Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce that Shlomi Rabi is joining the gallery as Sales Director and will be based in New York. Rabi comes to Lehmann Maupin with over 25 years of experience in sales, business development, and team management in the art world.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce the promotion of Alexis Rose to Senior Director, based in New York. Over the past six years, Rose has been instrumental in supporting Lehmann Maupin’s global sales team and artist development by serving as a liaison to several of the gallery’s artists, including McArthur Binion, Loriel Beltrán, Lari Pittman, Arcmanoro Niles, and Billie Zangewa. In addition to providing strategic guidance to these artists, Rose has introduced many new collectors and curators to the gallery’s program, particularly from the West Coast region, where she has strong roots in the arts industry.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its representation of New York-based artist Oren Pinhassi (b. 1985), who creates sensuous sculptures and large-scale installations that explore the politics of architectural spaces as they relate to the human body. His anthropomorphic sculptures, often standing up to 8 feet in height, examine individual vulnerability and fluidity within the built environment, probing new possibilities for coexistence. In September 2024, Lehmann Maupin will present a special In Focus presentation of Pinhassi’s work at its New York gallery. The exhibition comes on the heels of a string of institutional shows in 2023 featuring Pinhassi’s work, including This is a Rehearsal at The Chicago Architecture Biennial and Moveables at ICA Philadelphia.

Led by Partner Jessica Kreps, Lehmann Maupin Milan will be housed at Circolo: the gallery will stage a group exhibition featuring new works by Hernan Bas, Mandy El-Sayegh, Todd Gray, Alex Prager, and Nari Ward.

Concurrently, Nari Ward will have a major retrospective at HangarBicocca, marking the artist’s first solo museum show in Europe, and Kim Yun Shin will participate in Foreigners Everywhere, the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its co-representation of pioneering artist Kim Yun Shin (b. 1935, Wonsan, North Korea) with Kukje Gallery. In February 2024, Lehmann Maupin will present a dedicated selection of works by Kim at Frieze Los Angeles, followed by an In Focus presentation at Lehmann Maupin New York in March. Additional forthcoming exhibitions include the artist’s first solo exhibition at a Korean gallery, opening at Kukje Gallery in March 2024. This comes on the heels of the artist’s recent solo exhibition at Nam-Seoul Museum of Art in 2023.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce the appointment of Fionna Flaherty as Partner, based in New York.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its representation of artist Todd Gray. Based between Los Angeles, California and Akwidaa, Ghana, Gray is known for his photo assemblages that critically examine ideas of African diaspora, colonialism, societal power structures, and dominant cultural beliefs.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce the appointment of Isabella Kairis Icoz as Partner, based in London. In her new role as a Partner, Icoz will collaborate closely with the gallery founders and partners to strengthen the gallery’s connections in the UK and Europe and provide a bridge for its artists’ activity in the region. Icoz will drive the gallery's programme, sales, and curatorial initiatives in the UK and Europe, which encompasses active participation in regional art fairs, including Frieze London and Art Basel.

Based in New York, Sam Pedder-Smith will be responsible for all financial, accounting, and business analysis processes for the company and will oversee the Human Resources department. Pedder-Smith will play a key role in strategic planning, investing, and budget forecasting; he will also continue to build and maintain strong relationships between the Lehmann Maupin finance team and artists, vendors, staff, and clients. Additionally, he will work closely with senior leadership to optimize profitability for both the gallery and its artists.

Lehmann Maupin announces representation of Korean artist, Sung Neung Kyung. For over five decades, Sung’s interdisciplinary practice has influenced discourses around performance, Conceptualism, and politics. He is known for his involvement in the avant-garde Korean art group Space and Time, an art and research collective. The collective was active in South Korea during the politically turbulent 70s and 80s and responded to these social conditions by staking out its own ground in relation to Western art and theory.

Lehmann Maupin announces representation of the Miami-based, Venezuelan American artist, Loriel Beltrán. Beltrán is recognized for his unique approach to abstraction, through a labor-intensive process that accumulates paint and color, defying traditional notions of painting and sculpture. We will debut new work by the artist as part of our upcoming presentation at Frieze Los Angeles (Booth E9). This will be followed by Beltrán’s first solo presentation in New York which will open in March 2023 as part of Lehmann Maupin’s ongoing In Focus series. 

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Tan as Director. Based in Singapore, Tan will spearhead the gallery’s activities in Southeast Asia, including the expansion of client relations in the region and the development of further institutional opportunities for its artists. 

For the inaugural edition of Frieze Seoul, Lehmann Maupin will debut a new work by Erwin Wurm rendered in Augmented Reality (AR) at the fair and our gallery in Seoul. Ghost (2022) will be presented via CollectAR—the gallery’s recently launched AR platform—allowing collectors and art fair goers the ability to experience the 3 meter work digitally in high resolution and to activate the work at the booth, as well as at the gallery’s location in Hannam-dong neighborhood.

Lehmann Maupin presents a multi-city and multi-venue special presentation of Tom Friedman’s celebrated large-scale sculpture Looking Up, activated for the first time in Augmented Reality (AR). The project will officially launch on May 25 across different sites in Hong Kong, Seoul, and New York, to coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong—where Friedman’s work will be on view—and with his first solo exhibition in South Korea at Lehmann Maupin.

Lehmann Maupin announces representation of American artist Tammy Nguyen. Nguyen is known for a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses paintings, drawings, artist books, prints, and zines that explore the intersections between geopolitics, ecology, and lesser-known histories. Nguyen’s work is currently on view with Printed Matter at NADA New York, where she curated a presentation of artists’ books, alongside a new limited edition print in support of Printed Matter / St Marks. Her work will also be featured in our upcoming presentation at Art Basel in June.

We are compiling resources to consult and organizations to support that are taking a stand in support of reproductive rights in the United States.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce that Jennifer Mora is now Senior Director at Lehmann Maupin. Mora has spent over a decade at the gallery, starting in 2010 as a gallery assistant. Since then, Mora has developed deep relationships with artists, collectors, and curators, and her new position recognizes her leadership, along with her strategic guidance of gallery relationships with such notable artists as Hernan Bas, Mr., OSGEMEOS, Calida Rawles, Do Ho Suh, and Erwin Wurm.

To learn more about the conflict and to support those affected, we are compiling a link to resources and vetted organizations.

Writer Tiana Reid speaks with Dominic Chambers, and contextualizes his work, for the publication created in tandem with the artist’s new exhibition, Soft Shadows.

Lehmann Maupin announces plans to expand its presence in Seoul with a new gallery location opening in early spring 2022. Designed by the award-winning firm Society of Architecture (SoA), the newly-renovated, 2,600 square foot venue will occupy two floors in the Hannam-dong neighborhood, situated in close proximity to Storage by Hyundai Card and the Leeum Museum of Art. The new gallery, which also boasts an outdoor terrace to exhibit sculpture, will open in spring 2022 with a solo exhibition of new work by Lari Pittman, marking the distinguished American artist’s debut in Korea.

We are pleased to announce the representation of New Haven-based artist Dominic Chambers. Chambers’s first solo presentation at Lehmann Maupin will open in February 2022 at our New York location as part of the gallery’s In Focus series. His work will also be featured in our upcoming presentation at Art Basel Miami Beach in December.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce the appointment of Allie Card as Senior Director, focusing on artist management and sales. Card joins Lehmann Maupin from Metro Pictures, where she has worked since 2001, most recently holding the position of Senior Director. She brings over 20 years of experience managing and advancing the careers of leading artists, including Trevor Paglen, Louise Lawler, Sara VanDerBeek, André Butzer, Olaf Breuning, and Jim Shaw, among others.

We are pleased to announce our representation of London-based artist Chantal Joffe in Asia. New work by Joffe will be on view as part of our presentation at KIAF Art Seoul (October 13–17), and will be the subject of a solo presentation at the gallery’s forthcoming pop-up in Beijing (opening October 23). Previously, Joffe had a solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Seoul (November 2020–January 2021). 

We are pleased to announce our representation of American artist Tom Friedman in Asia. Friedman’s work is currently on view as part of the exhibition States of Being at our seasonal gallery in Taipei and will be part of our presentation at KIAF Art Seoul in October. In April 2022, he will have his first solo exhibition in Korea at our gallery in Seoul.

We remember the life and legacy of celebrated Korean artist Kim Guiline, who passed away on August 12, at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife and two children.

On the occasion of Mandy El-Sayegh and Lee Bul’s dual exhibition Recombinance, we invited Xiaoyu Weng, Associate Curator at the Guggeinheim Museum in New York, to speak with El-Sayegh about context, erasure, the body, and more. Recombinance is on view at Lehmann Maupin in New York (22nd Street) through April 10.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce the representation of Los Angeles-based artist Calida Rawles. Rawles will have her first solo exhibition in New York at Lehmann Maupin in September 2021, and will debut a permanent installation in fall 2021 at the new Hollywood Park/SoFi Stadium campus in Inglewood, California. Her work is currently on view in the exhibition Art Finds a Way at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, and View From Here: Recent Acquisitions at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles.

We remember the life and legacy of celebrated Korean artist and professor Suh Se Ok, who passed away on November 29, at the age of 91. Suh is survived by his wife, Minza Chung; two sons, Do Ho Suh and Eulho Suh; and their respective families.

On the occasion of the solo exhibition Wings of Change at Lehmann Maupin New York, please join us for a conversation between between writer and speaker Enuma Okoro and artist Billie Zangewa.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present a virtual conversation between Matthew Higgs, Director and Chief Curator of White Columns, and British artist Billy Childish, whose multi-disciplinary practice and creative process are the subject of a residency at the gallery’s new space in London at 1 Cromwell Place (October 5–25).

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce representation of Brooklyn-based artist Arcmanoro Niles. Niles will have his first solo exhibition with Lehmann Maupin in New York in June 2021 and his work will be included in a major group exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston in 2022.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce Fiona Flaherty is now a Senior Director of Lehmann Maupin.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present a conversation between Mirjam Varadinis, Curator at Kunsthaus Zürich, and Kader Attia, whose practice deals with Europe and the western world’s colonial past and its consequences.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of Serpentine Galleries in London and Cecilia Vicuña, whose artistic practice engages with critical issues of environmental justice.

Black Lives Matter. Lehmann Maupin supports the fight against police brutality and systemic racism. We will always stand with those who speak truth to power.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce the representation of Malawian artist Billie Zangewa, who currently lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. For Frieze Art Fair’s Online Viewing Room, launching this week, Lehmann Maupin will present recent work by the artist. Zangewa will have her first solo presentation with Lehmann Maupin in New York this September and her first solo museum exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco in 2021.

10–11 AM
Lehmann Maupin
501 West 24th Street, New York
Free and open to the public with RSVP
Contact talks@lehmannmaupin.com to confirm your attendance

11 AM
Lehmann Maupin
501 West 24th Street, New York
Free and open to the public with RSVP
Contact rsvp@lehmannmaupin.com to confirm your attendance

Teresita Fernández will lead a tour of her In Focus presentation and discuss her latest series, Dark Earth.

Ahead of Frieze New York, The Peninsula New York is proud to present Home, an exhibition honoring the notions of home, identity and community, as an ode to The Peninsula’s larger commitment to celebrating family and heritage. The exhibition will feature a curated selection of original works by artists including Do Ho Suh, Catherine Opie, Angel Otero, Ashley Bickerton and Heidi Bucher.

6 – 8 PM
Lehmann Maupin
501 West 24th Street, New York
RSVP essential: rsvp@lehmannmaupin.com

Lehmann Maupin invites you to a panel discussion on the lasting impact of the work of Heidi Bucher, featuring panelists Ziba Ardalan (Founder & Director, Parasol unit), Simon Castets (Director, Swiss Institute), and Ruth Erickson (Curator, ICA Boston).

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce representation of Mandy El-Sayegh. The gallery will feature new work from El-Sayegh in a solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Hong Kong in July 2019. The London-based artist previously exhibited with the gallery for her first exhibition in New York in November 2018. This week, El-Sayegh, opens a solo exhibition at London’s prestigious Chisenhale Gallery where she will present newly commissioned work.

Lehmann Maupin congratulates Lee Bul on receiving the 2019 Ho-Am Prize for the arts. The annual award is given “to people of Korean heritage who have contributed to the enrichment of culture and arts for humankind.”

작가 이불이 2019 호암상 예술부분의 수상자로 선정되었다. 이는 ‘인류의 문화 예술발전에 크게 공헌한 인사’에게 매년 수여되는 상이며, 앞서 리만머핀의 소속작가 서도호가 2017년에 수상한 바 있다.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce representation of Lari Pittman. The gallery will feature work by Pittman at Frieze New York in May, with a forthcoming exhibition to open in March 2020.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce Isabella Kairis Icoz, based in London, is now a Senior Director of Lehmann Maupin. Kairis Icoz has represented Lehmann Maupin in Europe since 2010 and works closely with Shirazeh Houshiary, Do Ho Suh, Gilbert & George, and the Estate of Heidi Bucher. Her new title ranks her among the gallery’s highest leadership, and recognizes her role in developing the gallery’s relationships with collectors and institutions across Europe. In 2020, under Kairis Icoz’s direction, Lehmann Maupin will open an office and viewing room in South Kensington, London, extending the gallery’s reach beyond New York and Asia, where it has operated since 1996, and 2013, respectively.

Lehmann Maupin congratulates Lee Bul and Liu Wei on their inclusion in the 58th Venice Biennale.

Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin are pleased to announce Emma Son is now Senior Director of Lehmann Maupin. Son, based in Seoul, has headed the gallery’s second Asian outpost since its opening in 2017, and works closely with Lehmann Maupin artists Lee Bul, Kim Guiline, and Suh Se Ok. Her new title ranks her among the gallery’s highest leadership, and recognizes her role in overseeing and directing the strategy of Lehmann Maupin’s expansion into Korea and greater Asian markets.

Island Universe is a site-specific commission installed inside the newly renovated Ford Foundation. Made entirely of thousands of intricate, hand-made charcoal forms, the piece spans a 30 ft. wall and suggests the earth’s geological past, when distinct land masses formed one continuous supercontinent.

Lehmann Maupin, in collaboration with Anonymous Was A Woman, is pleased to present a panel discussion on the political act of art-making as woman, featuring artists Judith Bernstein, Betty Tompkins, Susan Unterberg, and Cecilia Vicuña.

On the occasion of her solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin, MUTATIONS IN BLUE, WHITE AND RED, artist Mandy El-Sayegh will join Sohrab Mohebbi, curator, SculptureCenter, for a conversation about her practice at the gallery on Thursday, November 29, 2018. 

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce Liza Lou: The Classification and Nomenclature of Clouds as the inaugural exhibition of the gallery’s new, additional location at West 24th Street and Tenth Avenue. Lou will present a series of recent bodies of work produced over the last three years, including her monumental The Clouds (2015-18), recently exhibited at the 21st Biennale of Sydney. The gallery will host an opening reception for the artist on Thursday, September 6, from 6 to 8 PM, at 501 West 24th Street.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its representation of The Heidi Bucher Estate. Heidi Bucher was a Swiss artist best known for her innovative use of latex and her exploration of the physical boundaries between the body and our surroundings. Bucher’s practice can be considered an intricate process of historical preservation and metaphorical molting, which results in the poetic visualization of the complex relationship humans have with their bodies, their past, and the spaces they inhabit. Through this intensive investigation into the female body and domestic spaces, Bucher’s work seamlessly integrated two contemporaneous themes artists were grappling with during the 1970s and 1980s: the architecture of public and private spaces, and issues of femininity and the body.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its representation of Cecilia Vicuña. The multidisciplinary Chilean artist’s work addresses critical issues of the modern era—ecological destruction, feminism, human rights, and cultural homogenization—through her genre-bending projects uniting poetry, performance, painting, and site-specific installations that span more than 40 years. Vicuña lives and works in New York and Chile. Vicuña’s inaugural exhibition with the gallery will open May 19 at 536 West 22nd Street. A joint project with the artist is planned for the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the spring and fall of 2018.

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce that Shasha Tittmann has joined the gallery as a director in Hong Kong. Tittmann, who brings years of experience and is fluent in Mandarin and English, will manage the Hong Kong gallery starting in September, and focus on working with collectors and institutions in Asia. She has held positions at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong and Beijing; and Opera Gallery, Hong Kong. Tittmann earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.