Lévy Gorvy
Co-founded in 2017 by Swiss art dealer Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy, former chairman and international head of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s, Lévy Gorvy has become on of the most highly regarded contemporary art galleries. It has today six different spaces in New York, London, Hong Kong, Palm Beach and Paris. It represents established artists such as Jutta Koether, Karin Schneider, Chung Sang-Hwa, Pierre Soulages or Günther Uecker, as well as the Estate of Enrico Castellani, Yves Klein, Terry Adkins, among others. In parallel to its commercial activity, Lévy Gorvy produces ongoing art historical research and original scholarship publishing key publications.
Lévy Gorvy
Co-founded in 2017 by Swiss art dealer Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy, former chairman and international head of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s, Lévy Gorvy has become on of the most highly regarded contemporary art galleries. It has today six different spaces in New York, London, Hong Kong, Palm Beach and Paris. It represents established artists such as Jutta Koether, Karin Schneider, Chung Sang-Hwa, Pierre Soulages or Günther Uecker, as well as the Estate of Enrico Castellani, Yves Klein, Terry Adkins, among others. In parallel to its commercial activity, Lévy Gorvy produces ongoing art historical research and original scholarship publishing key publications.
Contemporary Art
909 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021, USA
+1 212 772 2004
22 Old Bond Street
London W1S 4PY, UK
+44 203 696 5910
40 Albemarle Street
London W1S 4TE, UK
+44 203 696 5910
Slat House, The Royal Poinciana Plaza
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Palm Beach, FL 33480, USA
+1 646 831 0844
4 passage Sainte-Avoye
Via 8 rue Rambuteau
75003 Paris, FR
+33 1 58 80 82 40 44
Ground Floor, 2 Ice House Street
Central Hong Kong, HK
+852 2613 9568
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Interview with Dominique Lévy ~ Co-Founder
Dominique Lévy © Christopher Sturman, New York 2019
Interview by Pauline Loeb-Obrenan, founder of artfairmag.
Before partenering with art dealer Brett Gorvy and co-founding in 2017 Lévy Gorvy, Dominique Lévy worked at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and with Daniel Malingue, Simon Studer and Anthony d’Offay. In 2005, she and Robert Mnuchin founded L&M Arts, a gallery based in New York and Los Angeles. Nearly a decade later, in 2013, Dominique Lévy opened an eponymous gallery in Manhattan and then in London. I spoke with the seasoned art dealer about her profession and her projects.
artfairmag: Lévy Gorvy specializes in private sales in the secondary market with renowned artists like Basquiat, Picasso, de Kooning, Giacometti and Calder. Are the auction houses competitors? Do you attract the same audience?
Dominique Lévy: Firstly, I would like to say that Lévy Gorvy does indeed have a commitment to the purchase and sale of artworks of the highest quality. The goal of the gallery is to work with and for artists and estates. The art world has a very large ecosystem and of course, clients can overlap at times. Some are known to auction houses as well as galleries, others prefer to purchase privately. I see auction houses not as competitors but as complementary and, when appropriate, even as partners.
artfairmag: Before Covid-19, Lévy Gorvy participated in the biggest art fairs which were an important source of income. After this long hiatus, which forced galleries to adapt and perhaps to reinvent themselves, how do you see your relationship with fairs in the coming years?
D. L.: Prior to Covid-19, there were undoubtedly far too many art fairs, and this to the detriment of quality. We saw the birth of an international art world, with a much more important focus on regions. There is a true return to galleries as more intimate and informative set ups to view art and experience exhibitions. In view of this, the gallery is reconsidering its relationship to art fairs.
artfairmag: Talking about the pandemic, do you think that the massive use of digital tools that it has brought about will continue over time? Should the profession of art dealer evolve in the face of new technologies?
D. L.: I believe in a world where technology and physicality complement each other. At Lévy Gorvy, we have developed tools to share exhibitions and art and will continue to do so in the years to come. However, I do not believe in an art world composed solely of digital elements. Nothing can match the experience of viewing art in person.
“There is a true return to galleries as more intimate and informative set ups to view art and experience exhibitions.”
artfairmag: You have recently announced that you will join forces with your friends Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn and Amalia Dayan by launching in January a new venture, LGDR. Apparently, it would do more than the exclusive representation of artists. Could you tell us about this exciting project?
D. L.: LGDR has the desire to become a hybrid model, unconditionally committed to artists and collectors.
artfairmag: Since the opening of your first gallery in 2013, you have become one of the most influential art dealers. Does the fact of being a woman in this still rather masculine environment give a particular flavor to your success? How do you view the place of women in the art market?
D. L.: I have spent the last twenty years fighting the definition of a profession through the gender of its participants. I am a gallerist, before a woman gallerist.
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🎙️In Conversation With: @camille_morineau, founder of the AWARE Foundation, short for Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitons @awarewomenart.
We talked about the new ‘Modern Women’ section she has curated for the upcoming Frieze Masters @friezeofficial.
Thank you Camille for this very interesting discussion and looking forward to visiting the fair!
@followaginger
#artfairmag #artfair #womenartist #womenartists #modernart #friezemasters #frieze #femaleartist #femaleartists #friezelondon #arttalk #arttalks
Sep 30
🎙️In Conversation With: @camille_morineau, founder of the AWARE Foundation, short for Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitons @awarewomenart.
We talked about the new ‘Modern Women’ section she has curated for the upcoming Frieze Masters @friezeofficial.
Thank you Camille for this very interesting discussion and looking forward to visiting the fair!
@followaginger
#artfairmag #artfair #womenartist #womenartists #modernart #friezemasters #frieze #femaleartist #femaleartists #friezelondon #arttalk #arttalks
💫 Booth in the spotlight: @candida_stevens at the @britishartfair 2023. While visiting the fair for the very first time, I came across the booth of Candida Stevens and I’ve appreciated very much its consistency. She presents the work of 4 female artists with different styles and yet United around the theme of nature. Well done Candida!
1. Kerry Harding @kerryharding_art
2. Pippa Blake @pippablake
3. Katharine Le Hardy @katharinelehardy
4. Celia Cook @celiacookstudio
#artfairmag #artfair #britishart #britishartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #modernart #emergingartist #artcollector
Sep 29
💫 Booth in the spotlight: @candida_stevens at the @britishartfair 2023. While visiting the fair for the very first time, I came across the booth of Candida Stevens and I’ve appreciated very much its consistency. She presents the work of 4 female artists with different styles and yet United around the theme of nature. Well done Candida!
1. Kerry Harding @kerryharding_art
2. Pippa Blake @pippablake
3. Katharine Le Hardy @katharinelehardy
4. Celia Cook @celiacookstudio
#artfairmag #artfair #britishart #britishartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #modernart #emergingartist #artcollector
✨Follow Pauline at the @britishartfair 2023. I finally had the chance to visit this fair, which I’d heard so much about. 70 dealers from London and all over the UK are gathered at the Saatchi Gallery to present a fine cross-section of British art. Lots of paintings but not only! A nice venue for a nice art fair that you can visit until this Sunday evening.
#artfairmag #artfair #britishartfair #saatchigallery #britishart #britishartist #contemporaryart #modernart #followpauline #artlovers #artlover #londonexhibition
Sep 28
✨Follow Pauline at the @britishartfair 2023. I finally had the chance to visit this fair, which I’d heard so much about. 70 dealers from London and all over the UK are gathered at the Saatchi Gallery to present a fine cross-section of British art. Lots of paintings but not only! A nice venue for a nice art fair that you can visit until this Sunday evening.
#artfairmag #artfair #britishartfair #saatchigallery #britishart #britishartist #contemporaryart #modernart #followpauline #artlovers #artlover #londonexhibition
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @eleventhhour_art at @affordableartfairnyc 2023. Founder Lindsey Acree presents a realistic painting by @artbygingersnow.
#artfairmag #artfair #affordableartfair #affordableartfairny #affordableart #figurativepainting #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artgallery #realisticart
Sep 27
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @eleventhhour_art at @affordableartfairnyc 2023. Founder Lindsey Acree presents a realistic painting by @artbygingersnow.
#artfairmag #artfair #affordableartfair #affordableartfairny #affordableart #figurativepainting #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artgallery #realisticart
🗓️ Preparing the exciting month of October! Here are the fairs where you’ll soon see me:
✔️Frieze London & Frieze Masters
11-15 October 2023, London
@friezeofficial
✔️1-54 London
12-15 October 2023, London
@154artfair
✔️ Paris+ par Art Basel
18-22 October 2023, Paris
@artbasel
✔️ AKAA
19-22 October 2023, Paris
@akaa_fair
✔️Design Miami/ Paris
17-19 October
@designmiami
FIY: and here some other fairs occurring in October:
➖The Decorative Fair
3-8 October, London
@decorativefair
➖ART The Hague
4-8 October
@artthehague
➖FOCUS London
4-7 October
@focusartfair
➖SWAB Barcelona
5-8 October
@swabartfair
➖Affordable Art Fair
5-8 October, Stockholm
@affordableartfairsthlm
➖Art On Paper
5-8 October, Brussels
@artonpaperbrussels
➖PAD London
10-15 October
@padesignart
➖StART Art Fair
11-15 October, London
@start.art.global
➖REA! Art Fair
12-15 October, Milan
@rea.fair
➖Paris Internationale
18-19 October
@aaaahhhparisinternationale
➖Highlights Munich
18-22 October
@munichhighlights
➖Moderne Art Fair
19-22 October, Paris
@moderneartfair
➖Art Taipei
20-23 October
@arttaipei
➖ASIA Now
20-22 October, Paris
@asianow
➖Art Shopping
20-22 October, Paris
@artshoppingofficiel
➖Art Collaboration Kyoto
28-30 October
@artcollaborationkyoto
💥 Find info about all art fairs around the world on our global calendar, on artfairmag.com!
#artfairmag #artfair #artfairs #artbasel #frieze #1-54 #friezemasters #paulineloeb #followpauline #artlover #artlovers #globetrotter #artexpert #artcurator
Sep 25
🗓️ Preparing the exciting month of October! Here are the fairs where you’ll soon see me:
✔️Frieze London & Frieze Masters
11-15 October 2023, London
@friezeofficial
✔️1-54 London
12-15 October 2023, London
@154artfair
✔️ Paris+ par Art Basel
18-22 October 2023, Paris
@artbasel
✔️ AKAA
19-22 October 2023, Paris
@akaa_fair
✔️Design Miami/ Paris
17-19 October
@designmiami
FIY: and here some other fairs occurring in October:
➖The Decorative Fair
3-8 October, London
@decorativefair
➖ART The Hague
4-8 October
@artthehague
➖FOCUS London
4-7 October
@focusartfair
➖SWAB Barcelona
5-8 October
@swabartfair
➖Affordable Art Fair
5-8 October, Stockholm
@affordableartfairsthlm
➖Art On Paper
5-8 October, Brussels
@artonpaperbrussels
➖PAD London
10-15 October
@padesignart
➖StART Art Fair
11-15 October, London
@start.art.global
➖REA! Art Fair
12-15 October, Milan
@rea.fair
➖Paris Internationale
18-19 October
@aaaahhhparisinternationale
➖Highlights Munich
18-22 October
@munichhighlights
➖Moderne Art Fair
19-22 October, Paris
@moderneartfair
➖Art Taipei
20-23 October
@arttaipei
➖ASIA Now
20-22 October, Paris
@asianow
➖Art Shopping
20-22 October, Paris
@artshoppingofficiel
➖Art Collaboration Kyoto
28-30 October
@artcollaborationkyoto
💥 Find info about all art fairs around the world on our global calendar, on artfairmag.com!
#artfairmag #artfair #artfairs #artbasel #frieze #1-54 #friezemasters #paulineloeb #followpauline #artlover #artlovers #globetrotter #artexpert #artcurator
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @grusenmeyerwoliner at @parcoursdesmondes 2023. Co-founder Karim Grusenmeyer presents a Siberian winged bronze figure.
#artfairmag #artfair #tribalart #artpremier #siberianart #brusselsgallery #artcollector #artworkoftheday #amazingart #amazingartwork #artifinstagram
Sep 22
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @grusenmeyerwoliner at @parcoursdesmondes 2023. Co-founder Karim Grusenmeyer presents a Siberian winged bronze figure.
#artfairmag #artfair #tribalart #artpremier #siberianart #brusselsgallery #artcollector #artworkoftheday #amazingart #amazingartwork #artifinstagram
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @moskowitzbayse at @thearmoryshow 2023. Co-founder Adam Moskowitz @amoskowitz18 presents a wall sculpture by @michaelhenryhayden.
#artfairmag #artfair #michaelhenryhayden #hollywood #hollywoodart #contemporaryart #artdealer #wallsculpture #wallart #sculpture #artworkoftheday
Sep 20
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @moskowitzbayse at @thearmoryshow 2023. Co-founder Adam Moskowitz @amoskowitz18 presents a wall sculpture by @michaelhenryhayden.
#artfairmag #artfair #michaelhenryhayden #hollywood #hollywoodart #contemporaryart #artdealer #wallsculpture #wallart #sculpture #artworkoftheday
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @tenzingasianart at @parcoursdesmondes 2023. Founder Iwana Tenzing presents an embroidered silk banner from Central Asia, 11th - 12th century.
#artfairmag #artfair #parcoursdesmondes #asianart #asiaart #antiqueart #antiquetextiles #antiqueembroidery #embroidery #artworkoftheday #antiqueart #artworkoftheday #artcurator
Sep 19
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @tenzingasianart at @parcoursdesmondes 2023. Founder Iwana Tenzing presents an embroidered silk banner from Central Asia, 11th - 12th century.
#artfairmag #artfair #parcoursdesmondes #asianart #asiaart #antiqueart #antiquetextiles #antiqueembroidery #embroidery #artworkoftheday #antiqueart #artworkoftheday #artcurator
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @galerie_thomas at @kiaf_official Seoul 2023. Senior director Silke Thomas presents a painting by #marcchagall.
✨Interview by Alicia Kim @kimhuieun.s, artfairmag Asia correspondent.
#artfairmag #artfair #kiafseoul #kiaf #kiaf2023 #chagall #chagallpainting #modernart #modernpainting #artcollector #paintingoftheday
Sep 17
🎥 1 minute in the booth: @galerie_thomas at @kiaf_official Seoul 2023. Senior director Silke Thomas presents a painting by #marcchagall.
✨Interview by Alicia Kim @kimhuieun.s, artfairmag Asia correspondent.
#artfairmag #artfair #kiafseoul #kiaf #kiaf2023 #chagall #chagallpainting #modernart #modernpainting #artcollector #paintingoftheday
✨Follow Pauline at @menart_fair 2023 which showcases the best of the booming art scene in the MENA region. Until Sunday evening at the Palais d’Iena!
@samar_mogharbel_ceramics @dhautevilletasledheliand
#artfairmag #menart #menartfair #menaart #mena #artcollector #artlovers #parisart #artparis #emergingartist #middleeastart #northafricanart #contemporaryart #followpauline
Sep 15
✨Follow Pauline at @menart_fair 2023 which showcases the best of the booming art scene in the MENA region. Until Sunday evening at the Palais d’Iena!
@samar_mogharbel_ceramics @dhautevilletasledheliand
#artfairmag #menart #menartfair #menaart #mena #artcollector #artlovers #parisart #artparis #emergingartist #middleeastart #northafricanart #contemporaryart #followpauline
📣 Upcoming 1’ in the booth videos at @parcoursdesmondes 2023:
- @tenzingasianart, San Francisco
- @galerieflak, Paris
- @grusenmeyerwoliner, Brussels
- @dalton_somare_milano, Milan
- @artaborigene, Paris
- @michael_hamson_oceanic_art, Palos Verdes Estates
#artfairmag #artfair #tribalart #oceanianart #aboriginalart #africanart #artpremier #teaser #interviews #artcurator
Sep 15
📣 Upcoming 1’ in the booth videos at @parcoursdesmondes 2023:
- @tenzingasianart, San Francisco
- @galerieflak, Paris
- @grusenmeyerwoliner, Brussels
- @dalton_somare_milano, Milan
- @artaborigene, Paris
- @michael_hamson_oceanic_art, Palos Verdes Estates
#artfairmag #artfair #tribalart #oceanianart #aboriginalart #africanart #artpremier #teaser #interviews #artcurator
1 minute in the booth: @smac_gallery at @thearmoryshow 2023. Director Baylon Sandri presents the work of South African artist @marysibande.
#artfairmag #artfair #thearmoryshow #marysibande #southafricanartist #southafricanart #powerfulwomen #artgallery #southafricaart #artcollector #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #femaleartist #blackartist
Sep 13
1 minute in the booth: @smac_gallery at @thearmoryshow 2023. Director Baylon Sandri presents the work of South African artist @marysibande.
#artfairmag #artfair #thearmoryshow #marysibande #southafricanartist #southafricanart #powerfulwomen #artgallery #southafricaart #artcollector #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #femaleartist #blackartist