Gimpel Fils was founded in 1946 by brothers
Charles and Peter Gimpel. They added "Fils" in homage
to their father René, the dealer and collector whose
journal Diary of an Art Dealer was first published in 1966.
During the fifties and sixties the gallery was associated
with the avant-garde, giving Lynn Chadwick, Anthony Caro,
Peter Lanyon and Alan Davie their first exhibitions, alongside
exhibitions of Larry Rivers, Marcel Duchamp and Yves Klein.
Whilst the gallery continues to work with
an older generation of British abstract painters including
Alan Davie and Albert Irvin in keeping with its history, under
the direction of fourth generation dealer Rene Gimpel and
co-director Jackie Haliday, Gimpel Fils continues to develop
its contemporary programme with the recent inclusion of Andres
Serrano, Callum Morton and Hannah Maybank.
The gallery underwent major refurbishment
in the winter of 2000 in order to update the gallery space
to reflect the dynamism and contemporary nature of Gimpel
Fils' exhibition programme. The inaugural installation by
Richard Wilson marked a new era in the gallery's history and
cemented Gimpel Fils' continuing commitment to contemporary
art. |
