{{Short description|German art dealer and gallerist (born 1963)}} {{Infobox person | name = Esther Schipper | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}} | birth_place = Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Art dealer and gallerist | known for = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | boards = | spouse = | partner = Florian Wojnar | children = 2 | parents = Kristofer Schipper | relatives = | website = }} '''Esther Schipper''' (born 1963)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunstforum.de/artikel/esther-schipper/|title=Esther Schipper|website=www.kunstforum.de}}</ref> is a German art dealer and gallerist.
==Early life== Schipper is the daughter of Dutch sinologist Kristofer Schipper.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/icon/design/article140538791/Das-Geheimnis-des-perfekten-Wohnens-ist-Stauraum.html|title=So lebt die Berliner Galeristin Esther Schipper|first=Lydia|last=Schmid|date=9 May 2015|publisher=|accessdate=14 April 2019|via=www.welt.de}}</ref> She was born in Taiwan and lived there until the age of seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randian-online.com/np_feature/esther-schipper-interview/2/|title=randian - Esther Schipper – Interview|author=|date=|website=www.randian-online.com|accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> She later grew up in Paris.<ref name="auto2">Tim Ackermann (April 23, 2011), [https://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/kultur/article13247789/Mitten-im-jungen-Galerienkiez.html Mitten im jungen Galerienkiez] ''Die Welt''.</ref>
==Career== Schipper gained her first professional experience as an assistant at the Monika Sprüth Gallery in Cologne in 1983/84.
Schipper opened her first gallery in Cologne in 1989.<ref name="artreview.com">{{cite web|url=https://artreview.com/power_100/esther_schipper/|title=Esther Schipper / Power 100 / ArtReview|author=|date=|website=artreview.com|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/1265/Esther-Schipper|title=Esther Schipper|first=Art|last=Basel|date=|website=Art Basel|accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> Between 1990 and 1992, Schipper and Daniel Buchholz also operated Buchholz & Schipper, a shop specializing in multiples. In cooperation with Michael Krome, the gallery operated under the name Schipper & Krome between 1994 and 2004.
In 1995, Schipper opened a project space in Berlin, and moved all of its operations there in 1997.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estherschipper.com/about/gallery/|title=The Gallery|author=|date=|website=Esther Schipper|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>Kimberly Bradley (August 12, 2020), [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/arts/design/berlin-art-scene.html Berlin’s Art Scene: Are Reports of Its Death Exaggerated?] ''New York Times''.</ref> From 2010 until 2017, the gallery was located in a {{convert|500|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} space in the former offices of architect Arno Brandlhuber in Berlin's Tiergarten district.<ref name="auto2"/> Following negotiations launched in 2014, Schipper acquired the majority shareholding in Jörg Johnen GmbH in 2015<ref>Laurie Rojas (June 2, 2015), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2015/06/02/berlin-galleries-join-forces-to-stay-in-the-game Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game] ''The Art Newspaper''</ref><ref>Catrin Lorch (May 25, 2015), [https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/handel-1-1-gross-1.2490933 Mittelgroß ist zu klein] ''Süddeutsche Zeitung''.</ref> and then took over both galleries' sites; the Johnen location eventually closed.<ref name="artnews.com">Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/gavin-brown-gladstone-gallery-profile-1234579713/ In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small] ''ARTnews''.</ref>
In 2017, Esther Schipper moved to a {{convert|5800|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} space located inside a former printing facility and warehouse for the local Berlin newspaper ''Der Tagesspiegel'' on Potsdamer Strasse; the space was designed by Selldorf Architects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/esther-schipper-new-space-873476|title=Berlin's Esther Schipper Will Move to a Massive New Space|author=|date=28 February 2017|website=artnet News|accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estherschipper.com/about/contact/|title=Contact|author=|date=|website=Esther Schipper|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref> In 2021, the gallery had temporary spaces in Palma de Mallorca ({{convert|500|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}), Zhongshan District, Taipei ({{convert|250|m2|sqft|abbr=on}})<ref>Kabir Jhala (June 18, 2021), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/06/18/sun-sea-and-esther-schipper-berlin-gallery-pops-up-in-mallorca-and-taipei-this-summer Sun, sea and Esther Schipper: Berlin gallery pops up in Mallorca and Taipei this summer] ''The Art Newspaper''</ref> and the Tianjin Free-Trade Zone.<ref>Melanie Gerlis (October 7, 2021), [https://www.ft.com/content/dbf02918-094e-48e7-ae3c-6672795ba93a Pop-up galleries in Beijing free-trade zone and London] ''Financial Times''</ref> Since 2022, the gallery has been operating second location in Paris and a third showroom in a four-story building in Seoul's Itaewon neighbourhood, designed by StudioMDA.<ref>Andrew Russeth (5 January 2023), [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/design/seoul-art-gallery-museum-korea.html Inside South Korea’s Art-Mad Capital] ''New York Times''.</ref>
In addition to her work as a gallerist, Schipper was a member of the Art Basel art fair's selection committee for ten years<ref>Philippe Regnier (June 1, 1997), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/1997/06/01/basel-beckons-from-bacon-to-warhol-the-cream-of-twentieth-century-art-on-view Basel beckons: from Bacon to Warhol, the cream of twentieth-century art on view] ''The Art Newspaper''.</ref> and later joined the selection committee of Frieze Art Fair in New York.<ref>Nicola Kuhn and Birgit Rieger (13 September 2021), [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/esther-schipper-zur-art-week-als-frau-wird-man-einfach-nicht-ernstgenommen-248929.html Esther Schipper zur Art Week: „Als Frau wird man einfach nicht ernstgenommen“] ''Der Tagesspiegel''.</ref> She was also one of the co-founders of Berlin's annual Gallery Weekend.<ref>Rose-Maria Gropp (28 April 2010), [https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunstmarkt/kommentare-glossen/gallery-weekend-in-berlin-die-stadt-die-kunst-und-die-karawane-1968213.html Gallery Weekend in Berlin: Die Stadt, die Kunst und die Karawane] ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung''.</ref>
===Artists=== Esther Schipper represents several living artists, including: {{columns-list|colwidth=10em| * AA Bronson * Angela Bulloch<ref name="Die Kunst des Weglassens">Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), [https://www.welt.de/print/wams/lifestyle/article140431671/Die-Kunst-des-Weglassens.html Die Kunst des Weglassens] ''Die Welt''.</ref> * Thomas Demand<ref name="auto3">Laurie Rojas (June 2, 2015), [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2015/06/02/berlin-galleries-join-forces-to-stay-in-the-game Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game] ''The Art Newspaper''.</ref> * Simon Fujiwara (since 2018)<ref name="auto3"/> * Ryan Gander<ref>Caroline Roux (May 1, 2019), [https://www.ft.com/content/c208725c-6a93-11e9-9ff9-8c855179f1c4 Berlin puts its spin on the art world with Gallery Weekend] ''Financial Times''.</ref> * Liam Gillick<ref name="Die Kunst des Weglassens">Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), [https://www.welt.de/print/wams/lifestyle/article140431671/Die-Kunst-des-Weglassens.html Die Kunst des Weglassens] ''Die Welt''.</ref> * Pierre Huyghe<ref name="Die Kunst des Weglassens">Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), [https://www.welt.de/print/wams/lifestyle/article140431671/Die-Kunst-des-Weglassens.html Die Kunst des Weglassens] ''Die Welt''.</ref> * Ann Veronica Janssens * Annette Kelm (since 2024) * Gabriel Kuri<ref>Tim Ackermann (April 23, 2011), [https://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/kultur/article13247789/Mitten-im-jungen-Galerienkiez.html Mitten im jungen Galerienkiez] ''Die Welt''.</ref> * Jac Leirner (since 2020), * Isa Melsheimer<ref>Mara Hoberman (8 May 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/arts/international/new-york-version-of-frieze-art-fair-comes-into-its-own.html New York Version of Frieze Art Fair Comes Into Its Own] ''New York Times''.</ref> * Philippe Parreno<ref name="Die Kunst des Weglassens">Lydia Schmid (3 May 2015), [https://www.welt.de/print/wams/lifestyle/article140431671/Die-Kunst-des-Weglassens.html Die Kunst des Weglassens] ''Die Welt''.</ref> * Anri Sala (since 2015)<ref>Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/gavin-brown-gladstone-gallery-profile-1234579713/ In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small] ''ARTnews''.[https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2015/06/02/berlin-galleries-join-forces-to-stay-in-the-game Berlin galleries join forces to stay in the game] ''The Art Newspaper''.</ref> * Karin Sander * Tino Sehgal (since 2015)<ref>Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/gavin-brown-gladstone-gallery-profile-1234579713/ In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small] ''ARTnews''.</ref> * Daniel Steegmann Mangrané (since 2015)<ref name="auto1"/>}}
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: * Rodney Graham (since 2015)<ref name="artnews.com"/>
==Personal life== Schipper lives in Mitte, Berlin, with her partner Florian Wojnar and their two children.<ref name="auto1"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Official website|www.estherschipper.com}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schipper, Esther}} Category:Living people Category:German art dealers Category:1963 births