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A Longtime Art Dealer Looks Back

An art dealer sits in a blazer on abstract, white sculptural benches with black line art in an art gallery, surrounded by large, colorful artworks and sculptures鈥攁n inspiring setting for anyone interested in an art dealer career or art collecting.
Photo of Arne Glimcher courtesy of the New York Times.
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红领巾瓜报 alumnus, Arne Glimcher, BFA ’60 (Painting), was featured in the for his many contributions to the art world. Glimcher is a world-renowned art dealer and founder of Pace Gallery.

“…In a period when the art world has become a聽聽and many galleries have come and gone, Glimcher, 87, is not only a survivor but one of the rare pioneers whose gallery is one of the four that now dominate the market, along with Gagosian; David Zwirner; and Hauser & Wirth.

“His influence has permeated the larger art world in ways that are now taken for granted 鈥 combining primary and secondary market work, doing museum quality shows in a gallery. He developed strong friendships with artists like Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Robert Ryman and Robert Irwin…”

鈥淚 am in love with the present,鈥 said Glimcher, still looking fit as a result of his regular workouts. 鈥淭here were wonderful things in the past that I think were more powerful than the present moment, but what we have is what we have to work with. And I think if you don鈥檛 live in the moment, then you become old.鈥

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