The auction house Christie's, which has owned Haunch of Venison since 200,7 has decided to close the gallery and stop resresenting artists. The gallery's headquarters in London will operate as a space for the auction house's private sales and the gallery in Fitzrovia, along with the New York branch in Chelsea, will close down at the end of their current exhibitions."Private sales at Christies' have been growing exponentially and that's where the focus should be," the gallery's international director told Bloomberg.
The news comes as no surpise to those in the art world who felt the marriage of an auction house and dealer gallery was an unholy alliance. Read more...
