Emmanuel Perrotin founded Perrotin gallery in 1990. He initially rented an apartment on Rue de Turbigo and then on Rue de Beaubourg in Paris, which he converted into a gallery.[1][2] The gallery was then based in various locations in Paris before moving to an 18th-century townhouse in the
Marais district in 2005.[2]
In June 2020, the gallery opened a new 70 m2 space on Avenue Matignon in western Paris.[3]
The gallery participated in the FIAC (Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain) in Paris until it closed in 2022.[4] It also participates in Art Paris, Paris+ by
Art Basel, and Asia Now.[5]
The Paris gallery welcomes up to 900 visitors daily for certain
exhibitions.[6]
International expansion
In 2012, Perrotin Hong Kong was inaugurated.[7][8] In 2020, the gallery moved to K11 Atelier, Victoria Dockside,
Tsim Sha Tsui.[9]
From 2013 to 2016, Perrotin New York was based in a historic Upper East Side location on
Madison Avenue before moving to a landmark building[10] in the
Lower East Side.[11] The gallery includes a large bookshop that sells editions and books.[12]
In 2016, Perrotin opened a 200 m2 gallery in Seoul's
Jongno District, next to numerous galleries and museums, opposite the President's residence, the
Blue House, and
Gyeongbok Palace.[13] In June 2017, Emmanuel Perrotin opened a 140 m2 gallery in Tokyo, on the first floor of the Piramide Building at 6-6-9 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo, in the heart of
Roppongi.[11][14]
In 2018, a new gallery was inaugurated in Shanghai's Bund district.[8][15]
In August 2022, Perrotin opened Perrotin Dosan Park. The two-story building boasts around 250 square meters of exhibition space and was designed by KIAS (Kentaro Ishida Architects Studio) in collaboration with Yoki Design and
Kenny Ho.[16]
In 2022, a new gallery was opened in Dubaï.[17][18]
In 2020, Perrotin Gallery had a worldwide surface area of 7,100 m2.[19]
In 2023, Perrotin organized several exhibitions in
Los Angeles before opening a new gallery there in 2024.[27]
Diversification
The gallery also organizes art-related events such as conferences and children's workshops.[28] It produces videos and
podcasts ("L'amour de l'art")[29] and publishes artist books, editions, and prints that are sold in its Perrotin Store bookshops.[30] It also has an active presence on
social media.[31]
In 2022, Perrotin had a
revenue of 140 million euros.[32]
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