New York
This New York Gallery, was founded by the Italian-born American art dealer, Leo Castelli, and is renowned for promoting European artists in the U.S. and Pop art, during the mid-20th century.
After working in banking and insurance, Leo Castelli first opened a gallery in Paris, specializing in SURREALIAM, in 1939. He subsequently emigrated to New York and began promoting European art. In 1958, he showed artworks by JASPOER JOHNS and ROBERT RAUCHENBERG.
This American gallerist is also credited with the establishment of major 20th century artists, like ROY LICHTENSTEIN, CLAES OLDENBURG, FRANK STELLA, CY TWOMBLY and ANDY WARHOL.
ARTISTS REPRESENTED:
Miguel Barcelo
James Brown
Hannah Collins
Nassos Daphnis
Hanne Darboven
Jasper Johns
Ellsworth Kelly
Joseph Kosuth
Roy Lichtenstein
Robert Morris
Bruce Nauman
Robert Rauschenberg
James Rosenquist
Edward Ruscha
Salvatore Scarpitta
Richard Serra
Charles Simonds
Keith Sonnier
Doug and Mike Starn
Frank Stella
Robert Therrien
Paul Waldman
Lawrence Weiner
INVENTORY:
Richard Artschwager
Robert Barry
Barbara Bloom
Lee Bontecou
Sophie Calle
John Chamberlain
Chryssa
Jan Dibbets
Dan Flavin
Ralph Gibson
Laura Grisi
Douglas Huebler
Cletus Johnson
Donald Judd
Kenneth Noland
Claes Oldenburg
David Salle
Cy Twombly
Meyer Vaisman
Andy Warhol