David Nolan Gallery

David Nolan Gallery Founded in 1987 in Soho, David Nolan Gallery specializes in modern and contemporary works by an arra

05/30/2026

Last week to view ’s solo show ‘Tilt’!

As Alfred Mac Adam writes in the :
“The larger scale standing works in the south room, L (2025), Billy (2025), and Withstand (2026) introduce whimsy and humor, almost in the mode of Jean Dubuffet, but without the French artist’s anthropomorphism.

But the piece de resistance is tucked away in the northwest corner of the southern room. Walnut Shelf (2026) is a slab of wood with four small sculptures arranged on it, like a shrine for private devotion. The individual pieces can be moved around, so each new arrangement would reflect the viewer’s taste, while at the same time we understand that this small work is a compendium of Kendrick’s sculptural motifs, the architecturally constructed objects that flow from his mind to the wood.”

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COLLECTORS’ PICKSAlvin Hall has long been drawn to Mel Kendrick’s work and has followed his creative trajectory. As a co...
05/22/2026

COLLECTORS’ PICKS

Alvin Hall has long been drawn to Mel Kendrick’s work and has followed his creative trajectory. As a collector of Mel’s work, Alvin brings a rare intimacy to our current show, Tilt, on view through June 6th.

We sat down with him to hear which works stood out to him and why.

Works featured:
Slide 4: Gemstone, 2026, mahogany, 42 x 37 x 20 inches
Slide 6: Midnight Oil, 2015, mahogany, 46 x 40 x 4 inches

05/20/2026

Mel Kendrick on ‘Double Core’, a sculpture resolved in just three cuts, what he describes as a satisfying solution. And on making work more broadly: the whole point, he says, is to not think.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Madison Avenue Gallery Walk.

We love finding new ways to think about art and art fairs offer so many unexplored and unexpected juxtapositions. Our ne...
05/15/2026

We love finding new ways to think about art and art fairs offer so many unexplored and unexpected juxtapositions. Our neighbors at Independent this year have us thinking about color, patterns, textures, fluidity, and structure in fashion, photography, and sculpture.

COMME des GARÇON presents a selection of designs by Rei Kawakubo, never before shown in New York, at the heart of the fair and right across from us at booth 303.

What will you make of Chakaia Booker and Miguel Rio Branco in these unprecedented close quarters with the works of Japan’s iconic pioneer of avant-garde fashion?



Day 1 of Art Fair with 💥 Come see us through Sunday at Pier 36, booth 303!
05/14/2026

Day 1 of Art Fair with 💥 Come see us through Sunday at Pier 36, booth 303!

Independent Art Fair 2026 opens tomorrow for previews and will be open to the public Friday through Sunday! Stop by boot...
05/13/2026

Independent Art Fair 2026 opens tomorrow for previews and will be open to the public Friday through Sunday! Stop by booth 303 to see our presentation of works by Chakaia Booker and Miguel Rio Branco, in collaboration with Almeida & Dale. We look forward to seeing you at Pier 36!

Join us at the gallery this Saturday at 3pm for an exhibition walk-through with Mel Kendrick where he will discuss of hi...
05/12/2026

Join us at the gallery this Saturday at 3pm for an exhibition walk-through with Mel Kendrick where he will discuss of his current show Tilt. This talk is an official part of the annual Madison Avenue Spring Gallery Walk put on by ARTnews and Madison Avenue’s galleries. This free event invites the public to visit participating galleries, view their exhibitions and attend expert talks led by artists and curators on Madison Avenue & side streets from East 57th to East 86th Streets. We look forward to welcoming you to the gallery!

We are overjoyed to congratulate Alice Maher on her participation in “In Minor Keys”, the 61st International Art Exhibit...
05/07/2026

We are overjoyed to congratulate Alice Maher on her participation in “In Minor Keys”, the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Showing three extraordinary bodies of work at the Arsenale including “The Sibyls”, “The Map” (made in collaboration with Rachel Fallon), and the reimagined “Les Filles d’Ouranos”, Maher brings her creative competence for mythology and materiality to the world’s largest stage for contemporary art. We are proud to stand alongside her!


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Slide 1: “Les Filles d’Ouranos”, 1996, resin, expandable foam, chains & anchors, 15 elements, each 50 x 60 x 50 cm. Photo by Francois Poivret.

Slide 2: Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, “The Map”, 2021, silk, canvas, cotton, found fabric, embroidery thread, wool, fabric & acrylic paint, found objects, felt, 650 cm x 4.5 cm. Photo by Ros Kavanagh.

Slide 3: “The Sibyls” (detail), 2025, charcoal, chalk, graphite on 410 gsm Somerset paper, 152 x 245 cm. Photo by Ros Kavanagh

“I always work out of uncertainty, but when a painting’s finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement....
04/30/2026

“I always work out of uncertainty, but when a painting’s finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty returns…your thought process goes on.” —Georg Baselitz

Georg Baselitz, a pioneering German Neo-Expressionist and friend of the gallery, passed away today at 88 years old.

As a participant in the 1987 inaugural exhibition, Georg Baselitz aided in defining David Nolan Gallery’s nearly 40-year program of promoting works on paper by 20th century European artists. Over the years, Georg Baselitz has remained a grounding figure among the gallery’s ever-widening array of bold, boundary-pushing artists. His ingenuity, rebellious spirit, and fearless engagement with the complexities of German history have resulted in powerful and uniquely subversive body of work. Our thoughts are with his family and all those who have been touched by his art.

MEL KENDRICK: Tilt is open now through June 6th! “Tilt” features new and recent works by Kendrick, whose career-long exp...
04/30/2026

MEL KENDRICK: Tilt is open now through June 6th!

“Tilt” features new and recent works by Kendrick, whose career-long experimentation with wooden sculptures has led to previously unexplored colors and configurations.

Join us at the gallery on Saturday, May 16th at 3pm for an exhibition walk-through with Mel Kendrick as apart of the Madison Avenue Spring Gallery Walk!



Slide 1: “L”, 2025, mahogany and Japan color, 41 x 32 x 8 in (104.1 x 81.3 x 20.3 cm); “Yellow Drum”, 2025, mahogany and Japan color, 62 x 71 x 6 3/4 in (157.5 x 180.3 x 17.1 cm); “Withstand”, 2026, mahogany and Japan color, 53 x 18 x 8 in (134.6 x 45.7 x 20.3 cm)

Slide 2: “Gemstone”, 2026, mahogany, 42 x 37 x 20 in (106.7 x 94 x 50.8 cm); “Red, Yellow, Blue”, 2026, mahogany and Japan color, 100 3/4 x 76 1/4 in (255.9 x 193.7 cm)

Slide 3: “Midnight Oil”, 2015, mahogany, 46 x 40 x 4 in (116.8 x 101.6 x 10.2 cm); “L”, 2025, mahogany and Japan color, 41 x 32 x 8 in (104.1 x 81.3 x 20.3 cm)

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