Sloan Fine Art Moves from 128 Rivington; ‘Not Closing,’ Owner Says | Gallerist NY
Sloan Fine Art Moves from 128 Rivington; ‘Not Closing,’ Owner Says
“It sounds crazy,” said Alix Sloan, the gallery’s owner, on the phone with Gallerist today, “But one of the things I’ve learned is I really don’t need the amount of space that I have. I was paying money for space I didn’t need, and in these times, that just doesn’t make sense.”
The gallery is always closed during the month of August, so Ms. Sloan began looking around casually to see if finding a more practical, affordable place was even a possibility. Her searches were promising so she gave notice in September.
The e-mail message said the gallery would be moving into its new space in 2012. This space hasn’t been picked out yet, according to Ms. Sloan, but she says she is confident the move will happen at the beginning of the year—in January or February. In addition, the gallery will be showing at a large booth at the Scope Miami art fair—“much larger” than in previous years—which runs from November 29 to December 4.
Regarding the short public notice about the move, Ms. Sloan said, “I wanted to make sure to tell all my artists and my collectors before sending out a big email blast. I wanted to make sure that they weren’t nervous and that they knew we weren’t closing.” We recommend you stop by the gallery before 6pm on Saturday to see the Nicole Etienne and Elizabeth McGrath show.
Ms. Sloan added that her preference would be to stay on the Lower East Side, but she is “looking all over the place.”
