JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY EXPANDS,
OPENS SECOND LOCATION: 557C WEST 23RD ST
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to announce the inauguration of its new, second location on the ground floor of 557C West 23rd Street. This recent expansion will allow the gallery to divide its program between the two Chelsea spaces, including the additional location in their rotating exhibition calendar.
This is an exciting period of growth for LeVine, who began independently curating in 1995 and opened his eponymous Chelsea gallery at 529 West 20th Street in 2005. Having seen his fair share of success—including New York Times exhibition reviews, features in print, web, television and radio as well as DELUSIONAL (a hardcover book chronicling his history, published in 2012)—a ground floor gallery space has been LeVine’s goal for many years.
Opening the 23rd Street location last month marked a milestone in LeVine’s ambitious trajectory. The 45-year-old gallerist sees entering this new chapter as an important step in the future of his business as well as in the careers of the artists that he works with. Having a ground floor space in Chelsea means an increase in foot traffic, greater exposure and a shift in perception. “I hope this will open more doors for us,” says LeVine, “I believe in the talent of these artists and feel that their work deserves the highest stage I can possibly give them.”
ABOUT JONATHAN LEVINE
As a youth in the 1980s, LeVine recognized the appeal of countercultural aesthetics including punk flyers, comics, graffiti and tattoos. Beginning in 1994, LeVine became an independent curator, organizing exhibitions at punk and alternative rock venues in the NY/NJ area such as: CBGB, Webster Hall, Max Fish, and Maxwell’s. By promoting these visual art forms through group shows in venues that were home to their musical counterparts, LeVine gave a home to this nascent art movement, early on. In February 2001, LeVine opened his own gallery Tin Man Alley in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The gallery relocated to Philadelphia in late 2002. In January 2005, LeVine renamed and moved his gallery to the epicenter of the contemporary art world, Manhattan’s Chelsea district. Jonathan LeVine is pleased to continue cultivating new and long-standing relationships with featured artists and active collectors through his program at the gallery, participating in art fairs, and presenting special exhibitions in International locations.
ABOUT JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is committed to new and cutting edge art. Our roots go back to 1995, when Jonathan’s life-long participation in punk and underground music grew into a curatorial experiment with the visual culture that surrounded him. We moved to Chelsea in 2005, with an eye towards honoring and connecting with the history and context of Post War art. We contribute to the dialogue by challenging the conventions of the canon – exploring the terrain of the high/low and everything in between. Our success in nurturing the careers of Shepard Fairey, Invader, Olek and others motivates us to continue being the voice for this cultural shift. The catalogues we publish, prints we distribute, and museum shows we help to produce reflect our dedication to our artists and community. At the same time, we aim to create an accessible and engaging gallery space. Jonathan LeVine Gallery is the subject of the 2012 book DELUSIONAL : The Story of the Jonathan LeVine Gallery as well as a 2010 full-page feature in the Sunday Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times. Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street and 557C West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011. For further information, please visit: www.jonathanlevinegallery.com, call: 212.243.3822 or email: info@jonathanlevinegallery.com.
Works by Swoon, Shepard Fairey and Faile in Art Truancy: Group Exhibition celebrating 20 Years of Juxtapoz, photo by Andrew White
