Art Basel Paris conversations Galleries, the new institutions? with Julia Peyton-Jones

Dame Julia Peyton-Jones, Senior Global Director: Special Projects at Thaddaeus Ropac will be in conversation with Sylvie Patry, Artistic Director at Mennour and Dr. Jeni Fulton, Head of Editorial for Art Basel about the changing place of galleries in the world of contemporary art.

 

The gap between certain large commercial galleries and institutions keeps narrowing – or so it seems. At a time of rapid change in the art market, an increasing number of galleries have hired institutional figures to develop their research, residency, and exhibition programs. Are they becoming an extension of public institutions? How can a thoughtful curatorial program coexist with the ever more pressing commercial obligations most galleries are facing? This discussion looks at one of the fundamental transformations shaking up the institutional center of gravity in contemporary art. 

This conversation will be held in English.