Sperone Westwater

Sperone Westwater Fischer was founded in 1975, when Gian Enzo Sperone,

Angela Westwater, and Konrad Fischer opened a space at 142 Greene Street in SoHo, New

York. (The gallery became Sperone Westwater in 1982.) The founders' original program

showcased a European avant-garde and a core group of American artists. Notable early shows

included a 1977 show of Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Sol LeWitt; a 1979 Joseph

Beuys show; a 1979 show of a large Mario Merz igloo work; and several import...