Giuseppe Pero Gallery in Milan Closes After 23 Years

Giuseppe Pero's Milan gallery, active since 1995, is closing after 23 years. The final exhibition, titled '1000eventi. Storie di galleria,' opens May 31 and features works from all artists who had solo shows there, including Carl Andre, Alighiero Boetti, Wolfgang Laib, Tony Oursler, Tom Sachs, and Julian Schnabel. Pero cited the changing art market, difficulty entering major art fairs, and a rejection from Artissima as key reasons. He will join Art Bärtschi & Cie. in Geneva. The gallery began in Turin in 1995 with Gian Enzo Sperone, moved to Milan in 1996 as 1000eventi, and relocated to Via Porro Lambertenghi 3 in 2002. Pero emphasized that galleries now focus more on commerce than cultural production, and that foot traffic has declined as collectors prefer fairs.