Established in Paris in 1986, Helwaser Gallery specializes in Post-war and Contemporary art, featuring seminal artists such as Alexander Calder, Helen Frankenthaler, Adolph Gottlieb, and Yayoi Kusama. The gallery was originally located in rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, Paris, and initiated noteworthy exhibitions, including a retrospective on Jean Dubuffet (1996), curated in partnership with Galerie Pascal Lansberg. Other exhibitions include "Rencontre de Personnages (An Encounter between Figures)", which presented a rich selection of French cubist masters, notably George Braque, Jean Metzinger, and Pablo Picasso (2004). In 2008, Helwaser Gallery marked its inaugural relocation to New York with the exhibition "Red", which brought together Post-War artists, such as Hans Hofmann, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
In 2019, Helwaser Gallery will open its new Upper East Side gallery space with a public exhibition program. The program will promote emerging and established contemporary artists, working across the mediums of painting, sculpture, and cinema. The exhibition program centers on national histories and geographies, and aims to connect with significant historical cultural movements. This focus on contemporary projects continues to be paired with a yearly exhibition devoted to post-war and contemporary art, linking the history of the gallery with its new curatorial vision. More details on participating artists will be announced in Winter 2018.
Notable Exhibitions
1988 – The School of Pont-Aven: Henri Moreat, Pole Serusier, Charles Filiger, Paul Gauguin
1989 – The Nabis: Pierre Bonnard, Eduoard Vuillard, Paul Ranson, Ker-Xavier Roussel
1995 – The Cubists: Albert Gleizes, Pablo Picasso, Roger de La Fresnaye, Andre Lhote
1996 – Jean Dubuffet
2004 – A Gathering of Figures: Jean Metzinger, Andre Masson, Bernard Buffet, Pablo Picasso
2008 – Beyond Pop: A Panorama of Contemporary Chinese Art
2013 – RED: Andy Warhol, Franz Kline, Jules Olitsky, Theodoros Stamos, Jean Michel Basquiat
2014 – Selected Works: Theodoros Stamos, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Rauschenberg
Art Fair Participation
2015 – 2019: The Armory Show, New York
2010 – 2018: Art Miami, Florida
2014, 2016: Art New York, New York
2012 – 2014: Art Southampton, New York
2009 – 2011: Palm Beach Art Fair
2006 – 2008: Brafa, Brussels
2013: The Salon: Art + Design, New York
2007: Paris Art + Design, Paris