Article translated by Amritee Mahabir

It seemed utterly incredible when in 2002 Anthony D’Offay decided to close up shop with his gallery in Dering Street in London. After years of activity the famous English art dealer chose “The Guardian” to give the news of his sensational retirement, declaring that perhaps it was the right moment to leave “I am in excellent health and I will continue to muscle in with whatever is happening in the world of art, offering my support”.

Article translated by Amritee Mahabir

Last October, the death of Ileana Sonnabend launched an upset in the art world. A woman of refined taste, for decades she was the point of reference for contemporary art, defined by the critic Achille Bonito Olivia as “the greatest gallerist of the second half of the XX century”.