Just a note: This gallery is located at 114 Wooster Street. Whatever address was listed…read morepreviously is no longer current. And on to current events . . .
I have been to this gallery a few times. The first time I thought it was a retail space, or a clothing store. It's built in such an interesting and thoughtful way that this space could convince you it's anything!
And honestly, as an instagram aficionado, this place is set up so smoothly, so well, that foreground pieces are hyped up by background pieces. I think enough thought goes into this place that they consider what pieces from various artists enhance pieces from other artists, and they arrange accordingly.
This gallery represents some of the most creative artists out there, including Bruno Catalano, the French-Italian sculptor known for his "travelers" series. Each subject has a substantial piece missing from them, indicating how travel changes us and how we change the spaces in which we travel.
Carole Feuerman is another artist, known for her shockingly lifelike swimmers. Her pieces are stunning, down to the small veins under the skin, small indents where weight is perceived, small drops of water dripping down extremities.
Gabriel Moreno--an astonishingly talented pencil artist, filling his work with mesmerizing color and painstaking individual pencil strokes.
I was specifically drawn to a very special piece--a bronze piece by Fin DAC. A strong, resolute woman with a determined expression and a shocking red mask. The gallery attendant explained to me that this piece was made ONLY for this gallery, therefore cannot be seen anywhere else.
We also spoke of the Park Avenue exhibitions in 2024, for both Bruno Catalano and Carole Feuerman. Both of which were larger than life and amazing to see. These exhibitions also show how Galeries Bartoux is truly involved in the community and bringing art to the outside and to the general public, not just gallery goers. To me, that says a lot.
I frequent a lot of galleries. Some are pretentious. Some are indifferent. Some are chill. Some judgy.
This gallery experience was probably the best I've ever had. Yeji Garcia was in the gallery today. She actively approached me, asked me what I was interested in, and actually discussed the art with me. She was helpful, well informed, interesting, and treated me the same as a millionaire. Do I have money? Yes. Do I act like it? No.
Yeji didn't know if I was penniless or uber rich, but she engaged, she got my info, and she followed up with an email list of art, info, and prices.
I wish I had visited earlier in the day so I had more energy to devote to her enthusiasm. I hope she's there when I return.
I loved this experience. And Galeries Bartoux, do not let Yeji get away. She deserves all the praise.