Max Mayer, the gallerist rejuvenating Düsseldorf's art scene
Get to know the German gallery carving out a niche in the city of Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter
'A gallery should always translate between local and international discourses.' – Max Mayer, Director of Galerie Max Mayer
Düsseldorf boasts several world-class museums and was home to Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter. This made it the perfect location for Max Mayer to set up his exhibition space in 2011, not far from where his father, Hans Mayer, also runs a gallery. Despite the family connection, Max Mayer is keen to pursue his own path which draws from a specifically local as well as a global context. The young gallerist works with artists such as Ei Arakawa, Melanie Gilligan, and Klaus Merkel.
For the 2018 Basel edition of Art Basel, the gallery will be showing three works by the Belgian artist Jef Geys, from his contribution to the influential 1986, Jan Hoet-curated exhibition ‘Chambres d’Amis’, in the Features section.