Artsy – Like many dealers, Almine Rech, who runs galleries in Paris, New York, Brussels, and London, enjoys identifying rising young artists such as (37) to join her program. But she’s just as likely to hunt for talent in yellowed art reviews and old gallery catalogues as she is to look in MFA programs. “The point is not just to find young artists,” Rech said. “We also want to find artists who need a fresh look and a new pool of collectors.” In scouring the margins of art history for overlooked artists, Rech is part of a growing coterie of top-level dealers—like Dominique Lévy at Lévy Gorvy, Sukanya Rajaratnam at Mnuchin Gallery, and Marc Payot at Hauser & Wirth—who are turning forgotten artists into a vigorous growth market. – read more
