Harvey Weinstein lingered in front of works by Picasso, Chagall and Warhol at the Opera Gallery opening of its new three story building on 791 Madison Avenue. Gallery Founder Gilles Dyan, who has galleries in 12 major international destinations including Paris, London, Geneva, Monaco, New York, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beirut and Dubai, presided. Chantal Kerzner, Greg Calejo, acclaimed Spanish painter Lita Cabellut, and others were among the 200 guests filling the 4,000 square foot gallery. Simultaneous to Thursday’s opening event, the gallery also exhibited at the tony Spring Masters New York show at the Park Avenue Armory.
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Tommy Dunn and Johannes Huebl. (Courtesy Photo) |
The Madison Avenue grand opening show featured 26 contemporary and modern art masterpieces, including: Jackie (1964) by Andy Warhol; Enseigne de Lunettes (1976) by Alexander Calder; Le Cirque au village (1966) by Marc Chagall; Tête de femme (Dora Maar) (1944) by Pablo Picasso; Flowers No. 13 (2007) by Ai Wei Wei; and Reached up to Heaven – Dotted Pumpkin (2012) by Yayoi Kusama; amongst other blue-chip works. Curated by Gilles Dyan, PREVIEW will present more than 30 paintings and sculptures. The exhibition, which opened during New York’s Art Week, will remain on view through June 5th.
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The Madison Avenue grand opening show featured 26 contemporary and modern art masterpieces. (Courtesy Photo) |
With this move, all three of Dyan’s Opera North American Galleries — Miami, Aspen and New York — have now relocated to the heart of uber luxury shopping, better to showcase his blue chip treasures. The galleries are now repositioned in the pinnacle of commerce crossroads, parallel to the luxury markets.
Miami Beach’s Media Maven Tara Solomon (Tara, Ink. PR), who handles all Opera’s North American Press, brought together the very glam crowd.
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Magdalena Gutierrez. (Courtesy Photo) |
Founded by Gilles Dyan in Paris in 1994, Opera Gallery is one of the leading dealers in modern and contemporary American, European and Asian art with an exclusive list of museum and private clients worldwide. With galleries in Opera Gallery continues to set the industry mark in showcasing artworks of exceptional quality supported by two decades of client excellence and integrity in the field.
For more information, visit www.operagallery.com.
