Yvon Lambert Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in

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founded by Yvon Lambert in 1966.

History

In 1966, Yvon Lambert opened his first gallery on the rue de L'Échaudé in

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where he began to exhibit American artists. He showed founders of conceptualism,

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and

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such as Carl Andre and Lawrence Weiner. Lambert left the 6th arrondissement in 1977 for rue du Grenier St Lazare in the

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, where he exhibited artists including

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, Joseph Beuys,

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, Jean-Charles Blais, and Allan McCollum. In 1986 he moved again to the glass-roofed space on rue Vieille du Temple where Lambert affirmed strong relationships with artists such as Joan Jonas, Nan Goldin, Jenny Holzer, Thierry Kuntzel, Glenn Ligon and

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. Yvon Lambert

closed its location at 108 rue Vieille du Temple in December 2014. In 2003, Lambert established his international representation by founding a new gallery in Chelsea,

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. From 2003-2004 the Program Director of the gallery was the independent art curator and historian Patricia Martín. In 2005, the

gallery moved to West 21st street in a space designed by Richard Gluckman in collaboration with Thomas Zolli and Rachel D. Vancelette. At the end of 2014, Lambert closed the gallery on rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris and instead opened a storefront book shop for publishing his limited-edition artist's books on rue des Filles du Calvaire.

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opened his first European gallery in the former Lambert space on rue Vieille-du-Temple in 2019. Yvon Lambert announced on his 75th birthday, not long after the attack on

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's "Piss Christ" at Fondation Yvon Lambert in Avignon, that he would close his New York location. A large group show opened on the 21 May 2011 with many of the gallery's New York artists, marked the closing. Lambert is vice-chairman of the

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Collection Lambert - Avignon

In 2000, Yvon Lambert opened the Collection Lambert en Avignon in the former space of the Hôtel de Caumont in

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. It has since expanded to the neighbouring Hôtel de Montfaucon, doubling the exhibition space from to . The collection opened with 350 works from Yvon Lambert's private collection and presents more than 1,200 works by contemporary artists. Today, it includes more than 30 works by

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and 35 sculptures, works on paper and wall drawings by

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. Other artists represented include Donald Judd,

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and Nan Goldin. In 2015,

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donated the needlework piece ''Les Parapluies d'Avignon'' (2015).Gareth Harris (July 9, 2015)
Newly expanded Lambert Collection reopens with gifts from Abdessemed and Vezzoli
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''. In 2010, Lambert threatened to withdraw his collection after publicly criticizing the city of Avignon for allowing the Hôtel de Caumont to fall into disrepair.Georgina Adam (November 25, 2011)
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''. Converting the Hôtel de Montfaucon was a condition imposed by Lambert when he promised 560 works to the French State one year later; at the time, the donation was described as France's largest gift of art since the

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estate's donation in 1974.Jean-Christophe Castelain (December 16, 2013)
Bright future for Lambert Collection
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''. Following the building's renovation in 2015, the Hôtel de Caumont hosts the temporary exhibitions while the adjoining Hôtel de Montfaucon is home to the permanent collection. Both historic mansions belong to the city of Avignon; the €14 million cost of the conversion was met by the French government (€8 million) and local authorities. The collection is run by the city on a budget of some €440,000 per year.

References

External links

Yvon Lambert Time Out ParisArt Net Profile of Yvon LambertYvon Lambert Information at Art SlantArtforum Article on 40th Anniversary Exhibition in Paris
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