Javier Peres

Javier S. Peres
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Born	1972 Havana, Cuba
Occupation	Art Dealer

Javier S. Peres (born 1972, Cuba) is a contemporary art dealer who operates Peres Projects which currently has 2 locations in Berlin and previously had locations in Los Angeles, California; Athens, Greece; and a project space in New York which he operated in conjunction with Terence KOH named Asia Song Society.

Biography

Peres came to prominence showing seminal early work by Terence Koh, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Dan Colen, Dash Snow, Agathe Snow, Kirstine Roepstorff, Amie Dicke, Matt Greene, Bruce LaBruce and others in the early 2000s. His influence as a gallerist and critical tastemaker has been validated by the inclusion of his artists in the top art world exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, the Whitney Biennial, the Tate Triennial, the Turner Prize, the São Paulo Biennal, the Royal Academy of Art in London and numbers other prestigious venues. Works of Peres artists are also included in top public collections such as the Tate, London; The Whitney Museum of American Art; The Guggenheim; the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Armand Hammer Museum, to name a few.

In 2003, Peres exhibited the work of Terence Koh (formerly asianpunkboy) in Los Angeles in a show titled "The Whole Family." This exhibition, which later traveled to the 2004 Whitney Biennial, is an early example of the mark of Peres on the contemporary art world, making unconventional choices and maintaining a role as a relationship gallerist with unorthodox connections to the stable of artists he represents. This spring he is presenting James Franco's debut solo European gallery exhibition in Berlin.

Peres was the cover article in ArtReview (May 2006), and has been previously ranked in the magazine's annual Power 100. Both Peres, and his stable of internationally renowned artists have been staples of the top art publications around the world since his entering the art scene in 2002.

In January 2012 the Grimmuseum in Berlin opened the first solo exhibition of artwork by Peres. The show consisted of two series of paintings, both of which depict deceased American actor River Phoenix.

References

• Bellini, Andrea (2006) "Cautious Alternatives: A New York Tale," Flash Art No. 249, July - September 2006, pp. 106 – 111.
• Chaplin, Julia (2006) "Art on the Edge in Mexico City," The New York Times, Travel Section.
• Kunitz, Daniel (2006) "The Generous Pirate," Art Review, May 2006, pp. 66 – 70.
• Editorial (2006) "Galleries Top Ten," Bon Magazine, Summer 2006, p. 40.
• Johnson, Paddy (2012) Javier Peres to Show at Grimmuseum "Artfcity.com", January 5, 2012

External links

• Peres Projects
• The Saatchi Gallery
• Artnet Magazine
• Grimmuseum