NEW YORK, NY.- The New York based international gallery JanKossen Contemporary will be opening its Venice gallery space in tandem with this year’s 57th Venice Biennale on the 10th of May. The inaugural exhibition entitled, Nuovi Orizzonti, will showcase works by Suh Jeong Min (KR), Jürgen Jansen (GER), Troy Simmons (US), Dirk Salz (GR) and Michael Burges (GR). The exhibition will run from May 10th – July 16th, 2017.

Nuovi Orizzonti will present dynamic conceptual abstractionists whose work not only elevate each other but contrast within medium and aesthetic. There are contrasting plays between light and shadow, superflat and texture, clean lines vs. action painting, and a push/pull of architecturalism. Compared to the traditional gallery setting, our location in Venice, the palace Palazzo Corner Spinelli will allow for a more dynamic viewing experience and for a curatorial contrast between the white box gallery experience and historical traditionalism.

“Venice has always been a source of inspiration for both artists and collectors alike,” says Jasmin Kossenjans, Gallery owner, “so it makes sense for JanKossen to select Venice as its European Headquarters. Palazzo Corner Spinelli is a beautiful, 15th century historic building with soaring 24 foot ceilings on the Canal Grande, which is a perfect venue for our gallery to showcase our larger scaled works.”

Palazzo Corner Spinelli in the San Marco district - will be a gallery and educational institute as well as offer a meeting point for collectors.

JanKossen Contemporary was established in Basel 2009, and focuses primarily on abstract, conceptual art created by both established and mid-career international talents. The gallery is committed to publishing artist's books featuring scholarship by leading contemporary thinkers as well as previously unpublished archival material.

Maintaining exhibition spaces in New York, USA and in Venice, Italy (2017), and an office in Basel, Switzerland, while participating in art fairs internationally, JanKossen Contemporary also specializes in private sales in the secondary market with a focus on the work by European, Chinese and American twentieth century and contemporary artists. The gallery also provides advisory and collection management services.