{{Short description|American gallerist}} thumb|James Fuentes gallery at 52 White St, New York
'''James Fuentes''' is an American gallerist whose eponymous contemporary art gallery opened in Manhattan, New York, United States in 2007.
Fuentes was born on the Lower East Side in the 1970s to Ecuadorian immigrant parents and was raised on the Lower East Side and South Bronx.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laster |first1=Paul |title=Three Years Strong in His New Space on Delancey, Gallerist James Fuentes Keeps the Art Coming |url=http://ec2-54-183-206-198.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/art/a-man-and-his-gallery |publisher=The Asthete}}</ref>
== History == Currently, the gallery has three physical locations: 55 Delancey Street and 52 White Street in New York,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabb |first1=Maxwell |title=James Fuentes set to debut new Tribeca gallery space |date=5 March 2024 |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-james-fuentes-set-debut-new-tribeca-gallery-space |publisher=Artsy |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wally |first1=Maxine |title=The Most Anticipated Art Shows and Exhibitions of 2024 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/art-shows-exhibits-museums-galleries-2024 |publisher=W Magazine |access-date=4 March 2024}}</ref> and 5015 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Annie |title=Wet Paint in the Wild: Gallerist James Fuentes Sets Up Shop in L.A. and Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Painter Didier Williams's Opening Show |date=19 May 2023 |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wet-paint-in-the-wild-james-fuentes-2305743 |publisher=Artnet News |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Katie |title=Socially Conscious Architects Dominic and Christopher Leong Invest in Family Time, Sailing Trips, and the Occasional Omakase Menu |date=3 August 2023 |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/valuations-architects-dominic-and-christopher-leong-2344711 |publisher=Artnet News |access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> Previously, the gallery occupied two spaces on the Lower East Side of Manhattan including its original address at 35 Saint James Place.
Before opening his eponymous gallery, James Fuentes worked for several notable galleries including Gavin Brown's Enterprise and Jeffrey Deitch, where he served as a Director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yassur |first1=Mika |title=This Spring, Gallerist James Fuentes Trades Delancey Street for Tribeca |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2024/03/08/james-fuentes-gallery-move-tribeca |publisher=Cultured Magazine |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Art Angle |title=James Fuentes Has His Own Playbook for Success. It's Working. |date=8 March 2024 |url=https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/james-fuentes-has-his-own-playbook-for-success-its-working-2446671 |publisher=Artnet News |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>
== Artists == Artists represented by James Fuentes include Alison Knowles, Didier William,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roux |first1=Caroline |title=Didier William: artist who gouges deep into his heritage |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f04660af-a543-4741-8ecf-1f23f1c8a51b |publisher=The Financial Times}}</ref> Amalia Ulman, Oscar yi Hou, Dalton Paula, and Lizzi Bougatsos, and the estates of Juanita McNeely,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fateman |first1=Johanna |title=Juanita McNeely |date=May 2020 |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/juanita-mcneely-247065/ |publisher=Artforum}}</ref> Kikuo Saito, Geoffrey Holder, and Ed Baynard. Many of these artists have been exhibited in major exhibitions including the Biennale di Venezia, Whitney Biennial, and Prospect New Orleans,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Benjamin |title=Sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans will feature 49 artists' works throughout the city |date=25 January 2024 |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/01/25/prospect-new-orleans-sixth-edition-artist-list-revealed |publisher=The Art Newspaper |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> and international museums including Whitney Museum of American Art,<ref>{{cite web |title=Is It Real? Yes, It Is! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWj5QFOETwo |website=Youtube | date=23 June 2023 |publisher=Whitney Museum of American Art}}</ref> Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patel |first1=Alpesh Kantilal |title=Didier William |date=April 2023 |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/didier-william-251077/ |publisher=Artforum}}</ref>
== Exhibitions == Alongside regular exhibitions of represented artists, the gallery has also exhibited special presentations of artists like Lonnie Holley and historical works by artists including Thornton Dial, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, whose eight-hour film, ''Empire'' (1965), the gallery screened in full for the first month of the work's 50th-anniversary year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gopnik |first1=Blake |title=Monumental Cast, but Not Much Plot |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/arts/design/andy-warhols-empire-shown-in-its-entirety.html |work=The New York Times |date=16 January 2014 |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> The gallery regularly participates in international art fairs, including Art Basel Switzerland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Alison Knowles, Make A Salad, 1962 |url=https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/39164/Alison-Knowles-Make-A-Salad?lang=en |publisher=Art Basel}}</ref> Art Basel Miami Beach, The Armory Show, The ADAA Art Show, and Independent 20th Century.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Will |first1=Heinrich |title=An Expansive Art History at the Independent Art Fair |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/arts/design/independent-art-fair-battery-maritime.html |work=The New York Times |date=7 September 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Independent 20th Century Returns to New York This September With an Eye-Opening Focus on Self-Taught Artists |date=4 August 2023 |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/independent-20th-century-artistic-program-2345909 |publisher=Artnet News |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
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