Esther Schipper (born 1963)[1] is a German art dealer and gallerist.
Esther Schipper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Art dealer and gallerist |
| Partner | Florian Wojnar |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Kristofer Schipper |
Early life edit
Schipper is the daughter of Dutch sinologist Kristofer Schipper.[2] She was born in Taiwan and lived there until the age of seven.[3] She later grew up in Paris.[4]
Career edit
Schipper opened her first gallery in Cologne in 1989.[5][6] Between 1990 and 1992, Schipper and Daniel Buchholz also operated Buchholz & Schipper, a shop specializing in multiples.
In 1995, Schipper opened a project space in Berlin, and moved all of its operations there in 1997.[6][7][8] From 2010 until 2017, the gallery was located in a 500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) space in the former offices of architect Arno Brandlhuber in Berlin's Tiergarten district.[4] Following negotiations launched in 2014, Schipper acquired the majority shareholding in Jörg Johnen GmbH in 2015[9][10] and then took over both galleries' sites; the Johnen location eventually closed.[11]
In 2017, Esther Schipper moved to a 5,800 sq ft (540 m2) space located inside a former printing facility and warehouse for the local Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel on Potsdamer Strasse; the space was designed by Selldorf Architects.[12][13] In 2021, the gallery had temporary spaces in Palma de Mallorca (500 m2 (5,400 sq ft)), Zhongshan District, Taipei (250 m2 (2,700 sq ft))[14] and the Tianjin Free-Trade Zone.[15] Since 2022, the gallery has been operating second location in Paris and a third showroom in a four-story building in Seoul's Itaewon neighbourhood, designed by StudioMDA.[16]
In addition to her work as a gallerist, Schipper was a member of the Art Basel art fair's selection committee for ten years[17] and later joined the selection committee of Frieze Art Fair in New York.[18] She was also one of the co-founders of Berlin's annual Gallery Weekend.[19]
Artists edit
Esther Schipper represents several living artists, including:
- AA Bronson
- Angela Bulloch[20]
- Thomas Demand[21]
- Simon Fujiwara (since 2018)[21]
- Ryan Gander[22]
- Liam Gillick[23]
- Pierre Huyghe[24]
- Ann Veronica Janssens
- Annette Kelm (since 2024)
- Gabriel Kuri[25]
- Jac Leirner (since 2020),
- Isa Melsheimer[26]
- Philippe Parreno[27]
- Anri Sala (since 2015)[28]
- Karin Sander
- Tino Sehgal (since 2015)[29]
- Daniel Steegmann Mangrané (since 2015)[2]
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including:
- Rodney Graham (since 2015)[11]
Personal life edit
Schipper lives in Mitte, Berlin, with her partner Florian Wojnar and their two children.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Esther Schipper". www.kunstforum.de.
- ^ a b c Schmid, Lydia (9 May 2015). "So lebt die Berliner Galeristin Esther Schipper". Retrieved 14 April 2019 – via www.welt.de.
- ^ "randian - Esther Schipper – Interview". www.randian-online.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b Tim Ackermann (April 23, 2011), Mitten im jungen Galerienkiez Die Welt.
- ^ "Esther Schipper / Power 100 / ArtReview". artreview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b Basel, Art. "Esther Schipper". Art Basel. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "The Gallery". Esther Schipper. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Kimberly Bradley (August 12, 2020), Berlin’s Art Scene: Are Reports of Its Death Exaggerated? New York Times.
- ^ Laurie Rojas (June 2, 2015), Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game The Art Newspaper
- ^ Catrin Lorch (May 25, 2015), Mittelgroß ist zu klein Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ^ a b Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small ARTnews.
- ^ "Berlin's Esther Schipper Will Move to a Massive New Space". artnet News. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Contact". Esther Schipper. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Kabir Jhala (June 18, 2021), Sun, sea and Esther Schipper: Berlin gallery pops up in Mallorca and Taipei this summer The Art Newspaper
- ^ Melanie Gerlis (October 7, 2021), Pop-up galleries in Beijing free-trade zone and London Financial Times
- ^ Andrew Russeth (5 January 2023), Inside South Korea’s Art-Mad Capital New York Times.
- ^ Philippe Regnier (June 1, 1997), Basel beckons: from Bacon to Warhol, the cream of twentieth-century art on view The Art Newspaper.
- ^ Nicola Kuhn and Birgit Rieger (13 September 2021), Esther Schipper zur Art Week: „Als Frau wird man einfach nicht ernstgenommen“ Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Rose-Maria Gropp (28 April 2010), Gallery Weekend in Berlin: Die Stadt, die Kunst und die Karawane Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), Die Kunst des Weglassens Die Welt.
- ^ a b Laurie Rojas (June 2, 2015), Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game The Art Newspaper.
- ^ Caroline Roux (May 1, 2019), Berlin puts its spin on the art world with Gallery Weekend Financial Times.
- ^ Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), Die Kunst des Weglassens Die Welt.
- ^ Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), Die Kunst des Weglassens Die Welt.
- ^ Tim Ackermann (April 23, 2011), Mitten im jungen Galerienkiez Die Welt.
- ^ Mara Hoberman (8 May 2014), New York Version of Frieze Art Fair Comes Into Its Own New York Times.
- ^ Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), Die Kunst des Weglassens Die Welt.
- ^ Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small ARTnews.Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game The Art Newspaper.
- ^ Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small ARTnews.