Paul Schimmel, the longtime Los Angeles curator best known for his defining tenure as the former chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, has departed Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, the downtown gallery he helped establish in spring 2016. The gallery functioned as the Los Angeles outpost of the European gallery Hauser & Wirth, which has locations in London and New York. “Iwan Wirth and Manuela Wirth, co-founders and co-presidents of Hauser & Wirth, announced today that Paul Schimmel will no longer serve as director, partner, and vice president of the gallery,” said a short statement issued Friday morning. Caption Grammys 2017: Best moments Highlights from the 2017 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center. carolina.miranda@latimes.com@cmonstahALSOL.A.'s Hauser Wirth & Schimmel is out to upend the definition of a galleryPaul Schimmel joins gallery world, creating Hauser Wirth & SchimmelReview: The radical and politically potent opening show at DTLA's new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel

Source: Los Angeles Times February 24, 2017 19:52 UTC