The worst thing anyone says about Leo Castelli in Leo and His Circle, the new biography of the legendary art dealer by historian Annie Cohen-Solal, is that he was a gentleman and a go-between with “an exceptional gift for public relations.”
That characterization comes from curator Robert Storr, currently the dean of Read More
If there is one art gallery that has controlled most of the heavy-hitting contemporary artists in recent history, it is Leo Castelli. The gallery has represented Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Liechtenstein, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. But earlier this year, Castelli moved to East 79th Street, effectively losing its powerbase. Many of its remaining Read More
Art photographer Joyce Baronio recalled the last time she saw art dealer Leo Castelli: It was about a year ago, at a function at the National Arts Club. “I had to go up to him a couple of times,” she said, but when Mr. Castelli, who is 91, recognized her, “It was very poignant and Read More
