Javier Peres
Cuban artist
Javier S. Peres (born 1972) is a contemporary art dealer and gallery owner. His former gallery, Peres Projects, was in the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, and had offices in Los Angeles, California.
Following insolvency in early 2025, Peres Projects closed all its spaces in Berlin, Milan, and Seoul.
Biography
Peres started Peres Projects in San Francisco, California, in 2002. He was included in the Art Review Power 100 in 2006. He collects premodern African Art.
References
Fogel, Jonathan (2016) "#Obsessed: Javier Peres and African Art," Tribal Art Magazine, Issue 79, April 2016, pp. 120 – 127.
Neave, Kate (2015) "Javier Peres on embracing the extreme," Dazed Digital, December 2015. http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22759/1/javier-peres-embracing-the-extreme
Carroll, Jessiva (2012) "Portfolio: Javier Peres," Toronto Standard, January 12, 2012.
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