Kavi Gupta is a leading contemporary art gallery specialising in the representation of international emerging and mid-career artists. The gallery amplifies voices of diverse and underrepresented artists to expand the canon of art history. Through innovative and ambitious exhibitions, multimedia programming, and rigorous publications, Kavi Gupta fosters an evolving conversation among international communities about art and ideas.
Read MoreKavi Gupta was established in 2002, and is headquartered in Chicago’s vibrant West Loop neighbourhood. The gallery hosts more than a dozen museum-quality exhibitions each year in its five gallery spaces, and participates in international art fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach, Frieze London, Frieze New York, Frieze Masters, The Armory Show, EXPO Chicago and Felix Fair. Kavi Gupta Editions produces a broad range of catalogues and monographs, and serves as a focal point for the gallery’s academic research on contemporary art and artists.
Artists currently represented by the gallery include the estate of Young-Il Ahn, Firelei Báez, Alfred Conteh, Inka Essenhigh, the estate of Roger Brown, Beverly Fishman, Jeffrey Gibson, Richard Hunt, AFRICOBRA founders Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell and Gerald Williams, Michael Joo, Glenn Kaino, Deborah Kass, José Lerma, Manuel Mathieu, Manish Nai, Angel Otero, Roxy Paine, Clare Rojas, Devan Shimoyama, Mary Sibande, Jessica Stockholder, Tony Tasset, Mickalene Thomas, and Kennedy Yanko.
Ocula Insight Manuel Mathieu: In Pursuit of Expansion By Tessa Moldan, London With a busy year of exhibitions, new directions continue to emerge in the practice of painter Manuel Mathieu.
Ocula News Mega Collector Julia Stoschek and Daata Make More Digital Art Free Online, 10 March 2021 The Julia Stoschek Collection and the online platform Daata are collaborating to present 112 time-based works by leading contemporary artists online, open to the public and free for all.
Ocula Insight Michael Joo Amplifies the Invisible at Kavi Gupta By Casey Carsel, Chicago Michael Joo's latest solo exhibition at Kavi Gupta offers 'insight into a world order built from a range of lenses and senses.'
Advisory Perspective The Ocula Advisory team selects their favourite works showing at JINGART, running between 10 and 13 June 2021 in Beijing.
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Related Video & Audio Art in Lockdown - Deborah Kass 3 April 2020, Kavi Gupta Deborah Kass shares her thoughts on COVID-19 and what it's like to be working in isolation during the pandemic.
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