After more than 25 years, closes Marcel Gieling (65) on March 1 leading his art in Utrecht Schoutenstraat. With the closure of the gallery loses the street also its artistic character.
Gieling, a familiar figure in the Utrecht art world and specialized in 20th century (painter) - art, extended two years ago, his lease on the building in the town. He would stay for another five years, but changed his mind.
, Do not get me wrong, the art trade is the best there is, but it began to be a little disappointing to come to the store almost daily. I need freedom. ''
Clearance
The Utrecht has been slowly working on 'clean it up'. The works are in the 'sale'. ,, Instead of selling, I ask to make the purchase. "" Fixed and fixed customers not use them. ,, The artworks do I get rid of what is left I put on my shop, '' said Gieling. With this shop the Utrecht's definitely a time further because he gets not completely out of the art world. Also, there is a book on the way. That will be about abuses in the art trade.
The closure Schoutenstraat touches her business card as "artistic street a lost. Late 80s, when there Gieling opened his art gallery, was the Utrecht street from a number of antiquarians and antique dealers, then followed galleries. Now there is only a pop-upkunstwinkel. Gieling:
,, Today, it is especially many 'food', you stumble upon the restaurants and delis. And remember the barbers not, there are already two in the street, this building will have one too. ''
'Art' at Ikea
The Utrecht artist John Noy find it extremely unfortunate that Gieling quits. ,, You notice that people nowadays no value attached to art. They no longer bother to go to a store and there something good to find out. Through the internet they buy a painting for 50 euros. Or worse: at Ikea. ''
Tosca de Jong / AD.nl © Ruud Voest.
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