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Wall Street Journal Charts the Increasing Size and Scope of Blue Chip Galleries

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

The Wall Street Journal reports on the burgeoning contemporary gallery scene, and the numerous large-scale shows foregoing museum exhibitions in favor of names like Gagosian, Zwirner and Hauser and Wirth, many of which are opening museum-sized spaces of their open.  However, these new spaces aren’t only about space to exhibit.  “The mega spaces project what they need to—a level of power and gravitas.”  Says collector Dennis Scholl. (more…)