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A
contemporary
gallery
is
commercial
or
privately
funded
and
usually
has
a
second-tier
status
positioned
between
the
first-tier
status
of
a
national,
state-run
or
corporate
museum,
and
the
third-tier
of
minor
galleries
which
include
artist-run
galleries,
retail
galleries,
and
artist's
co-operatives.
Commercial
galleries
are
for-profit,
privately
owned
businesses
dealing
in
artworks
by
contemporary
artists.
Galleries
run
for
the
public
good
by
cities,
churches,
art
collectives,
not-for-profit
organizations,
and
local
or
national
governments
are
usually
termed
Non-Profit
Galleries.
Many
of
these,
such
as
the
Tate
Gallery
have
an
aspect
of
charity
and
can
be
arranged
around
a
Trust
or
estate.
Galleries
run
by
artists
are
sometimes
known
as
Artist
Run
Initiatives,
and
may
be
temporary
or
otherwise
different
from
the
traditional
gallery
format.
Contemporary
art
galleries
are
often
established
together
in
urban
centers
such
as
the
Chelsea
district
of
New
York,
widely
considered
to
be
the
center
of
the
American
contemporary
art
world.
Most
large
urban
areas
have
several
art
galleries,
and
most
towns
will
be
home
to
at
least
one.
However,
they
may
also
be
found
in
small
communities,
and
remote
areas
where
artists
congregate,
e.g.
the
Château
de
Montsoreau-Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
(Montsoreau)
in
France,
the
Chinati
Foundation
(Marfa)
in
United
States,
the
Taos
art
colony
(Taos)
in
New
Mexico
and
St
Ives,
Cornwall;
(Hill
End),
(Braidwood)
and
(Byron
Bay)
in
New
South
Wales
Contemporary
art
galleries
are
usually
free
and
open
to
the
public;
however,
some
are
semi-private,
more
exclusive,
and
by
appointment
only.
Exhibitions Edit
Curators
often
create
group
shows
that
say
something
about
contemporary
issues
or
a
certain
theme,
trend
in
art,
or
group
of
associated
artists.
Galleries
often
choose
to
represent
artists
exclusively,
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
show
regularly.
Some
have
a
narrow
focus
while
others
are
more
eclectic.
Although
primarily
concerned
with
providing
a
space
to
show
works
of
visual
art,
art
galleries
are
sometimes
used
to
host
other
artistic
activities,
such
as
music
concerts,
poetry
readings,
or
performances,
which
are
considered
performance
art
and
at
other
times
theater.
While
many
galleries
exhibit
painting
and
sculpture
of
all
types
and
movements
like
Abstract
expressionism,
Pop
Art,
Photo
realism,
Color
Field,
Minimalism,
Lyrical
Abstraction,
Realism,
and
Postminimalism
etc.
Conversely,
some
works
of
contemporary
art
are
not
shown
in
a
gallery.
Land
art,
performance
art,
internet
art,
mail
art
and
installation
art
and
other
emerging
forms
also
often
exist
outside
a
gallery
due
to
being
site-specific.
Documentation
of
these
kinds
of
art
such
as
photographic
records,
are
often
shown
and
sold
in
galleries
however,
as
are
preliminary
or
process
drawings
and
collages
(such
as
those
generated
by
Christo
as
part
of
the
proposal
to
governing
bodies
when
applying
to
install
land
works).
British
artist
Richard
Long
manages
to
combine
his
core
intentions
by
linking
the
materials
used
in
his
land
art,
to
make
gallery
art.
Andy
Goldsworthy
does
so
as
well.
