CRG Gallery was an art gallery on New York City's
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets.
Traditionally an im ...
, located at 195 Chrystie St. CRG was founded in 1990 by Carla Chammas, Richard Desroche, and Glenn McMillan.
[CRG Gallery on ArtFacts.Net (http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/instInfo/inst/1871/lang/1)]
Originally CRG was located in a townhouse on the
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park/Fifth Avenue to the wes ...
of
Manhattan
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where they held the first New York solo shows for artists such as
Jean-Marc Bustamante
Jean-Marc Bustamante (born 1952 in Toulouse) is a French artist, painter, sculptor and photographer. He is a noted conceptual and installation artist and has incorporated ornamental design and architectural space in his works.
Career
Bustamante ...
,
Mona Hatoum and Jim Hodges.
[CRG Gallery on ArtFacts.Net (http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/instInfo/inst/1871/contentType/profile)] CRG then moved to South
SoHo
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.
The area was develop ...
, Manhattan and in 2000 settled on 22nd street as its list of artists represented grew.
The gallery moved to the Lower East Side in 2015. CRG hosted about six exhibitions a year. CRG closed in the summer of 2017.
References
External links
CRG Gallery websiteCRG Gallery on ArtFacts.netNew York’s CRG Gallery to Close Its Doors After Twenty-Five Years
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Contemporary art galleries in the United States
Art museums and galleries in Manhattan
American art dealers
Art galleries established in 1990
1990 establishments in New York City