HAUSER & WIRTH ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SECOND NEW YORK GALLERY

Hauser & Wirth has announced the opening of a second location in New York City, a twenty-three-thousand-square-foot exhibition and project space located at 511 West Eighteenth Street. Set to open to in fall of 2012, the new location will serve “as a counterpoint to the intimacy of the gallery’s Upper East Side townhouse,” stated Hauser & Wirth in a press release issued today. Previously, the space was home to the Roxy roller skating rink and discotheque.

“New York is the world’s art capital and its cultural ecology is unlike that of any other city,” founder Iwan Wirth said. “We are excited to expand our capabilities as a social and cultural shop in such a rich, dynamic, creative environment. Hauser & Wirth’s entire global team is delighted and honored to be able to increase our participation in the life of New York City, and to create another special destination where the public can engage the work and ideas of the artists we represent.”