Sperone Westwater History

Sperone Westwater Fischer was founded in 1975, when Italian art dealer Gian Enzo Sperone, Angela Westwater, and German art dealer Konrad Fischer opened a space at 142 Greene Street in SoHo, New York. (The gallery's name was changed to Sperone Westwater in 1982.) An additional space was later established at 121 Greene Street. The founders' original program showcased a European avant-garde alongside a core group of American artists to whom its founders were committed. Notable early exhibitions include a 1977 show of minimalist works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Sol Lewitt; seven of Bruce Nauman's seminal early shows; eleven Richard Long exhibitions; and the installation of one of Mario Merz's celebrated glass and neon igloos in 1979 -- part of the gallery's ongoing dedication to Arte Povera artists, including Alighiero Boetti. Other early historical exhibitions at the Greene Street space include a 1989 group show, "Early Conceptual Works," which featured the work of On Kawara, Bruce Nauman, Alighiero Boetti, and Joseph Kosuth, among others; a 1999 Fontana exhibition titled "Gold: Gothic Masters and Lucio Fontana"; and selected presentations of work by Piero Manzoni. From May 2002 to May 2010, the gallery was located at 415 West 13 Street, in a 10,000-square foot space in the Meatpacking District.

Renowned American artists Bruce Nauman and Susan Rothenberg have been with Sperone Westwater since 1975 and 1987, respectively. They are joined by established and internationally-recognized artists, including Guillermo Kuitca, Richard Long, Malcolm Morley, Evan Penny, William Wegman and Not Vital, as well as a younger generation of artists like Bertozzi & Casoni, Wim Delvoye, Kim Dingle, Charles LeDray, Tom Sachs, Jan Worst and Liu Ye.

Sperone Westwater also has in its inventory work by Carla Accardi, Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Heinz Mack, Piero Manzoni, Mario Merz, Otto Piene, Julian Schnabel, Richard Tuttle, and ZERO Group.

In September 2010, Sperone Westwater inaugurated a new Foster + Partner designed building at 257 Bowery in New York. Today, almost 35 years after its conception, the gallery continues to exhibit an international roster of prominent artists working in a wide variety of media.

1975-1976
Carl Andre 4 October - 1 November 1975
Gilbert and George 8 November - 29 November 1975
Michael Singer 6 December 1975 - 3 January 1976
Hamish Fulton 10 January - 31 January 1976
Dan Graham 7 - 28 February 1976
On Kawara 6 - 27 March 1976
Brice Marden 3 - 22 April 1976
Douglas Huebler 24 April - 8 May 1976
David Novros 15 May - 12 June 1976
Group Show 12 June - 25 September 1976

1976-1977
Carel Visser 2 – 23 October 1976
Bruce Nauman 30 October – 27 November 1976
Richard Long 4 December 1976 – 8 January 1977
Giulio Paolini 15 January – 5 February 1977
Brenda Miller 12 February – 5 March 1977
Don Gummer 15 February – 5 March 1977
Carl Andre,“Early Work & Minimal Show (Flavin, Judd, Lewitt)” 12 March – 2 April 1977
Stanley Brouwn 6 – 30 April 1977
Carl Andre 4–28 May 1977
Group Show Summer 1977

1977-1978
Michael Venezia 24 September – 15 October 1977
Group Show 18 October – 12 November 1977
“Aspects of Recent Art from Europe: Joseph Beuys, A. R. Penck, James Lee Byars” 17 November – 17 December 1977
Gerhard Richter 14 January – 11 February 1978
“Drawings and Other Works on Paper” 18–28 February 1978
Carl Andre 4–28 March 1978
Hanne Darboven 1–22 April 1978
David Novros 29 April – 3 June 1978
Group Show 9 June – 23 September 1978

1979-1980
Ulrich Ruckriem 22 September – 13 October 1979
Don Gummer 20 October – 10 November 1979
"Elements of Architecture" 19 October – 10 November 1979
Michael Venezia 17 November – 22 December 1979
Joseph Egan 17 November – 22 December 1979
Horst Schuler 5 January – 2 February 1980
Sandro Chia 12 January – 30 February 1980
Gerhard Richter 2 February – 1 March 1980
Kenneth Martin 8–29 March 1980
Francesco Clemente 2–19 April 1980
Richard Long 26 April – 17 May 1980
Hamish Fulton 24 May – 17 June 1980
Group Show 21 June – 13 September 1980

1980-1981
"Group Show: Chia, Clemente, Cucchi" 20 September – 18 October 1980
Mario Merz 25 October – 15 November 1980
Brenda Miller 22 November – 20 December 1980
Gerhard Merz 22 November – 20 December 1980
Richard Long 10 January – 7 February 1981
Enzo Cucchi 14 February – 10 March 1981
Wolfgang Laib 14–31 March 1981
Sandro Chia 4–30 April 1981
Francesco Clemente 2 May – 6 June 1981
Group Show 13 June – 3 July 1981

1981-1982
"Drawings: Chia, Clemente, Cucchi, Mariani, Morley, Salle, Schnabel" 19 September – 17 October 1981
Carlo Maria Mariani 24 October – 21 November 1981
Michael Singer 27 November – 23 December 1981
Bruce Nauman 9–30 January 1982
Mario Merz 6–27 February 1982
On Kawara 6–27 March 1982
Cy Twombly 31 March – 8 May 1982
Don Gummer 15 May – 12 June 1982
Group Show Summer 1982

1982-1983
Richard Long 25 September – 23 October 1982
Sandro Chia 30 October – 27 November 1982
"Group Show: Chia, Cucchi, Lichtenstein, Twombly" 4 December 1982 – 4 January 1983
Gerhard Richter 8 – 29 January 1983
Gerard Garouste 5 – 26 February 1983
Enzo Cucchi 5 – 26 March 1983
Francesco Clemente 2 April – 10 May 1983
Merz, Nauman, Singer, Venezia 14 May – 18 June 1983

1983-1984
Christopher Le Brun 21 September – 22 October 1983
Mimmo Paladino 29 October – 26 November 1983
"Group Show: Chia, Clemente, Cucchi, Paladino, Le Brun, Garouste, Singer" 10 December 1983 – 7 January 1984
Carlo Maria Mariani 14 January – 15 February 1984
Mario Merz 18 February – 2 March 1984
"Drawings: Merz, Chia, Twombly, Cucchi" 31 March – 28 April 1984
Richard Long 5 May – 2 June 1984
Group Show 9 June – August 1984

1984-1985
"BAM–Next Wave Festival:Clemente, Reich, Wilson, Childs,McAdams, Miller . . . " 12–29 September 1984
Group Show: Chia, Cucchi, Clemente,Paladino, Le Brun, Twombly,Venezia 12–29 September 1984
Bruce Nauman 6 October – 3 November 1984
Enzo Cucchi “Vitebsk Harar" 8 November – 1 December 1984
"De Umbris Idearum: Bianchi,Dessi, Gallo, Ceccobelli" 8 December 1984 – January 1985
Group Show 2 February – 2 March 1985
Gerhard Richter 5 – 26 March 1985
Francesco Clemente 30 March – 23 April 1985
Mimmo Paladino 27 April – 8 June 1985
Group Show Summer 1985

1985-1986
Bruno Ceccobelli 21 September – 15 October 1985
Gianni Dessi 19 October – 9 November 1985
Mario Merz 16 November – 21 December 1985
Michael Singer 4–25 January 1986
Domenico Bianchi 1–26 February 1986
Don Gummer 1–22 March 1986
Giuseppe Gallo 29 March – 19 April 1986
Christopher Le Brun 26 April – 31 May 1986
Group Show, Drawings: Auerbach, Beuys, Freud, Long, Rainer, Richter, Twombly 7 June – 31 July 1986

1986–1987
On Kawara, “Date Paintings: Twenty Years" 20 September – 14 October 1986
Mimmo Paladino 18 October – 15 November 1986
Francesco Clemente, “Monotypes” 22 November 1986 – 6 January 1987
Domenico Bianchi 10–31 January 1987
Giuseppe Gallo 7–28 February 1987
Gerhard Richter 5 March – 4 April 1987
Carlo Maria Mariani, "Sollemnis Caerimonia" 11–30 April 1987
Sandro Chia 2–30 May 1987
“Art Against AIDS” 4 June – 3 July 1987

1987–1988
Blinky Palermo 23 September – 13 October 1987
Susan Rothenberg 17 October – 14 November 1987
Gianni Dessi 21 November – 19 December 1987
On Kawara 9–30 January 1988
Group Sculpture Show 6–27 February 1988
Sandro Chia 5 March – 1 April 1988
Christopher Le Brun, “The Tree Paintings” 9 April – 7 May 1988
Don Gummer, “New Sculptures" 14 May – 11 June 1988

1989–1990
Domenico Bianchi, Robert Ryman, Richard Tuttle 16 September – 24 October 1989
Sandro Chia 28 October– 18 November 1989
Giuseppe Gallo 22 November 1989 – 2 January 1990
Greg Colson 7–27 January 1990
Gerhard Richter 3–24 February 1990
Bruce Nauman 3–24 March 1990
On Kawara 3–24 March 1990
Ray Smith 31 March – 21 April 1990
William Wegman 31 March – 28 April 1990
Susan Rothenberg 28 April – 2 June 1990
Aldo Mondino 5 May – 6 July 1990
Sculpture Show 9 June – July 1990

1990–1991
Saint Clair Cemin 15 September – 13 October 1990
Francesco Clemente 20 October – 10 November 1990
Don Gummer 27 October – 24 November 1990
McDermott & McGough 17 November 1990 – 5 January 1991
Anh Duong 24 November 1990 – 5 January 1991
Gianni Dessi 12 January – 2 February 1991
Jeff Perrone 12 January – 9 February 1991
Wolfgang Laib 9 February – 2 March 1991
Greg Colson 9–30 March 1991
Douglas Huebler 9–30 March 1991
Domenico Bianchi 6–27 April 1991
Ray Smith 6–27 April 1991
Mimmo Paladino 4 May – 3 June 1991

1992-1993
David Bowes 26 September – 31 October 1992
Alexis Rockman 1 October – 28 November 1992
Greg Colson, Guillermo Kuitca, William Wegman 7 November – 31 December 1992
Frank Moore 9 January – 6 February 1993
Wolfgang Laib 9 January – 27 February 1993
Mario Dellavedova 13 February – 13 March 1993
On Kawara 20 March – 24 April 1993
Guillermo Kuitca 1 May – 12 June 1993
“The Spirit of Drawing” May – June 1993
Group Painting Show 19 June – August 1993