Galería Comercial
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Founded in San Juan, (Puerto Rico) in 2003 by Francisco Rovira Rullán (Tito), Galería Comercial exhibited local and international artists. Comercial participated in major art fairs including MACO, NADA, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. Galería Comercial closed in January 2008.
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[edit] Concept
Galería Comercial focused on themed exhibitions, curated projects and art happenings by artists from Puerto Rico and abroad.[1] Before closing in December 2007 Comercial had successively rented three different locales, all situated a few blocks from the Museum of Art and the Bellas Artes Performance Center in the neighborhood of Santurce in San Juan. In its last incarnation, the façade was spray-painted with graffiti hoping to attract the local art scene into the gallery.
[edit] Closure
The gallery closed at the end of 2007 after failing to participate in December at 07 Art Basel/Miami Beach in Florida. As reported by Juan C. Pérez-Duthie in the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia, Galería Comercial, although scheduled to take part and even appearing in the international fair's map and catalogue, in the end was not included among the participating galleries. The gallery owner did not reply to the inquiries from the newspaper.[2]
