The ''Brant Foundation Art Study Center'' is a private art collection and gallery with exhibition spaces in

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and nearby

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. The collections, focused on modern and contemporary art, are privately owned by

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and open to the public; reservations must be booked in advance.

East Village gallery

The Foundation's

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museum opened in 2019 at 421 East 6th Street, a yellow-brick former Consolidated Edison substation. The renovation of the space is by was done with what art critic Deborah Solomon described as "austere perfection" by

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of Gluckman Tang Architects. After ceasing to be a ConEd substation, the building was purchased by the artist

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, serving as his studio; Brant bought it for $27 million after the artist died in 2013.

Greenwich

On May 9, 2009, The Brant Foundation Art Study Center opened in

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. On the site of a converted 110-year-old stone barn, architect

redesigned the space as a gallery and learning center, which will showcase long-term exhibitions and promote the appreciation of contemporary art and design. The non-profit center is open to the public by appointment. The Brant Foundation Art Study Center featured an exhibition by artist Urs Fischer in 2010 and painter Josh Smith in 2011. Brant's tax returns for 2010 showed that he contributed $3 million to the foundation, and it spent $1.8 million on acquisitions, exhibitions and building-related costs.Mike Boehm (September 28, 2012)
Los Angeles Times: "MOCA trustee Peter Brant using his art to get business loans" by Mike Boehm
September 28, 2010 In 2016, the museum was scrutinized as a tax evasion strategy that allowed Brant to benefit from a tax write off while providing limited public benefit.

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