Jeff Poe, the co-founder of Los Angeles powerhouse gallery Blum & Poe, introduced Monday (14 August) that he’ll step again from his position after almost 30 years of working the gallery with co-founder Tim Blum.
Poe didn’t specify his plans for the longer term, however did say in an announcement he’ll proceed working with artists and artwork, and can “be taking place an easier and extra fluid path”.
Poe mentioned he has all the time been engaged in “constructing quieter features of the gallery”, together with creating the actual property, design and structure of its areas.
“I’ll proceed with that too,” Poe mentioned. “I’m fairly enthusiastic about having the liberty to completely embrace a brand new follow.”
Blum and Poe established their first Los Angeles gallery in 1994. Since then, the pair have opened areas in New York and Tokyo, and have further workers based mostly in Taipei and Paris, in accordance with the gallery. Blum & Poe symbolize greater than 60 artists and estates from 16 nations. The gallery helped launch the careers of main artists together with Mark Grotjahn, Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami. As Blum & Poe has grown, the broader Los Angeles artwork scene has additionally skilled explosive progress over the earlier three a long time.
“It’s been a unprecedented journey constructing this gallery with Jeff,” Blum mentioned in an announcement.
The gallery additionally introduced Monday that longtime New York-based Associate Matt Bangser has been promoted to managing associate, a newly-created place.
