White Columns Exhibition Explores Art Dealers Creating Artworks

White Columns in New York is presenting an exhibition titled 'Art (by) Dealers' that examines the practice of art dealers creating their own artworks. The show addresses the long-standing debate about whether dealers should produce art, a discussion dating back to Denis Diderot's era. The exhibition highlights a tradition of dealer-artists that includes Marcel Duchamp, who once sold works by Constantin Brancusi and Henri Matisse. This presentation explores the intersection of commercial art dealing and artistic creation within the contemporary art world.