What Kayne Griffin does

Kayne Griffin was a contemporary art gallery founded in 2011 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The gallery represented an internationally recognized roster of contemporary artists centered on the California Light and Space movement, including James Turrell, Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, and Beverly Pepper, alongside established international figures such as David Lynch, Jiro Takamatsu, and Mika Tajima. Its core operations consisted of physical gallery exhibitions, artist representation, participation in major international art fairs (Art Basel, Frieze, The Armory Show, ADAA, West Bund Art & Design, and others), and an online viewing room for remote art presentation. Revenue was generated through commissions on the sale of artworks, with pricing conducted via private inquiry on a transaction-by-transaction basis; the gallery's market was high-net-worth individual collectors and museums/institutions, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers.

The gallery maintained a global collector reach through art fair participation across the US, Europe, the UK, China, and the UAE. Under the company name Kayne Griffin Corcoran (its earlier DBA), the entity built a curatorial brand anchored by decades of exhibition history, provenance documentation, and institutional placements at the Guggenheim, Whitney, LACMA, and Getty. The defining corporate event is the acquisition by Pace Gallery: as of the most recent data, the kaynegriffin.com website announces that "Kayne Griffin is now Pace Los Angeles," with the contact email migrated to [email protected], indicating full integration into the Pace Gallery network rather than continued independent operation.

Name

Kayne Griffin

Legal name

Kayne Griffin

Website

https://kaynegriffin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kayne Griffin is a Los Angeles contemporary art gallery representing established artists such as James Turrell, Mary Corse, and David Lynch. The gallery operates as Pace Los Angeles following acquisition by Pace Gallery, serving high-net-worth collectors and museums through exhibitions, art fairs, and private sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992), Art Dealers (459920), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Art, Photography & Illustrated Books Publishing (MPAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibition services
• Art fair participation
• Fine art sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales Commission: Primary revenue from selling artworks by represented artists on commission basis. Gallery acts as intermediary between artists and collectors, earning percentage on sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kayne Griffin is a contemporary art gallery that represents and sells artworks by established contemporary artists, including James Turrell, Mary Corse, David Lynch, and Beverly Pepper. The gallery operates physical exhibitions in Los Angeles, an online viewing room for remote art acquisition, and participates in major international art fairs to reach global collectors and institutions. The gallery has now been integrated into Pace Gallery, operating as Pace Los Angeles.

Product overview

Kayne Griffin is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles, now operating as Pace Los Angeles. The gallery offers a unified portfolio of services centered on exhibiting, representing, and selling contemporary artworks. Its core offerings include physical gallery exhibitions featuring artists across sculpture, painting, and mixed media; an online viewing room for remote art acquisition; representation of a roster of contemporary artists including James Turrell, Mary Corse, David Lynch, Beverly Pepper, and Mika Tajima; and participation in major international art fairs. The gallery has merged with Pace Gallery, expanding its reach while maintaining its focus on light and space art, Japanese artists, and West Coast contemporary art.

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Products and services

• Gallery Exhibitions In-gallery exhibitions featuring contemporary artists across various mediums including sculpture, painting, and mixed media installations, presented at the Los Angeles gallery space.
• Viewing Room Online viewing room platform for exploring and purchasing artworks represented by the gallery, enabling remote art acquisition.
• Art Fair Participation Representation at major international art fairs including Art Basel Miami Beach, Frieze London, Frieze Los Angeles, Frieze New York, The Armory Show, ADAA: The Art Show, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Expo Chicago, and others.
• Artist Representation Representation of contemporary artists including James Turrell, Mary Corse, David Lynch, Beverly Pepper, Mika Tajima, and others, providing artist career development, exhibition opportunities, and sales representation.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• JTT (New York)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018Joint presentation of Charles Harlan at Frieze New York Focus 2018. JTT collaborated with Kayne Griffin Corcoran to present Harlan's works in a shared booth.
• Tokyo Publishing HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2017Co-presented Tatsuo Kawaguchi solo exhibition at Frieze New York 2017. Tokyo Publishing House collaborated with Kayne Griffin Corcoran to showcase Japanese artist Tatsuo Kawaguchi's early works.
• Pace GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKayne Griffin is now Pace Los Angeles following acquisition/merger with Pace Gallery. The gallery now operates under the Pace Gallery brand, representing the continuation of Kayne Griffin's artist roster within the Pace network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Perrotin: International contemporary gallery founded by Emmanuel Perrotin with outposts across New York, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Los Angeles, and Dubai. Directly comparable through heavy art-fair participation and global contemporary primary-market strategy.
• Pace Gallery: Now the parent of Kayne Griffin (operating as Pace Los Angeles), Pace Gallery is one of the world's largest contemporary art galleries with global outposts. Directly comparable given the integration and overlapping artist representation in light-and-space and contemporary movements.
• Regen Projects: Long-established Los Angeles contemporary gallery with strong representation of blue-chip American and international artists. Most directly comparable Los Angeles-based contemporary peer given overlapping artist roster category and shared regional collectors.
• Sprüth Magers: International contemporary gallery with locations in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, and New York. Comparable in cross-continental reach, contemporary artist representation, and integration of conceptual practice with primary-market sales.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Established contemporary gallery with international footprint representing conceptually rigorous contemporary artists. Comparable in scale, curatorial seriousness, and artist roster depth, particularly with the historical Light and Space overlap.
• Lehmann Maupin: Contemporary gallery with locations in New York, London, Seoul, and Hong Kong, focused on international contemporary artists. Comparable in international art fair participation and contemporary primary-market positioning.
• Gladstone Gallery: Contemporary gallery with locations in New York, Brussels, and Seoul representing established and mid-career contemporary artists. Comparable artist roster stage, fair presence, and primary-market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• David Zwirner: Global contemporary gallery with representation of major blue-chip artists and a parallel publishing program. Direct competitor for primary sales of high-value contemporary works and institutional placements.
• Hauser & Wirth: Major global gallery with deep contemporary and modern artist representation and an active art-fair presence including Frieze and Art Basel. Closely comparable in scale of operations and blue-chip roster strategy.
• Gagosian: The world's largest contemporary art gallery with global outposts and representation of the highest-tier contemporary artists including many in Kayne Griffin's roster. Direct competitor in primary-market placement of blue-chip contemporary works.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KayneGriffin
• Instagraminstagram.com/kaynegriffingallery
• Xx.com/kgcgallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kayne-griffin

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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