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Serge Sorokko Galleries Doubles Down in Napa
Adding to its footprint in downtown Napa, SERGE SOROKKO GALLERIES has opened a new primary exhibition space to show the trove of work by a stable of postwar and contemporary artists, many of whom have been with the founder for years. On view are works by Donald Sultan, Hunt Slonem, Leonard Baskin, Yuri Kuper, Jordy Kerwick, Miguel Condé, Jean-Pierre Rives, and Adébayo Bolaji. “At a time when many galleries are consolidating or closing, we’re choosing to expand,” Sorokko says. “We believe deeply in the experience of seeing museum-caliber art in person, and in creating spaces where that encounter feels welcoming and connected to everyday life.” Like the existing gallery at 1500 1st Street, the larger space also includes Craig Steely Architecture’s rotating circular partitions for focused artist presentations, and the sculptural forms shape both spaces. The smaller gallery, now dedicated to exhibitions, houses Uzbekistan-born photographer Joseph Kiblitsky’s identity exploration, Cuba: Two Worlds — One Vision, comprising nearly 50 color photographs taken in Havana and Miami’s Little Havana, first mounted in Germany’s Osthaus Museum Hagen with black-and-white images. 1301 1st St., Napa, 415-421-7770; sorokko.com. E.V.
