de Sarthe Gallery
De Sarthe Gallery is a modern and contemporary art gallery based in Hong Kong and Scottsdale, Arizona, and is owned by Pascal de Sarthe. The gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, is operated by Vincent de Sarthe.[1] It previously operated in Paris[2] and in San Francisco.[3]
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History[edit]
Pascal and Sylvie de Sarthe founded de Sarthe Gallery in Paris in 1977.[2] The business moved to the United States in 1981 where it operated in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and then Scottsdale, Arizona. De Sarthe dealt in both Eastern and Western contemporary art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.[4]
It moved to Duddell Street in Central, Hong Kong in 2011, and then to the Wong Chuk Hang district at the end of 2016.[4][5] It simultaneously operated a gallery space in Beijing in the Caochangdi gallery district from 2014 until it received an eviction notice from the government in 2018.[6]
In 2022, the gallery moved to a new building within the Wong Chuk Hang district of Hong Kong.[7]
Since 2015 it has been among the hundreds of galleries taking part in Art Basel Hong Kong.[8][9][10][11] The gallery is a member of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and participates in the monthly Southside Saturday programs.[12]
Beginning in 2017, the gallery established an annual de Sarthe Artist Residency (deSAR) during the summer season, culminating in an exhibition. Past residents have included Andrew Luk (2017),[13] Christopher K. Ho (2018),[14] Mark Chung (2020), Bobby Chen Pin Tao (2021), Chan Ka Kiu (2023).[15]
Artists[edit]
The gallery represents a variety of many artists of the 1980s and 1990s generations born in Hong Kong and mainland China including: Mak2,[16] Lin Jingjing, Wang Jiajia, Ma Sibo, and Zhong Wei.[17]
Additionally, the gallery works in the secondary market for European and Asian modernist artists such as Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-Chun, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Gerhard Richter, Kazuo Shiraga, Robert Motherwell, among others.[18]
Recognition[edit]
The gallery was among the 500 best galleries in the world listed by Modern Painters in 2013.[19]
De Sarthe was also awarded '"Best Art Gallery of The Year" in Asia' by CANS Magazine in 2017, Chinese Art News.[20]
Pascal de Sarthe of de Sarthe Gallery was featured in the video 'The Rise of the Mobile Connoisseur', on BBC.com.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "ArtAsiaPacific: Revisiting Places New and Old: Interview with de Sarthe". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ a b [http://travel.cnn.com/hong-kong/play/de-sarthes-opening-zao-wou-ki-781750/ CNN.com, CNN Travel article: Renowned master painter Zao Wou-ki exhibit to open de Sarthe Fine Art, March 15, 2011
- ^ Rosemary O'Neill (2012). Art and Visual Culture on the French Riviera, 1956-1971: The Ecole de Nice. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-7546-6471-0.
- ^ a b Hong Kong Trader, International Edition, May 23, 2012, The French Touch
- ^ Sotheby’s, 20th Century Chinese Art, Hong Kong, catalog, April 6, 2014, page 38
- ^ "De Sarthe is the latest Beijing gallery to receive a government eviction notice". Hero. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ ArtAsiaPacific, October 14, 2002
- ^ "Hong Kong art collectors defy economic wobble". Nikkei Asian Review, April 14, 2016 DEAN NAPOLITANO
- ^ "Hong Kong’s Collage of Art and Commerce". Barron's, By Abby Schultz March 16, 2015
- ^ "De Sarthe gallery revives French connection with Chinese artists". South China Morning Post, 15 May, 2014. Nazvi Careem
- ^ https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/1354/de-Sarthe-Gallery. Art Basel Hong Kong 2018 Gallery Catalogue
- ^ "DE SARTHE | Hong Kong Art Gallery Association | Official Website". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "press release". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Chan, Hera (2018-10-31). "Who Really is Christopher K. Ho?". Frieze. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ ""de Sarthe Artist Residency"".
- ^ Masters, HG (Mar 21, 2024). "ArtAsiaPacific: Mak2: Funnily Enough, Nothing is Original". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Artists | DE SARTHE Gallery". www.desarthe.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Weselby, Liz (2016-03-23). "HK Art Week Insider: Pascal de Sarthe of de Sarthe Gallery". LUXE City Guides. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Modern Painters, Annual Gallery Issue, 2013, 500 Best Galleries Worldwide
- ^ CANS Chinese Art News, January 2018 issue
- ^ BBC, Culture section, on 24 March 2017