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Kavi Gupta

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Kavi Gupta
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Established2000
LocationVarious
TypeContemporary art gallery
AccreditationArt Dealers Association of America (ADAA)
OwnerKavi Gupta
Websitehttp://kavigupta.com

Kavi Gupta is a contemporary art gallery owned by gallerist Kavi Gupta. Headquartered in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, the gallery operates multiple exhibition spaces as well as Kavi Gupta Editions, a publishing imprint and bookstore.[1]

Kavi Gupta opened in Chicago in 2000.[2] The gallery expanded to a second space in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough of Berlin in 2008.[3] In September 2013 the gallery expanded to a third space in Chicago.[4] The new space opened with an installation exhibition by Roxy Paine titled Apparatus.[5]

Artists currently represented by Kavi Gupta include AFRICOBRA co-founders Gerald Williams[6] and Wadsworth Jarrell,[7] who were featured in the exhibition Nation Time at the 2019 Venice Biennale;[8] Guggenheim Fellow Tony Tasset, who was in the 2014 Whitney Biennial;[9] sculptor Richard Hunt;[10] Roxy Paine, who was part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial in New York;[11] the estate of Chicago Imagist painter Roger Brown; José Lerma;[12] Jessica Stockholder;[13] James Little;[14] and Mickalene Thomas.[15]

Kavi Gupta is active at art fairs around the world,[16] including Art Basel in Miami Beach and in Hong Kong, The Armory Show in New York, EXPO Chicago, Art Chicago, Frieze Art Fair in New York and London, Frieze Masters, and Felix LA.[17]

Publishing

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In 2014, Kavi Gupta opened Kavi Gupta Editions, an art bookstore and publishing imprint. Its publications include books about artists Alfred Conteh,[18] Clare Rojas,[19] Glenn Kaino,[20] José Lerma,[21] and Jessica Stockholder.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Gallery Website".
  2. ^ "Interview with Kavi Gupta".
  3. ^ "Kavi Gupta, Official Artspace Partner - Art for Sale - Artspace". Artspace.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ^ Burns, Charlotte (March 6, 2013). "Chicago dealer buys second space—in cash". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  5. ^ "Exhibition Review on Colossal". 5 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Gallery Website".
  7. ^ "Gallery Website".
  8. ^ "Exhibition Video". 28 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Whitney Biennial Artist List".
  10. ^ "Gallery Website".
  11. ^ "Public Art Fund". Publicartfund.org. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  12. ^ "Gallery Website".
  13. ^ "Eye Exam: Chicago Art News Bits | Newcity Art". Art.newcity.com. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  14. ^ "Forthcoming, James Little | 12 November - 20 December 2022".
  15. ^ "Black Artist News: SIGNED: Mickalene Thomas". Blackartistnews.blogspot.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  16. ^ "List of attended fairs on gallery website".
  17. ^ "Los Angeles Times article". Los Angeles Times. 15 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Alfred Conteh: The Sweet Spot".
  19. ^ "Clare Rojas: Plain Black: Abstract Paintings".
  20. ^ "Glenn Kaino: A Shout Within a Storm".
  21. ^ "José Lerma: Pintor Interesante".
  22. ^ "Jessica Stockholder: Door Hinges".
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