Karsten Schubert (12 August 1961 – 30 July 2019) was a German

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and publisher working in London.

Career

Before opening his own gallery, Schubert worked at the

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Karsten Schubert London

Schubert ran Karsten Schubert London, initially in collaboration, and with the backing of, Richard Salmon, from 1986 to 1991. His first exhibition was of the sculptor Alison Wilding, that he continued to show until his death. His 1988 group show of

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and

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was one of the first ''commercial'' gallery shows of artists that would later come to be known as

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(YBA). The gallery quickly came to represent many of the YBA artists and several non-British artists. In addition to the exhibition programme the gallery also contributed to the publication of a series of catalogues and books which offered an overview of the YBA scene. The gallery relocated from

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to smaller premises in Foley Street, continuing its exhibition and publishing programme.

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's 1996 departure from the gallery (to

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) triggered a reorientation of Schubert's activities. He became a private artists' representative and art dealer working with a select number of artists of whose art he particularly liked, most famously

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. In 2007, the company moved to premises on

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then, in January 2014 moved to Lexington Street, Soho. That same year, Schubert co-organised an exhibition of Bridget Riley’s work at

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in London.

Other

Schubert was a trustee of

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, London. He was also a faculty member of the Fine Arts programme, for 20152016, at the British School at Rome.

Personal life

In 2015, Schubert was diagnosed with

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. In July 2019, he died aged 57 from the disease.

Bibliography

* ''Technique Anglaise: Current Trends in British Art.'' Karsten Schubert;

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, 1989. * ''The Curator's Egg.'' London: Ridinghouse, 2000. * ''About

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.'' London: Ridinghouse, 2008. Edited by Paula Feldman, Alistair Rider, Karsten Schubert. * ''

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: Critical Texts Since 1967.'' London: Ridinghouse, 2009. Edited by Vittorio Colaizzi and Karsten Schubert. * ''

: Complete Prints.'' London: Ridinghouse, 2012. Edited by Karsten Schubert. * ''Room 225–6.'' London: Ridinghouse, 2015. His first novel, set in London.

References

External links

Karsten Schubert London's website

Ridinghouse website
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