David Zwirner is a contemporary art gallery founded in 1993 by German-born dealer David Zwirner in New York City. The gallery opened its first space in SoHo before relocating to Chelsea, where it now occupies multiple buildings on West 19th and West 20th Streets. David Zwirner has grown into one of the most influential commercial art galleries in the world, frequently cited alongside Gagosian and Hauser & Wirth as part of the so-called mega-gallery tier.
The gallery represents a diverse roster of living artists and estates, including Yayoi Kusama, Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, Luc Tuymans, Neo Rauch, Chris Ofili, Jordan Wolfson, Ruth Asawa (estate), Donald Judd (estate), and Dan Flavin (estate), among others. David Zwirner's exhibition program spans painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video, and new media, with presentations that frequently garner critical attention and substantial attendance.
David Zwirner operates gallery spaces in New York (Chelsea), London (Grafton Street), Paris (Rue Mazarine), Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. The gallery participated in establishing the online viewing room model for art galleries and launched an innovative online books platform, David Zwirner Books, which publishes artist monographs, exhibition catalogues, and critical anthologies.
The gallery is privately held and managed by David Zwirner himself. It engages in both primary market representation and secondary market transactions. David Zwirner has been recognized for its commitment to diverse artist representation and its role in shaping the contemporary art market. Pricing is not publicly listed; acquisitions are conducted through the gallery's private sales team.