With the launch of the latest issue, were blogging the unique content available in this exclusive publication. In the Collect subsection, the author explores one of New Yorks finest galleries and the success behind its owner and director in A Stellar Vision.At 1 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City sits the light and airy gallery On Stellar Rays. Owner and dealer Candice Madey moved into the space last fall, joining many other young and well-established galleries in the neighborhood, like Clifton Benevento and Simone Subal, as well as the SANAAdesigned New Museum around the corner. Comfortable in her vision and the operation of her gallery, she signed a 10-year lease.
I always have a very long view for the gallery, says Madey. I know its harder. There were many, many times where Ive had to make choices and I knew I was doing things the difficult way, putting things at risk, but Ive wanted to do it that way. Madeys confidence reflects a sharp acumen as a market player. Trained in art history as an undergraduate, she pursued an MBA, familiarizing herself with the ebb and flow of the art and financial markets.
But when she opened her gallery in 2008, it was in the midst of the global economic recessionher first shows reception fell on the eve before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Madey dug in her heels, shaping her program around an array of critically minded content, much of it dealing reflexively with the market itself and its unstable, alienating qualities. JJ Peet and Alix Pearlsteins shows were very responsive to that moment of decline and anxiety in New York, she says.
She built a small but extremely dedicated audience in New York and Europe, which led shortly thereafter to the inclusion of five of her gallery artists in the prestigious Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2010. That was the moment when the gallery really found its foundation, and new collectors were coming in and taking in the works of all of these artists who were making very different works from one another, says Madey. Many of On Stellar Rays artists have seen success since then, thanks to Madeys slow, methodical and sustainable means of supporting their work through her relationships with curators, serious collectors and critics.
Last summer, one of Madeys critical darlings, Los Angelesbased John Houck, was included in the group show Fixed Variable at Hauser & Wirth in New York, contextualizing himself alongside peers like Lucas Blalock and Chris Wiley as a new generation of emerging photographers. The show successfully introduced Houck to a broader market while he maintained his core collector base, ensuring the longevity of the work on the market. And many of On Stellar Rays artists are regularly included in international group exhibitionslike London-based artist Athanasios Argianas, whose work is currently part of Art or Sound at the Fondazione Prada in Venice (through November 3).
This fall, Madey and On Stellar Rays will present solo exhibitions by Zipora Fried and Tommy Hartung. Frieds show, I Hope the Moon Explodes, constitutes a psychologically and physically expansive installation within the gallery. Hartung will present a new, feature-length video that allegorizes the making of the Old Testament of the Bible with stop-motion animation and real-time footage. Find the full feature in our Fall edition of ONELife Magazine.
Tucked in New York Citys gritty Bowery is a young gallery bursting with talent. Here, a look inside On Stellar Rays and the mind of its owner/director, Candice Madey.
Fall 2014s edition of ONE Life magazine shines a light on world trends, culture and design as the proprietary lifestyle publication of ONE Sothebys International Realty. With the launch of the latest issue, were blogging the unique content available in this exclusive publication. In the Collect subsection, the author explores one of New Yorks finest galleries and the success behind its owner and director in A Stellar Vision.
Tucked in New York Citys gritty Bowery is a young gallery bursting with talent. Here, a look inside On Stellar Rays and the mind of its owner/director, Candice Madey.
At 1 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City sits the light and airy gallery On Stellar Rays. Owner and dealer Candice Madey moved into the space last fall, joining many other young and well-established galleries in the neighborhood, like Clifton Benevento and Simone Subal, as well as the SANAAdesigned New Museum around the corner. Comfortable in her vision and the operation of her gallery, she signed a 10-year lease.
I always have a very long view for the gallery, says Madey. I know its harder. There were many, many times where Ive had to make choices and I knew I was doing things the difficult way, putting things at risk, but Ive wanted to do it that way. Madeys confidence reflects a sharp acumen as a market player. Trained in art history as an undergraduate, she pursued an MBA, familiarizing herself with the ebb and flow of the art and financial markets.
But when she opened her gallery in 2008, it was in the midst of the global economic recessionher first shows reception fell on the eve before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Madey dug in her heels, shaping her program around an array of critically minded content, much of it dealing reflexively with the market itself and its unstable, alienating qualities. JJ Peet and Alix Pearlsteins shows were very responsive to that moment of decline and anxiety in New York, she says. She built a small but extremely dedicated audience in New York and Europe, which led shortly thereafter to the inclusion of five of her gallery artists in the prestigious Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2010. That was the moment when the gallery really found its foundation, and new collectors were coming in and taking in the works of all of these artists who were making very different works from one another, says Madey.
Many of On Stellar Rays artists have seen success since then, thanks to Madeys slow, methodical and sustainable means of supporting their work through her relationships with curators, serious collectors and critics. Last summer, one of Madeys critical darlings, Los Angelesbased John Houck, was included in the group show Fixed Variable at Hauser & Wirth in New York, contextualizing himself alongside peers like Lucas Blalock and Chris Wiley as a new generation of emerging photographers. The show successfully introduced Houck to a broader market while he maintained his core collector base, ensuring the longevity of the work on the market. And many of On Stellar Rays artists are regularly included in international group exhibitionslike London-based artist Athanasios Argianas, whose work is currently part of Art or Sound at the Fondazione Prada in Venice (through November 3).
This fall, Madey and On Stellar Rays will present solo exhibitions by Zipora Fried and Tommy Hartung. Frieds show, I Hope the Moon Explodes, constitutes a psychologically and physically expansive installation within the gallery. Hartung will present a new, feature-length video that allegorizes the making of the Old Testament of the Bible with stop-motion animation and real-time footage.
Find the full feature in our Fall edition of ONELife Magazine. Click here to subscribe to all future issues.
Fall 2014s edition of ONE Life magazine shines a light on world trends, culture and design as the proprietary lifestyle publication of ONE Sothebys International Realty. With the launch of the latest issue, were blogging the unique content available in this exclusive publication. In the Collect subsection, the author explores one of New Yorks finest galleries and the success behind its owner and director in A Stellar Vision.
Tucked in New York Citys gritty Bowery is a young gallery bursting with talent. Here, a look inside On Stellar Rays and the mind of its owner/director, Candice Madey.
At 1 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City sits the light and airy gallery On Stellar Rays. Owner and dealer Candice Madey moved into the space last fall, joining many other young and well-established galleries in the neighborhood, like Clifton Benevento and Simone Subal, as well as the SANAAdesigned New Museum around the corner. Comfortable in her vision and the operation of her gallery, she signed a 10-year lease.
I always have a very long view for the gallery, says Madey. I know its harder. There were many, many times where Ive had to make choices and I knew I was doing things the difficult way, putting things at risk, but Ive wanted to do it that way. Madeys confidence reflects a sharp acumen as a market player. Trained in art history as an undergraduate, she pursued an MBA, familiarizing herself with the ebb and flow of the art and financial markets.
But when she opened her gallery in 2008, it was in the midst of the global economic recessionher first shows reception fell on the eve before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Madey dug in her heels, shaping her program around an array of critically minded content, much of it dealing reflexively with the market itself and its unstable, alienating qualities. JJ Peet and Alix Pearlsteins shows were very responsive to that moment of decline and anxiety in New York, she says. She built a small but extremely dedicated audience in New York and Europe, which led shortly thereafter to the inclusion of five of her gallery artists in the prestigious Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2010. That was the moment when the gallery really found its foundation, and new collectors were coming in and taking in the works of all of these artists who were making very different works from one another, says Madey.
Many of On Stellar Rays artists have seen success since then, thanks to Madeys slow, methodical and sustainable means of supporting their work through her relationships with curators, serious collectors and critics. Last summer, one of Madeys critical darlings, Los Angelesbased John Houck, was included in the group show Fixed Variable at Hauser & Wirth in New York, contextualizing himself alongside peers like Lucas Blalock and Chris Wiley as a new generation of emerging photographers. The show successfully introduced Houck to a broader market while he maintained his core collector base, ensuring the longevity of the work on the market. And many of On Stellar Rays artists are regularly included in international group exhibitionslike London-based artist Athanasios Argianas, whose work is currently part of Art or Sound at the Fondazione Prada in Venice (through November 3).
This fall, Madey and On Stellar Rays will present solo exhibitions by Zipora Fried and Tommy Hartung. Frieds show, I Hope the Moon Explodes, constitutes a psychologically and physically expansive installation within the gallery. Hartung will present a new, feature-length video that allegorizes the making of the Old Testament of the Bible with stop-motion animation and real-time footage.
Find the full feature in our Fall edition of ONELife Magazine. Click here to subscribe to all future issues.
Fall 2014s edition of ONE Life magazine shines a light on world trends, culture and design as the proprietary lifestyle publication of ONE Sothebys International Realty. With the launch of the latest issue, were blogging the unique content available in this exclusive publication. In the Collect subsection, the author explores one of New Yorks finest galleries and the success behind its owner and director in A Stellar Vision.
Tucked in New York Citys gritty Bowery is a young gallery bursting with talent. Here, a look inside On Stellar Rays and the mind of its owner/director, Candice Madey.
At 1 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of New York City sits the light and airy gallery On Stellar Rays. Owner and dealer Candice Madey moved into the space last fall, joining many other young and well-established galleries in the neighborhood, like Clifton Benevento and Simone Subal, as well as the SANAAdesigned New Museum around the corner. Comfortable in her vision and the operation of her gallery, she signed a 10-year lease.
I always have a very long view for the gallery, says Madey. I know its harder. There were many, many times where Ive had to make choices and I knew I was doing things the difficult way, putting things at risk, but Ive wanted to do it that way. Madeys confidence reflects a sharp acumen as a market player. Trained in art history as an undergraduate, she pursued an MBA, familiarizing herself with the ebb and flow of the art and financial markets.
But when she opened her gallery in 2008, it was in the midst of the global economic recessionher first shows reception fell on the eve before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Madey dug in her heels, shaping her program around an array of critically minded content, much of it dealing reflexively with the market itself and its unstable, alienating qualities. JJ Peet and Alix Pearlsteins shows were very responsive to that moment of decline and anxiety in New York, she says. She built a small but extremely dedicated audience in New York and Europe, which led shortly thereafter to the inclusion of five of her gallery artists in the prestigious Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1 in 2010. That was the moment when the gallery really found its foundation, and new collectors were coming in and taking in the works of all of these artists who were making very different works from one another, says Madey.
Many of On Stellar Rays artists have seen success since then, thanks to Madeys slow, methodical and ustainable means of supporting their work through her relationships with curators, serious collectors and critics. Last summer, one of Madeys critical darlings, Los Angelesbased John Houck, was included in the group show Fixed Variable at Hauser & Wirth in New York, contextualizing himself alongside peers like Lucas Blalock and Chris Wiley as a new generation of emerging photographers. The show successfully introduced Houck to a broader market while he maintained his core collector base, ensuring the longevity of the work on the market. And many of On Stellar Rays artists are regularly included in international group exhibitionslike London-based artist Athanasios Argianas, whose work is currently part of Art or Sound at the Fondazione Prada in Venice (through November 3).
This fall, Madey and On Stellar Rays will present solo exhibitions by Zipora Fried and Tommy Hartung. Frieds show, I Hope the Moon Explodes, constitutes a psychologically and physically expansive installation within the gallery. Hartung will present a new, feature-length video that allegorizes the making of the Old Testament of the Bible with stop-motion animation and real-time footage.
Find the full feature in our Fall edition of ONELife Magazine. Click here to subscribe to all future issues.
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