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David Zwirner Closes Upper East Side Gallery

The gallery says it planned the exit after completing an Annabelle Selldorf redesign in Chelsea to consolidate its New York program downtown.

Overview

  • David Zwirner closed its townhouse at 34 East 69th Street, the gallery disclosed Monday, July 20, 2026.
  • The gallery said the departure was planned once the final phase of its Chelsea overhaul was complete, with the Selldorf‑designed 525 West 19th Street now reopened.
  • Zwirner will shift its New York exhibitions to a Chelsea campus that includes interconnected spaces at 519–525–533 West 19th Street and a nearby West 20th Street site, plus its Tribeca gallery at 52 Walker.
  • Opened in 2017, the Upper East Side outpost staged about three dozen shows, and its last exhibition, 'Set in Stone' organized with Galerie Kugel, closed on June 26, 2026.
  • The move continues a pattern of departures from the East 69th block after Nara Roesler left in 2020 and Hauser & Wirth vacated last year, yet major dealers and Sotheby’s at the Breuer Building keep the neighborhood active for collectors.