The dealer, who works with artists including Marina Abramovic, Dawoud Bey, and Alec Soth, will open a major new space in Los Angeles in spring 2022.
“I’ve been in America for over 30 years, and we have a lot of good clients, friends, and colleagues out there,” Kelly told Artnet News of the decision to go west.
“We looked at our roster of artists, and many of them have associations with L.A., but they’re not represented by galleries in L.A.
Kelly’s son, Thomas Kelly, 36, will move his family from New York in order to lead the new space, where he has committed to work for the next five years.
gallery will function somewhat independently from its New York sibling, showing some new artists and serving as a scout for others to bring to New York.
The 10,000-square-foot space at 1357 N Highland Avenue will be designed by Toshiko Mori, who also designed Kelly’s current New York gallery, in collaboration with the Los Angeles firm Hye-Young Chung Architecture.