Nathalie Obadia

Nathalie Obadia is a French contemporary art dealer working in Paris[1] and Brussels.[2] She is a member of the bureau of the French professional committee of art galleries and was its vice-chairman for three years (2005–2008).

Galerie Nathalie Obadia in Paris

Biography

Obadia is the daughter of contemporary art collectors. As a teenager she spent her summer vacations doing internships at the galleries Adrien Maeght (Paris), Daniel Varenne (Geneva) and Marie-Louise Jeanneret (Boissano, Italy and Geneva).[3] After completing a master's degree in European and international law at Panthéon-Assas University, she obtained a diploma from Sciences-Po in 1988.[4] She started as an intern at Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris and became an assistant.[5]

In 1993,[6] Obadia opened her own gallery Rue de Normandie in the Marais, a Parisian district famous for its art galleries and museums. She held first solo exhibitions in France for Carole Benzaken (Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2004[4]), Valérie Favre, Pascal Pinaud, Fiona Rae, Lorna Simpson and Jessica Stockholder. In 2005, the gallery moved to Rue du Grenier Saint Lazare[7] and Obadia renewed her programme by associating herself with artists such as Jean-Marc Bustamante (French Pavillon at the Biennale di Venezia, 2003), Shirley Jaffe, Albert Oehlen and Roland Flexner.

In 2003, the gallery expanded and moved to be near the National Museum of Modern Art also known as the Centre Georges Pompidou, at 3 rue du Cloitre Saint-Merri, its current location.[8] Obadia has contributed to the diffusion of the works of her artists among museums, institutions and art critics, introducing artists such as Huma Bhabha, Guy Ben-Ner, Cameron Jamie, Frank Nitsche and Chloe Piene.

Since 2007, the gallery has made possible the fast and international recognition of young or mid-career artists such as Rina Banerjee, Rosson Crow and Joana Vasconcelos.[9] Meanwhile, Obadia worked towards gaining acknowledgement of Martin Barré’s painting. The artist, who died in 1993, is now regarded as a key abstract painter.[10] Galerie Nathalie Obadia, in a partnership with Thea Westreich and Ethan Wagner, published a monograph on the artist including the translation into English of Yve-Alain Bois' reference text.

In October 2008, Galerie Nathalie Obadia opened a second gallery in Brussels on the Rue Charles Decoster in a contemporary building. offering new exhibition possibilities to artists such as the Iranian painter Khosrow Hassanzadeh[11] and the movie-maker Agnes Varda.[12] In 2009, Obadia was made an officier des Arts et des Lettres.[13] In 2010, the Turkish born French artist, Sarkis joined Galerie Nathalie Obadia.[14] In 2012, the Chinese artist Xu Zhen joins the gallery, followed by Fabrice Hybert, Valérie Belin (winner of the prix Pictet 2015), Joris Van de Moortel and Mickalene Thomas. In 2013, Nathalie Obadia continues her development, with a second address rue du Bourg Tibourg, offering new perspective of exhibitions in the center of Le Marais. In 2015 Andres Serrano and Laure Prouvost (winner of the Turner Prize 2013) join the gallery.

Galerie Nathalie Obadia takes part in numerous international art fairs, including: Fiac (Paris), Paris Photo (Paris), Armory show (New York), Art Brussels (Brussels), Frieze (London), Art Basel (Basel), Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Basel Hong Kong.

References

  1. ↑ Le Figaro, 21 October 2009, "Les 21 galeries qui comptent à Paris"
  2. ↑ Le Vif/L'Express, 2 April 2010, "Accélérateurs de talents"
  3. ↑ Point de vue, December 2007, "Le futur antérieur de Nathalie Obadia"
  4. 1 2 L'Oeil, January 2007, "Nathalie Obadia, une volonté de fer depuis son plus jeune âge"
  5. ↑ Challenges 27 May 20013
  6. ↑ Les Echos 18 October 2007, "Nathalie Obadia, la tueuse-née"
  7. ↑ Le Figaro, 21 October 2009
  8. ↑ Le Monde, 20 September 2003, "Déménagement artistique"
  9. ↑ Beaux Arts Magazine 8 April "Les coups de coeur de Gilles Fuchs"
  10. ↑ Le Figaro 7 July 2006, "Martin Barré, l'ancêtre du contemporain"
  11. ↑ Libération, 18 June 2010, "L'Iran, les arts et la manière"
  12. ↑ Point de vue, June 2010, "Agnès Varda, la joconde de la rue Daguerre"
  13. ↑ Le Figaro, 27 February 2009, "Nathalie Obadia, une lionne des affaires et un officier des Arts et des Lettres"
  14. ↑ La Tribune, 18 June 2010, "La foire de Bâle sur du velours"

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