New York’s Tilton Gallery has announced that its upcoming exhibition dedicated to German-born American conceptual artist Ruth Vollmer will be its final show, closing after more than four decades in business. The gallery, founded by Jack Tilton in 1983, has been run by his widow Connie Rogers Tilton since his death in 2017. The Vollmer exhibition runs from 30 September to 15 November, after which Rogers Tilton plans to transition to private sales and research projects.
The closure marks the end of a significant chapter in the New York art scene, as Tilton Gallery was an early supporter of now-iconic artists such as Marlene Dumas, David Hammons, and Kiki Smith. It is the latest in a growing wave of gallery closures, including LA Louver, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery’s Los Angeles outpost, Clearing, Blum, Venus Over Manhattan, and Kasmin, reflecting ongoing shifts and consolidation in the art market.