Artnet: Barbara Gladstone, Remembered: Curators, Writers, and Friends Pay Tribute to the Revered Dealer, By Annie Armstrong
June 20, 2024
Barbara Gladstone and Gavin Brown. Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images).
This week, the art world lost one of its most prominent art dealers, Barbara Gladstone, who died at the age of 89. Gladsone was known for hosting boundary-pushing exhibitions by acclaimed artists before they were established, such as Matthew Barney, and was admired in the industry for her lean-and-mean approach to doing business. She expanded her gallery’s footprint judiciously, while focusing on New York, and placed an emphasis on retaining an all-star staff. The partners that will now lead the business are Gavin Brown, Max Falkenstein, Caroline Luce, and Paula Tsai.
Below, we’ve collected some of the tributes that prominent figures have been sharing via email or Instagram that illustrate the towering legacy that Gladstone leaves behind.