303 Gallery is an art gallery in

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, New York. It was established in 1984 by owner and director Lisa Spellman, described by art critic

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as "one of the greatest New York gallerists of our time". The gallery hosts contemporary works by contemporary American artists, including film, video, and painting.

History

The ''303'' in the gallery's name references its original address, a fifth-floor, loft at 303 Park Avenue South,Carl Swanson (August 8, 2019)
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''. as well as Room 303 of the

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, the site of Alfred Stieglitz's "Intimate Gallery"

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. In 1989, 303 Gallery moved to 89 Greene Street in Soho. By 1996, it relocated to West 22nd Street, making it one of the first galleries to do so.Rachel Wolff (October 14, 2010)
The Renegade Insider
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''. From 2008 until 2013, her the gallery was located at a former garage at 547 West 21st Street.

(November 21, 2014)
Lisa Spellman Is a National Treasure
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''.Carl Swanson (April 27, 2016)
Lisa Spellman’s 303 Gallery Moving to Norman Foster High-Rise
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''. In 2013, it temporarily occupied a space designed by StudioMDA on 24th Street.Julie Baumgardner (May 3, 2016)
A Beloved Gallery Opens an Expansive New Space — and a Show That Really Uses It
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''. In 2015, 303 Gallery moved again, this time into a high-rise building designed by

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on a lot Spellman purchased at 555 W 21st Street, where it has since been occupying the first and second floor with a total of of exhibition space.Dan Duray (February 6, 2013)
Jacob Kassay Joins 303 Gallery, Which Is Headed to 24th Street
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''. Also in 2015, ''303 in Print'' was established by Fabiola Alondra as a publishing arm of the gallery. It publishes limited edition artist's books, ephemera and other printed matter in collaboration with 303 gallery artists.

Major exhibitions

Robert Gober Robert Gober (born September 12, 1954) is an American sculptor. His work is often related to domestic and familiar objects such as sinks, doors, and legs. Early life and education Gober was born in Wallingford, Connecticut and studied literatu ...

and Christopher Wool'', April 15–May 8, 1988. A collaboration between the two artists, this exhibition displayed Christopher Wool's ''

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'' painting opposite Bob Gober's sculpture ''Three Urinals'', the first time either work was exhibited. ''

Karen Kilimnik Karen Kilimnik (born 1955) is an American painter and installation artist. Life and work Karen traveled through much of the United States and Canada as a young child. She often spoke of Russell, Manitoba as being an inspiration for her later wo ...

'', April 4–April 25, 1991. Kilimnik's first solo show featured several separate installations in the space, with one leading into the next. They covered a variety of themes, ranging from suicide and drugs, to schoolyard massacres, to Napoleonic clashes. '' Sue Williams'', May 2–May 30, 1992. Williams' first solo show at the gallery addressed female representation and domestic violence. ''

Rodney Graham William Rodney Graham (January 16, 1949 – October 22, 2022) was a Canadian visual artist and musician. He was closely associated with the Vancouver School. Early life Graham was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on January 16, 1949. ...

: Vexation Island'', November 1–December 20, 1997. First exhibited at the

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in the Canadian Pavilion, this piece was shown at 303 Gallery later the same year. The exhibit consists of a looping film where Graham, in character as a shipwrecked 18th-century sailor, is trapped in a cycle of getting knocked out by a fallen coconut, only to reawaken and begin shaking the tree all over again. ''

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: “100 YRS"'', February 1–March 30, 2013. The show centered on a "Sonic Fountain" where water dripped from 5 rods suspended from the ceiling, falling into a giant crater dug out of the gallery floor, with underwater microphones amplifying the sound of the droplets. The show had a second installment where performers staged a demolition of the space using saws and drills to cut apart the walls and pile up debris, altering the architecture even further. Oeuvre de Jeppe Hein (Kiasma, Kelsinki) (2756292792)

Oeuvre de Jeppe Hein (Kiasma, Kelsinki) (2756292792)

Other notable exhibitions throughout 303 Gallery's history include: * John Dogg, 1987 *

Dan Flavin Dan Flavin (April 1, 1933 – November 29, 1996) was an American Minimalism, minimalist artist famous for creating sculpture, sculptural objects and installations from commercially available Fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light fixtures. Earl ...

Yves Klein Yves Klein (; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein w ...

, 1988 * One Leading to Another, 1992 *

Vito Acconci Vito Acconci (, ; January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an influential American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included sculpture, architectural design, and landscape design. His foundational p ...

, 1993 * Paul Bloodgood, 1996 *

Alicja Kwade Alicja Kwade (born 1979) is a Polish-German contemporary visual artist. Her sculptures and installations focus on the subjectivity of time and space. Kwade lives and works in Berlin. Early life and education Kwade was born in the industrial cit ...

: I Rise Again, Changed But The Same, 2016 *

Tala Madani Tala Madani (born 1981) is an Iranian-born American artist, well-known for her contemporary paintings, drawings, and animations. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Early life and education Madani was born in Tehran, Iran in 1981. From the ag ...

, 2017 *Karen Kilimnik, 2019

Artists

Among others, 303 Gallery has been representing the following living artists: *

* Sam Falls (since 2018) *

Hans-Peter Feldmann Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German visual artist. Feldmann's approach to art-making is one of collecting, ordering and re-presenting. Early life and career In the 1960s, Feldmann studied painting at the University ...

Ceal Floyer Ceal Floyer (born 1968) is a Pakistani-born British visual artist. She is based in Berlin, Germany. Biography Floyer was born in 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan. Floyer received a BFA degree from Goldsmiths College, in 1994.Lisa Spellman and Richard Prince (August 8, 2019)
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (born 30 June 1965, in Strasbourg) is a French visual artist and educator. She is known for her work in video projection, photography, and art installations. She has worked in landscaping, design, and writing. "I alw ...

Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...

(since 2019) *

* Mary Heilmann *

Jeppe Hein Jeppe Hein (born 1974, Copenhagen, Denmark) is an artist based in Berlin and Copenhagen. * Matt Johnson (since 2012) * Jacob Kassay *

* Elad Lassry *

(since 2017) * Florian Maier-Aichen * Nick Mauss * Kristin Oppenheim * Marina Pinsky (since 2016) *

Rob Pruitt Rob Pruitt (born 1963/1964) is an American post-conceptual artist. Working primarily in painting, installation, and sculpture, he does not have a single style or medium. He considers his work to be intensely personal and biographical. Pruitt has ...

(since 2020) *

Collier Schorr Collier Schorr (born 1963) is an American artist and fashion photographer best known for adolescent portraits that blend photographic realism with elements of fiction and youthful fantasy. Schorr grew up in Queens, New York and studied journalism ...

* Stephen Shore * Sue Williams *

Jane and Louise Wilson Jane Wilson and Louise Wilson (born 1967 in Newcastle upon Tyne) are British artists who work together as a sibling duo. Jane and Louise Wilson's art work is based in video, film and photography. They are Young British Artists, YBA artists who w ...

In the past, 303 Gallery helped launch the careers of artists Christopher Wool,

Rirkrit Tiravanija Rirkrit Tiravanija ( th, ฤกษ์ฤทธิ์ ตีระวนิช, pronunciation: [] or Tea-rah-vah-nitJerry Saltz (May 7, 2007)Conspicuous Consumption''New York Magazine''.) is a Thai contemporary artist residing in New York City, Be ...

and

. It also represented

Inka Essenhigh Inka Essenhigh (born 1969) is an American painter based in New York City. Throughout her career, Essenhigh has had solo exhibitions at galleries such as Deitch Projects, Mary Boone Gallery, 303 Gallery, Stefan Stux Gallery, and Jacob Lewis Galler ...

.Dorothy Spears (June 18, 2006)
The First Gallerists' Club
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''. It also represented

Thomas Demand Thomas Cyrill Demand (born 1964) is a German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. Demand had his first solo exhibition at Tanit Galerie in Munich ...

Andreas Gursky Andreas Gursky (born 15 January 1955) is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. He is known for his large format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often using a high point of view. His works ...

Thomas Ruff Thomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images". Ruff shares a studio on Düsseldorf's Hansaallee, with fellow German ...

, and Laurie Simmons.

References

External links

* {{official, https://www.303gallery.com/ *''

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