Daniel Templon is a French contemporary art dealer born in 1945.[1] In 1966, he founded his first contemporary art gallery in Paris.[2][3][4][5]

Galerie Templon

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With no artistic background,[6] Templon opened his first gallery in Paris in 1966.[7] He has declared that he got help from Leo Castelli in the early 1970s: "He trusted me and helped me to introduce the works of young American conceptualists and minimalists to Europe, such as Donald Judd, Richard Serra, etc. That was how the gallery became known in the early 1970s, which was a key moment in my career".[3] Galerie Templon was the first to show the likes of Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, the Chapman Brothers and Kehinde Wiley in France, as well as championing local talent such as Christian Boltanski, Ben Vautier and Martin Barré.[6] Nathalie Obadia worked at the gallery from 1988 to 1992.

Galerie Templon operated an outpost in Milan between 1972 and 1976.[3] In 2013, Templon expanded his gallery to Brussels, managed by his son Mathieu Templon.[3][4][8][9] In 2018, Galerie Templon opened a second location in Paris; the three-story, 700 m2 (7,500 sq ft) space is situated at 28 rue du Grenier Saint Lazare, near the Centre Pompidou, and was designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.[10]

In 2022, Galerie Templon announced plans to open a 600 m2 (6,500 sq ft) space at 293 Tenth Avenue in New York's Chelsea area, designed by architect Markus Dochantschi's StudioMDA.[11]

Other activities

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In 1972, Templon co-founded the bilingual contemporary art magazine art press with his partner, art critic and erotic biographer Catherine Millet.[12] He then co founded Art Studio magazine with Ann Hindry in 1986.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Duponchelle, Valérie (June 13, 2016). "Daniel Templon, le Français qui rêvait d'Amérique". LE FIGARO.
  2. ^ "Galerie Templon | art galleries | art connections | modemonline.com". www.modemonline.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Initiartmagazine". www.initiartmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  4. ^ a b "Daniel Templon". COTE Magazine - Le magazine style de vie. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  5. ^ Duponchelle, Valérie; Rochebouët, Béatrice de; Duponchelle, Valérie; Rochebouët, Béatrice de (2018-05-16). "Daniel Templon, galeriste impérial". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  6. ^ a b Georgina Adam (10 June 2016), The Art Market: A dealer with staying power Financial Times.
  7. ^ Grace Halio (16 October 2017), Galerie Templon to Open Second Paris Space ARTnews.
  8. ^ Libre.be, La (2013-09-12). "Ouvrir une galerie pour le plaisir !". www.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  9. ^ a b Boutoulle, Myriam (October 2016). "Nom : Templon – Profession : galeriste – Particularité : autodidacte". Connaissance des Arts.
  10. ^ Naomi Rea (16 October 2017), Daniel Templon Is Opening a Second Paris Gallery Next Year Artnet.
  11. ^ Maximilíano Durón (1 March 2022), Paris's Galerie Templon to Open Outpost in New York ARTnews.
  12. ^ Roger Pierre Turine (November 16, 2016). "Daniel Templon, 50 ans de galerie". Arts libre La Libre Belgique.
  • "40 Ans : Galerie Daniel Templon," (2006) (40 years: Galerie Daniel Templon), 687p ISBN 2952391459
  • "Daniel Templon: A History of Contemporary Art," (2016) by Julie Verlaine (Flammarion) ISBN 978-2-0813-6558-2
  • "Claude Viallat," (2000) Galerie Daniel Templon eds, 326p, ISBN 2-9515885-0-X
  • "Daniel Templon, top contemporary art talent spotter," Monica Valby, Label France 66, French Diplomatic Press [1]
  • "Galerie Daniel Templon," Timeout Paris [2][permanent dead link]
  • Official Website
  • [3] Wolf Vostell, Galerie Daniel Templon, 1971