{"id":1937196,"date":"2026-05-15T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937196"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:09:01","slug":"megadealer-larry-gagosian-is-the-subject-of-unauthorized-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1937196","title":{"rendered":"Megadealer Larry Gagosian Is the Subject of Unauthorized Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tNew York art dealer Larry Gagosian is the stuff of legend, a self-made man who rose from selling posters on the streets of LA to hobnobbing with celebrities, bidding on artworks for hundreds of millions of dollars, and occasionally even dating artists decades his junior. Art world insiders devoured Patrick Radden Keefe\u2019s sprawling, 17,000-word profile of the dealer, \u201cHow Larry Gagosian Reshaped the Art World,\u201d in the New Yorker <\/em>in 2023, but he\u2019s the kind of art dealer who gets profiled for the general public on CBS Sunday Morning<\/em>, talking about the \u201cbrutal business\u201d of the art world.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs of yesterday, the New York Post<\/em>\u2019s Page Six had sleuthed out unconfirmed rumors that director Barry Avrich was working on a documentary about the art world giant.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow, ARTnews <\/em>can confirm that \u201cShadow Man: Inside The Secret World of Larry Gagosian\u201d is in the works, per an email direct from Avrich. Gagosian\u2019s gallery did not respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFormer employees and artists are lining up to tell their juicy Larry stories and scoop on the inner workings of the Gagosian empire,\u201d writes Page Six, claiming that \u201ca rep for the gallery was unaware of the doc on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(L-R) Artist Richard Prince, art dealer Larry Gagosian and artist Damien Hirst attend the private view of Prince\u2019s exhibition at Gagosian\u2019s London space in 2008. <\/span>Photo by Dave M. Benett\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tGagosian\u2019s 18 locations span the world, from New York to Beverly Hills and from Paris to Hong Kong, and the roster of artists on his website, including some 112 names, features Francis Bacon, Carol Bove, Maurizio Cattelan, John Currin, Urs Fischer, Theaster Gates, Lauren Halsey, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Cady Noland, Pablo Picasso, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Anna Weyant, and Christopher Wool.<\/p>\n

\n\tAvrich has studied the art world before, including writing and directing the 2020 documentary Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art<\/em>, about the scandal that brought down the storied New York gallery Knoedler & Co. The film earned plaudits from Variety<\/em>, whose critic opined, \u201cIn a sly way, \u2018Made You Look\u2019 shows you that to be enthralled by a fake painting is to exist in an innocent state of foolish grace.\u201d The Los Angeles Times<\/em>said it was a \u201cfascinating depiction\u201d of those involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHe also directed 2017\u2019s Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World<\/em>, which featured artists like Marina Abramovi\u0107, Damien Hirst, Rashid Johnson, and Jeff Koons, as well as museum directors Michael Govan and Glenn Lowry and market giants like Amy Cappellazzo. Hyperallergic<\/em>said that Blurred Lines <\/em>offered \u201cstar power and obvious ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAvrich has also helmed documentaries on subjects including music producer and musician David Foster, comedian Howie Mandel, and jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, as well as docs on subjects like sexual misconduct in Hollywood, terrorism in Europe, and the demise of democracy in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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