What Matthew Marks Gallery, Llc does

Matthew Marks Gallery, LLC is a privately-held contemporary art gallery founded in New York in 1991, representing 35 artists of different generations working in painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. The gallery operates five physical exhibition spaces totaling more than 18,000 square feet—three in New York's Chelsea district (522 West 22nd Street, 523 West 24th Street, 526 West 22nd Street) and two in Los Angeles (1062 North Orange Grove and 7818 Santa Monica Boulevard). Each year the gallery presents between 13 and 15 exhibitions, most accompanied by original catalogue or monograph publications, and represents blue-chip and mid-career contemporary artists including Jasper Johns, Martin Puryear, Vija Celmins, Katharina Fritsch, Joan Brown, Anne Truitt, Jordan Belson, and Thomas Demand, many of whom currently have concurrent major museum exhibitions internationally.

The gallery operates a direct-to-collector business model with no e-commerce platform for major works. Revenue is generated through four primary streams: primary-market art sales from represented artists, secondary-market sales, exhibition-driven sales during 13–15 annual shows, and a publications and limited-editions program that includes exhibition catalogues, monographs, posters, and limited-edition prints and sculptures (e.g., Katharina Fritsch Fish Ring and Star edition at $3,000, Schlange/Snake edition of 240). Limited editions, posters, and select publications are available for direct purchase via the gallery website; major works are sold by inquiry only through senior directors and associates.

The customer base consists of high-net-worth private collectors (primary segment) and museums and cultural institutions (secondary segment). Distribution relies on gallery locations, art fair participation, exhibition openings, a mailing list, and earned press coverage in publications including The New York Times, Artforum, and ARTnews. The gallery operates as an independent, founder-controlled LLC with no known parent company, outside equity investors, or institutional shareholders, and runs a 15+ person directorate including senior directors, associate directors, and department heads across New York and Los Angeles.

Name

Matthew Marks Gallery, Llc

Legal name

Matthew Marks Gallery, LLC

Website

https://matthewmarks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matthew Marks Gallery is a privately-held contemporary art gallery founded in 1991, representing 35 artists in painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking across five New York and Los Angeles exhibition spaces totaling more than 18,000 square feet, serving private collectors and museums through direct sales and a limited-editions and publications program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), 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
• Fine art sales
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art publications

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling contemporary artworks from represented and non-represented artists, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints. Both primary market (direct from artists) and secondary market sales.
2. Exhibitions: Gallery presents 13-15 exhibitions annually at its five locations, generating revenue through sales during exhibitions and opening events.
3. Publications: Sale of exhibition catalogues, monographs, and books published by the gallery. Includes deeply discounted books and rare out-of-print titles from 30 years of publishing.
4. Limited Editions: Sale of limited edition prints, sculptures, and multiples by gallery artists, including certificates of authenticity. Editions range from $3,000 for smaller works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Matthew Marks Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that represents thirty-five artists across painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, presenting thirteen to fifteen exhibitions per year at five locations in New York and Los Angeles. Revenue is generated primarily through the sale of original artworks (primary and secondary market), supplemented by limited edition prints and sculptures, and the sale of exhibition catalogues, monographs, posters, and rare out-of-print publications from a thirty-year publishing archive.

Product overview

Matthew Marks Gallery is an art gallery that represents thirty-five artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. The gallery operates as a traditional gallery rather than a technology product company, offering physical exhibition spaces, original publications (books, posters, and art editions), and representation of artists. The gallery has three locations in New York and two in Los Angeles, totaling more than 18,000 square feet of exhibition space. They present between thirteen and fifteen exhibitions annually, many accompanied by original publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contemporary Art Sales (Primary Market)
• Contemporary Art Sales (Secondary Market)
• Limited Editions
• Exhibition Posters
• Exhibition Catalogues and Books

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pace Gallery: Pace Gallery is a leading blue-chip contemporary art gallery with global locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Geneva, and Los Angeles. It represents major contemporary artists across painting, sculpture, and multimedia and competes directly with Matthew Marks for top-tier artists and institutional collectors.
• Marian Goodman Gallery: Marian Goodman Gallery is a New York-based blue-chip contemporary gallery with locations in New York, Paris, and London. It represents major contemporary artists and competes directly with Matthew Marks in the same midtown/Chelsea primary market for institutional collectors and museum sales.
• Hauser & Wirth: Hauser & Wirth is a major international contemporary and modern art gallery with locations in New York, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Gstaad, and Somerset. It runs an extensive publishing program and competes directly with Matthew Marks for artists, collectors, and museum partnerships.
• Gladstone Gallery: Gladstone Gallery is a New York and Brussels-based contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging international artists. It shares Matthew Marks' positioning in West Chelsea and competes for similar blue-chip artist representation and collector base.
• David Zwirner: David Zwirner is one of the largest blue-chip contemporary galleries globally with galleries in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. It represents estate-level contemporary artists and operates an in-house publishing imprint, competing with Matthew Marks for both artists and collectors in the same West Chelsea ecosystem.
• Gagosian: Gagosian is the world's largest contemporary art gallery with 18+ exhibition spaces across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. It represents blue-chip contemporary and modern masters and is a primary competitor to Matthew Marks at the top end of the contemporary art market.
• Lévy Gorvy Dayan: Lévy Gorvy Dayan is a New York, London, and Paris-based gallery specializing in post-war and contemporary masters. It competes directly with Matthew Marks in the high-end primary and secondary markets for blue-chip contemporary art.
• Skarstedt Gallery: Skarstedt Gallery is a New York, London, and Paris-based contemporary gallery focused on established post-war and contemporary artists. It operates in a similar price tier and collector segment as Matthew Marks with comparable blue-chip positioning.
• Lehmann Maupin: Lehmann Maupin is a New York, London, and Seoul-based contemporary art gallery representing international artists across diverse mediums. It competes with Matthew Marks for emerging-to-blue-chip artist rosters and museum-quality contemporary programming.
• Galerie Lelong & Co. Galerie Lelong & Co. is a New York and Paris-based contemporary gallery with a parallel publishing imprint. It represents established contemporary artists across painting, sculpture, and works on paper, overlapping directly with Matthew Marks' programming and artist profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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