia loved composing with circles!)."
Alongside the announcement, Lewis referenced the gallery's current exhibition, "Everyone Loves Picabia," which will run until July 19.
"I'm bringing to a close this iteration of my gallery with a celebration of artists, creative communities, and innovative, even transgressive ideas," he continued. "It has been the honor of a lifetime to work with such brilliant artists."
"It's time now for a new chapter, which will further develop these collaborations and commitments."
With a background as both an art historian and critic, Lewis launched his own gallery back in 2013 in Manhattan's Lower East Side at 88 Eldridge Street.
Back then, the art space's programming echoed its early age, centering around up-and-coming talents by the likes of painter Lucy Didd and performance artist Dawn Kasper.
Eventually, the gallery took on underrated historical artists such as Barbara Bloom, a Pictures Generation photo-conceptualist; and Mary Beth Edelson, a highly influential feminist and artist whose acclaim later waned.
In 2018, the art space took on one of its biggest profiles yet, at the time, after working with the estate of rural Alabama-born, self-taught artist Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016) who often had an intimate approach to discussing the legacy of America's slavery and sharecropping history.
As for the gallery, in 2021, it eventually moved to the Tribeca neighborhood where it currently sits, a move that aimed to ride the area's rising culture and arts scene following other art spaces' relocation therein.
