NEW YORK, NY.- BLUM announced the inauguration of the gallery’s new Tribeca location, opening September 10, 2025. Designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), the renovated two-floor, 6,200-square-foot space marks a significant new chapter for the gallery’s global program, joining its existing locations in Los Angeles and Tokyo. BLUM New York will be overseen by Managing Partner Matt Bangser.

Located in the heart of Tribeca, the new gallery will allow BLUM to expand its commitment to mounting museum-caliber exhibitions while supporting a diverse and international roster of artists. The renovation honors the character of the historic building—restoring original iron columns, white oak floors, and skylights—and integrates advanced lighting and environmental systems to meet the technical demands of contemporary art. This marks ARO’s first transformation of a commercial gallery space, following acclaimed projects such as the Dia Art Foundation’s New York City location, the restoration of Donald Judd’s 101 Spring Street, and the renewal and expansion of the Rothko Chapel and its campus in Houston.

The Tribeca gallery will launch with Written with a Splash of Blood, an inter-generational and cross-disciplinary survey of Japanese art from the 1960s to today. Curated by Mika Yoshitake, art historian and BLUM’s recently appointed Senior Curatorial Director, the exhibition builds on the gallery’s longstanding engagement with postwar and contemporary Japanese movements. Reflecting on pivotal groups such as Gutai, Mono-ha, and Superflat, Written with a Splash of Blood also introduces new voices whose work grapples with identity, creative destruction, and reinvention. The exhibition’s title is drawn from Yukio Mishima’s novel Runaway Horses, invoking themes of self-actualization and transformation.

“This new space represents a major milestone for the gallery and for me personally,” said Tim Blum, Founder of BLUM. “Opening in Tribeca continues our longstanding engagement with Japanese art but also signals the expansion of a truly global program—artists whose work demands to be seen with depth, rigor, and international context. We are thrilled to join the Tribeca community at such a dynamic moment in New York’s cultural life.”

In the lead-up to the Tribeca opening, several major institutional exhibitions will highlight the work of BLUM artists, including Sonia Gomes at Storm King Art Center, New York (opening May), Alexander Tovborg at ARoS, Aarhus, Denmark (opening May), Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery, London (opening June), Kishio Suga at Dia:Beacon, New York (opening July), Solange Pessoa at the Aspen Art Museum (opening July), Kenjiro Okazaki at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (closing July 21), and Yukinori Yanagi at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan (closing July 27).

The opening reception for the gallery and exhibition will be held on site on Wednesday, September 10, 5–8pm.