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Aesthetic Confessions: Friedrich Petzel

Featuring Petzel and Lilly Wei

Thursday, March 27, 2025 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific

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Gallerist Friedrich Petzel joins Rail contributor Lilly Wei for a conversation. 

Friedrich Petzel

A photo of Friedrich Petzel on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment

Photo by Freddie L. Rankin II.

Friedrich Petzel is the founder of Petzel in Chelsea, New York, representing over forty international artists and estates. Engaged in both primary and secondary markets, Petzel has nurtured the careers of some of today’s most influential artists. He also co-operates Capitain Petzel, a gallery in Berlin, with Gisela Capitain. Born in Husum, Germany, he holds an MFA in Art History, German Literature, and Philosophy from the University of Cologne. He began his career at Galerie Gisela Capitain, before moving to New York in 1991, where he worked at Thea Westreich Associates and Metro Pictures before founding Petzel in 1994.

Lilly Wei

A photo of Lilly Wei on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
New York-based independent curator, writer, journalist and critic Lilly Wei writes on global contemporary art and emerging art and artists, reporting frequently on international exhibitions and biennials. She has written for dozens of publications here and abroad and is a longtime contributor to Art in America and a contributing editor at ARTnews. She is the author of numerous artists’ catalogues and monographs and has curated exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Wei sits on the board of several non-profit art institutions and organizations including AICA/USA (the International Association of Art Critics), Bowery Arts & Sciences, and Art Omi International. She is a fellow and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the CUE Foundation.

We’d like to thank The Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation and Teiger Foundation for making these conversations possible, and for their support of our growing archive 🌈✨

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