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The following presents a tentative and obviously non-exhaustive[1] list of art galleries and often museums that are denoted as "vanity galleries" on account of their hosting "vanity exhibitions." In these galleries, artists are invited or canvassed to exhibit their works for a fee, payable to the gallery or the museum.
Not all such galleries or museums, named as "institutions" from now on, are predatory and strictly after getting money out of artists. Some often promote relatively or entirely unknown artists.[2]. In any case, the general attitude of vanity galleries is signified by the title given to them: They prey on aspiring artists' and enthusiasts' desire for their work to be shown and sense of vanity, to turn a profit.
Wikipedia contributors should beware of using such galleries as sources to establish that an artist has had a notable exhibition.
A vanity gallery should not be confused with a private gallery cited for having being created out of its founders' vanity.[3]
See also
[edit]List of potentially vanity galleries and museums
[edit]Listed strictly alphabetically
- Agora, Chelsea, New York city. Some artists believe Agora is a respectable venue; others have had experiences that border on scam. Caution is recommended.[4]
- Galería Azur, Madrid, Spain. Artists who want to be exchibited pay for transportation costs both way, contribute a thousand Euros fee for a group exhibition, and the gallery keeps 30 percent of the sale price.[5]
- Keane-Mason Gallery. It opened in New York City in 1979, initially starting out as the Keane Mason Woman Art Gallery. First exposed by Lisa Gubernick's 1981 reporting in Village Voice.[6]
- National Art Museum of China. "At the National Art Museum of China, most of the galleries are at present disgraced by near-kitsch vanity exhibitions paid for by the artists or their backers—a routine practice in all of China’s underfunded art institutions, whether public or private."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ There are roughly 19,000 galleries across 124 countries in 3,533 cities worldwide, per this source: Resch, Magnus (2016). Global Art Gallery Report (PDF). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 978 07148 7370 1.
- ^ Read, Christine (26 May 2015). "Agora Gallery, New York". ChristineReadArt. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ McCafferty, Georgia (1 December 2016). "China's private art museums: Icons or empty vanity projects?". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Agora". MyDealing. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery". MyDeal. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Sherwin, Brian (26 September 2013). "Vanity Galleries: A cruel history". The Art Edge. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Vine, Richard (27 April 2011). "China's private art museums: Icons or empty vanity projects?". Art in America. Retrieved 11 May 2024.