NEW YORK, NY.- Sean Kelly gallery announced its representation of the prominent German photographer Candida Höfer. This exciting new relationship is part of a larger initiative in conjunction with Sonnabend and Antonio Homem.
At the end of November 2014, the Sonnabend gallery closed the doors of their Chelsea space after more than 50 historic years as a pioneer in the contemporary art world. Antonio Homem, the gallery’s owner and longtime director, will continue his involvement in the international art world, working with several of the artists associated with Sonnabend.
Representation of Candida Höfer is part of an ongoing strategic expansion by Sean Kelly gallery, which includes the relocation to a 22,000 square foot space designed by acclaimed architect Toshiko Mori in 2012. Further new artist representations will be announced in the forthcoming weeks.
“As great admirers of Candida’s work for many years, we are delighted to now have the opportunity to represent her in America. We also look forward to our new strategic working relationship with Sonnabend and our colleague Antonio Homem,” said Sean Kelly. “I have known Antonio for many years and have always appreciated his professionalism and expertise. We expect that our new relationship with Antonio and some of Sonnabend’s artists will be a mutually exciting and rewarding one.”
“I am extremely pleased with this collaboration with the Sean Kelly gallery”, said Antonio Homem. “I feel that Candida’s work fits perfectly with their activities. I anticipate that both this and our larger relationship will flourish in the coming years.”
Born in 1944 in Eberswalde, Germany, Candida Höfer lives and works in Cologne. She attended the Kunstacademie Dusseldorf from 1973 to 1982. While there she studied film under the Danish filmmaker Ole John and photography with the influential photography duo Bernd and Hilla Becher, teachers of other noted Düsseldorf School photographers including Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Axel Hütte and Thomas Ruff. Known for her large-format images of architectural interiors, Höfer's internationally recognized work has been shown at the Kunsthalle in Basel and Berne, the Louvre in Paris, the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, and, most recently, in a solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Luzerne. Höfer has represented Germany at the 2003 Venice Biennale, participated in Documenta 11 in 2002, and her photographs are part of major public and private collections around the world.
