EventsThe New Social Environment#1194
Aesthetic Confessions: Friedrich Petzel
Featuring Petzel and Lilly Wei
Thursday, March 27, 2025 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
These free events are produced by The Brooklyn Rail.
Gallerist Friedrich Petzel joins Rail contributor Lilly Wei for a conversation.
In this Talk
Friedrich Petzel

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

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 🌈✨