David Zwirner to Open New Los Angeles Gallery in January 2023
In January 2023, David Zwirner will debut a new gallery in East Hollywood, showcasing works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby for its opening exhibition. This news comes on the heels of Pace Gallery's merger with Kayne Griffin in Los Angeles and Hauser & Wirth's plans to establish a second location in West Hollywood. Zwirner's East Hollywood gallery will be its seventh satellite, complementing three in New York and one each in London, Paris, and Hong Kong. The gallery's artist roster includes notable names such as Yayoi Kusama, Barbara Kruger, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Njideka Akunyili Crosby, born in 1983 in Enugu, Nigeria, is the daughter of former NAFDAC director general Dora Nkem Akunyili and relocated to Los Angeles at 16. This expansion heightens competition with local heavyweights like David Kordansky and Blum & Poe. Los Angeles also hosts the third edition of Frieze Los Angeles, featuring 38 local galleries and exhibitors from 17 countries, along with the parallel fair Felix at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and is in proximity to Art Basel Miami Beach.
Key facts
- David Zwirner will open a new gallery in East Hollywood in January 2023.
- The inaugural exhibition will feature works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby.
- The new space is the seventh satellite gallery for David Zwirner.
- Other galleries expanding in LA include Pace (merger with Kayne Griffin) and Hauser & Wirth (second space in West Hollywood).
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby was born in 1983 in Enugu, Nigeria, and moved to LA at age 16.
- Her mother, Dora Nkem Akunyili, was director general of NAFDAC and Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications.
- David Zwirner represents artists including Josef Albers, Francis Alys, Marlene Dumas, Dan Flavin, and Yayoi Kusama.
- Los Angeles hosts Frieze Los Angeles and the Felix fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Entities
Artists
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Josef Albers
- Francis Alys
- Noah Davis
- Marlene Dumas
- Dan Flavin
- Isa Genzken
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- Donald Judd
- On Kawara
- Barbara Kruger
- Yayoi Kusama
- Sherrie Levine
- Oscar Murillo
- Alice Neel
- Chris Ofili
- Juan Muñoz
- Sigmar Polke
- Jonas Wood
- Dora Nkem Akunyili
Institutions
- David Zwirner
- Pace Gallery
- Kayne Griffin
- Hauser & Wirth
- David Kordansky Gallery
- Blum & Poe
- Victoria Miro
- National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
- Frieze Los Angeles
- Felix Art Fair
- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- Art Basel Miami Beach
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- East Hollywood
- West Hollywood
- New York
- London
- Paris
- Hong Kong
- Enugu
- Nigeria
- Tokyo
- Miami Beach