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MANY HAPPY RETURNS
For the 10th consecutive year, Night Gallery will exhibit at Dallas Art Fair.
INTERVIEW BY JESSICA NOWITZKI
Night Gallery has become the hub of LA’s thriving visual arts community in the past twelve years, supporting artists of diverse backgrounds and perspectives while raising its visibility internationally. Returning each year to the Dallas Art Fair (DAF) since 2012, Night Gallery partner William Hathaway offers insight into the Dallas love affair.
Jessica Nowitzki (JN): Excited to have you back in Dallas and exhibiting at the Dallas Art Fair for the tenth time. How did you get connected to the DAF and what makes you come back? William Hathaway (WH): I believe the first time I came to Dallas was in 2003, around when the Nasher Sculpture Center opened. I always enjoyed my time in the city. When I started working at Night Gallery in 2011, I learned that we sent artwork to TWO x TWO each year, but never a representative of the gallery. So I volunteered to go. I met so many great people at the gala that I suggested that we participate in the fair. We went the next year and haven’t looked back. JN: Night Gallery has been in business for over a decade, owner (and visionary!) Davida Nemeroff, started the gallery in a strip mall in Lincoln Heights, LA, with openings held between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. You eventually moved across town, and today you have added on another 14,000-square-foot space across the street from the current gallery. How has your programming evolved and expanded during this time? WH: We look for artists who both connect with our program and can contribute something different. Working with an artist should be a constant collaboration: We have to work as a team in service of a shared vision. I think what I love so much about Night Gallery is the core strength of that vision, which has only become more steadfast and ambitious over time. When I came on, we mainly showed paintings, but through the years we have started to incorporate more sculpture and installations and are now working with artists from all over the world. Han Bing is originally from China and currently works in Paris; Clare Woods, who we will be exhibiting this year, is from the UK, and recently we’ve been looking at a few artists in Brazil. To be continued! JN: You focus on emerging artists and have a roster of artists with diverse backgrounds. As a gallery you give them a platform to support their work to a broader audience, but you have also created an inclusive culture of collaborating with other galleries. Tell us more about any of your recent collaborations. WH: One of our best attributes as a gallery is the emphasis we place on collaborations to best support our artists. Tau Lewis has a show up currently at 52 Walker and also works with Stephen Freidman; Jesse Mockrin is now co-represented by James Cohan; Almine Rech works with Claire Tabouret and Andrea Marie Breiling. Night Gallery recognizes that partnerships are essential to getting artists’ names and work out to a wider audience. JN: Who are you featuring in your booth this year?
WH: Claire Woods, Farley Aguilar, and Cynthia Daignault. JN: We have a great collecting community in Dallas that is supportive of the fair, and the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and the Dallas Contemporary are beneficiaries of the fairs. I’m sure this gives an exhibitor an extra level of excitement, as you are becoming part of the larger community. How has the fair opened other doors for your gallery to get involved with the Dallas arts community at large? WH: The DMA has been a wonderful institution to work with. The museum has been very supportive of the gallery and has purchased works both out of the fair and from us directly. They also hosted Wanda Koop’s first exhibition in an American museum, which was very significant. We have a project in the works with the Nasher, but it’s under wraps for now. In addition to the local museums, John Runyon has been instrumental in placing work in the lobbies of some amazing buildings in Dallas. Night Gallery artists are wellrepresented in and around Dallas! P
Above: Clare Woods, Heavenly Hundred, 2022, oil on aluminum, 59.12 x 39.37 in. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Below: Jesse Mockrin, Abduction, 2018, oil on linen, 90 x 124 in. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery, Los Angeles.
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