Sperone Westwater

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.) the original goal of the gallery was to showcase european artists who had little or no recognition in the united states, along with a collection of american painters and sculptors to whom the three founders were committed. notable early exhibitions include “aspects of recent art from europe,” a 1977 group show featuring important work by joseph beuys and jannis kounellis; a 1977 exhibition of minimalist works by carl andre, dan flavin, donald judd, and sol lewitt; german artist gerhard richter’s first solo exhibition in new york in 1978; 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 h