DCKT Contemporary explained

DCKT Contemporary was a contemporary art gallery based in New York's Lower East Side.^[1] Founded in 2002, by Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski, the gallery closed in 2014. The gallery represented emerging and established contemporary artists working in painting and sculpture to video art and photography.^[2]

Artists Represented

Some of the Artists the Gallery represented included:

• Helen Altman
• Oliver Boberg
• castaneda/reiman
• Exene Cervenka
• Sophie Crumb
• Lia Halloran
• Ryan Humphrey
• Maria E. Piñeres
• Brion Nuda Rosch
• William Swanson
• Michael Velliquette

Locations

The gallery first opened in 2003 on Chelsea's West 24th Street. In March 2008, it relocated to New York City's Lower East Side, and its final location was 21 Orchard Street.^[3]

References

• From Pickles to Paintings in New York's Lower East Side
• Hustler of Culture Interview with Dennis Christie
• Ryan Humphrey: All or Nothing
• DCKT Contemporary at Pulse Miami

Notes and References

1. News: From Pickles to Paintings in New York's Lower East Side . The New York Times . Mary . Billard . 2008-06-22.
2. News: Best of the Armory Show . 2010-03-04 . The Daily Beast . 2010-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328001946/http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-04/best-of-the-armory-show/#gallery=1392;page=16 . 2010-03-28 . dead .
3. Web site: DCKT Contemporary Art Gallery Closing Later This Month. DNAinfo New York. 2019-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190502093011/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141009/lower-east-side/dckt-contemporary-art-gallery-closing-later-this-month/. 2019-05-02. dead.