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IN MEMORY. The art world mourns the loss of Barbara Gladstonedealer who built one of the most beautiful galleries in New York, died Sunday in Paris following a brief illness at age 89, reports Alex Greenberger for ARTnews. The gallery, with additional locations in Seoul, Brussels and Rome, represents Matthew Barney, Alex Katz, Joan Jonas, Wangechi Mutu, Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Carrie Mae Weems, and much more. After opening his gallery in 1980, Gladstone eventually began seeking out artists who were not represented or established commercially and cultivated these relationships. She organized avant-garde exhibitions, such as Matthew Barney’s iconic 1991 performance, in which he climbed the gallery walls, wearing a harness and an ice screw inserted into his anus. “It takes a certain wisdom to navigate your way through what everyone wants you to do and what serves you best,” Gladstone told the Art Critic. Linda Yablonsky in 2011. “Every situation is different. There is no formula. I trust my instincts.
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