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UK Collector and Patron Flavia Nespatti To Open Commercial Art Space

UK Collector and Patron Flavia Nespatti To Open Commercial Art Space

The Brazilian-born, London-based art collector and patron Flavia Nespatti will open a commercial gallery in London this October, reports the Art Newspaper. Located in a mid-century industrial building in the central London neighborhood of Fitzrovia, Antesala will focus on art and artists from Latin America. The gallery will organize selling exhibitions of both primary and secondary market works in collaboration with galleries, artists, estates, collections, publications, and nonprofits, together with talks, screenings, and other public programming. As envisioned by Nespatti, the space will be a hub for exhibiting, discussing, and collecting contemporary art. Related Articles Antesala will not represent artists, but neither will it be a rental space, Nespatti told the Art Newspaper, though collaborators will be charged a combination of a flat fee and a commission on sales. Rather, she and her team will be “highly involved” in the decisions behind each show. In addition to operating as an exhibition and gathering space, Antesala will offer curatorial and strategic advisory services for collections, from planning, through execution and management. Fees will vary according to …

At London Gallery Weekend, Dealers Fight Narrative of City’s Decline

At London Gallery Weekend, Dealers Fight Narrative of City’s Decline

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Last Thursday, in a basement at No. 9 Cork Street in Mayfair, mega-dealer Thaddaeus Ropac was on hand to launch the 2026 edition of London Gallery Weekend (LGW). The occasion was a panel discussion with Pale Horse Gallery cofounder Emma Hodgson and Kate MacGarry, who runs an eponymous space in Shoreditch. The on-the-nose title: “How is London’s contemporary commercial gallery scene thriving in times of flux?” Related Articles The flux is real. Over the weekend, news that Pace Gallery—which operates eight locations worldwide—had cut 50 staff members and dropped 50 artists was ringing in everyone’s ears. Today, the Financial Times reported that the mega-gallery is also planning to downsize its London operation. A decade on from the Brexit vote, and two years since the Labour Party retook power under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK economy remains shaky. New tax rules instituted last year have led many of the ultra-wealthy to leave London; many top …

Pace to Give Up 8,600-Sq-Ft London Gallery as It Cuts Costs

Pace to Give Up 8,600-Sq-Ft London Gallery as It Cuts Costs

Pace gallery has put up its 8,600-square-foot space in London’s Hanover Square for rent, with plans to take on a smaller, “less corporate” space, CEO Marc Glimcher told the Financial Times Wednesday. While Glimcher would not confirm rumors about additional layoffs in London, he did praise “how tight teams have worked in [our galleries in] Korea, Tokyo and Berlin,” adding, “That is definitely the model for us.” The gallery said further it plans to maintain its seven physical locations around the world, while “retuning” them. Related Articles As ARTnews’ Daniel Cassady reported Tuesday, uncertainty has plagued Pace staff and artists since its announcement last week that it is slashing about 50 jobs and dropping some 50 artists. Many told ARTnews they are still unsure whether the cuts concern them. Pace’s London branch opened its two-level, high-ceilinged space, renovated by Jamie Fobert Architects, in the fall of 2021, and celebrated the moment with a performance by Brooklyn-based artist Torkwase Dyson. (Jay-Z was reportedly in attendance.) At the time, the move that was seen as competitive positioning …