Hauser & Wirth

Crime news

The Groucho Club to reopen in January following rape accusation

The London private members club, owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, was shut down by police in November following a “serious crime” at the Soho venue

Jean-Michel Basquiat's love of the Alps celebrated in new exhibition

The show, at Hauser & Wirth St Moritz, looks at the artist's visits to his Swiss dealer Bruno Bischofberger, when he would go cross-country skiing and visit agricultural shows

Crime news

London art world haunt Groucho Club closed as police investigate ‘serious crime’ on premises

The private members club was bought by Hauser & Wirth's founders in 2022

'It's a process of following your curiosity': Firelei Báez on her exhibitions in Los Angeles and Vancouver

The artist discusses her concurrent shows at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles and the Vancouver Art Gallery

Film review

William Kentridge argues with himself in streaming series

The artist’s nine-episode series "Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot" celebrates creative optimism during the Covid-19 lockdowns

Jeffrey Gibson, artist representing the US at the Venice Biennale, joins Hauser & Wirth

The mega-gallery is now representing Gibson in tandem with his longtime New York gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co

New York exhibition places brutality of Leon Golub's paintings in dialogue with contemporary artists

Hauser & Wirth show conceived by Rashid Johnson shines light on the "collector friendly" Expressionist

Diaryblog

Loving La La land: Steve Martin to collaborate on show paying homage to Los Angeles

The Hauser & Wirth exhibition is set to embrace Hollywood comedy royalty

Colourful new Hauser & Wirth show celebrates bringing art-making to mental health settings

For a new exhibition and auction, the charity Hospital Rooms is bringing art workshops designed for mental health facilities to the London gallery

Hauser & Wirth opens its Basel gallery with Hammershøi show

Mega-gallery has opened its 18th location just in time for the 2024 edition of Art Basel

Eduardo Chillida show shines a light on lesser-known works inspired by summer holidays in Menorca

The Hauser & Wirth exhibition of "lighter" pieces by the Basque artist—best known for his huge steel sculptures—commemorates his centenary

Diaryblog

Venice diary day 2: Breasts, Mark Bradford and a bowl of berries

Our diarist’s latest round of Biennale adventures were filled with strong shows, brisk travel and unexpected treats

‘Some things are just sweet and then they go sour’—artist Henry Taylor discusses his Paris show, From Sugar to Shit

The Los Angeles painter settled in the French capital, setting up a studio and frequenting the Musée d’Orsay

Hauser & Wirth to open in Basel—taking over Galerie Knoell's space in 2024

The mega-gallery will also welcome Knoell's founder as a senior director, in a move that will "extend its commitment in Basel"

Hauser & Wirth announces representation of Venice Golden Lion winner Sonia Boyce

The move comes after the UK artist split from Simon Lee Gallery in London

Flora Yukhnovich, painter reinterpreting Old Master imagery, joins Hauser & Wirth

The British artist’s work—which reframes art history through abstraction, feminism and pop culture—has been on countless collectors’ wishlists in recent years

Art marketfeature

Art world moves in on the laid-back Balearic islands

With Hauser & Wirth's outpost on Menorca, new Ibiza gallery Can Garita and CAN Art Ibiza fair, the bohemian location is attracting art buyers

Hauser & Wirth to open Paris gallery in October with Henry Taylor exhibition

Séverine Waelchli is announced as director of the gallery, which will be set in a four-storey neo-classical building near the Champs-Élysées

Endless appetite: Hauser & Wirth founders to open first New York restaurant alongside third gallery in the city

Launching next year, the Soho eatery is the latest venture from the hospitality company Artfarm

Artists bring hope and healing to mental health facilities in London

Arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms, which is partnered with Hauser & Wirth gallery, is unveiling more than 20 major new works at Springfield Hospital

Galleries continue to bank on Asia as Peres Projects expands in Seoul and Hauser & Wirth relocates to new street-level space in Hong Kong

Meanwhile, Eva Presenhuber is now teaming up with a South Korean design studio and Tang Contemporary Art will add a space in Singapore to its roster

Wheeling and dealing: Los Angeles galleries move into old car showrooms

Roberts Projects and Hauser & Wirth take over two of the city’s historic car showrooms, while Lisson slides into a former sex club

Are charity art auctions, not donations, the new model for offsetting taxes?

Paul Allen’s estate has pledged proceeds of its $1.6bn Christie’s sale to unnamed philanthropic causes, while FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried vaguely promised to give away his fortune

Gossip from Miami Art Week: rapper Jadakiss performs in a synagogue and Pace gallery boss Marc Glimcher is the karaoke king

Plus, a pop-up casino in Art Basel Miami Beach, a drone-delivered birthday message, and a Joe/Joan Jonas mix up

Six shows to see in London during UK Black History Month

From wool sculptures inspired by Malcolm X to Sonia Boyce's first-ever commercial gallery solo show

Painting for food with Jeppe Hein, toasting Manhattan’s newest galleries and more Armory Week festivities

With the city’s art world roaring back to life for The Armory Show, gallery parties and special programmes filled the days and nights, from a Lorna Simpson talk at Hauser & Wirth to a video art screening at Quad Cinema

Six must-see exhibitions on view in the Hamptons

As the Art Market Hamptons fair returns to Water Mill, these are the must-see shows on the east end of Long Island

Hauser & Wirth couple buy up Groucho private club in London—complete with 150-strong art collection

Works by Peter Blake, Gavin Turk and Tracey Emin are dotted around the Dean Street premises