«I LIKE MONEY ON THE WALL»

GAGOSIAN

Empire: Eleven galleries in eight cities, with a third sought in London.
Artists: Won Robert Rauschenberg estate from Pace and represents work of former Pace protege James Turrell, as well as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.
Business coup: Call to Burton and Emily Tremaine led to sale of their Mondrian, Victory Boogie-Woogie, to Condé Nast publisher Si Newhouse for $12m.


PACE

Empire: Four Manhattan galleries, an outlet in Beijing among other art venues, new showroom planned for London.
Artists: Mark Rothko, Bridget Riley, Zhang Xiaogang, Keith Tyson.
Business coup: Beat Gagosian to estate of Willem de Kooning; has secured the services of Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst.

-The Guardian
Dec 13 2010