| New York, NY, September 2, 2025 – Hal Bromm Gallery is pleased to announce the digital publication of New Art, Old Buildings: Stories from Hal Bromm’s Tribeca, an account of the 50-year history and legacy of Tribeca’s first contemporary art gallery and the eponymous man who spearheaded its journey, told through the recollections of artists, writers, colleagues, collectors, and friends. The book will be released September 19, 2025 with a launch event at the gallery at 90 West Broadway at 5:30 PM, coinciding with the opening of the gallery’s 50th anniversary exhibition. Free for online download, print copies also will be available on demand for roughly $40 and can be purchased at the gallery or via the gallery’s website.
Conceived by former Gallery Directors Logan Payne and Katie Svensson, New Art, Old Buildings emerged from a shared desire to capture the essence of Hal Bromm Gallery’s legacy. What began as a conversation between Payne and Svensson blossomed into a more expansive collaborative project, a testament to the enduring bonds forged within the Gallery’s community.
The publication weaves together details on the gallery’s history, personal anecdotes from artists and collectors, and archival images, offering intimate glimpses into the significant world the gallery created, which intersects with the careers of Keith Haring, who had his first-ever solo show at the Gallery, David Wojnarowicz, Alice Adams, Jody Pinto, Derek Jarman, and many others. In the book, painter Lucio Pozzi notes, “I never consider [Bromm] a gallerist but a collaborator integral to thinking and doing the art.” Photographer Renate Aller comments, “The Hal Bromm Family of artists created a community that continues to support and carry on the conversation of art in its current awareness.”
New Art, Old Buildings also captures the vibrant social atmosphere of the gallery, with painter Grace Graupe-Pillard recalling, “Hal is the quintessential host, always gentlemanly, introducing people to one another, infusing the room with elegance and style.”
Hal Bromm, known for his commitment to emerging and outsider artists and his unflinching eye for the avant-garde, has left an indelible mark on the New York art scene. From showcasing early works by David Salle and Robert Longo to its recent The Queer Show, Part I and Part II which sought to widen and celebrate varied notions of queerness, Bromm’s gallery has consistently championed groundbreaking and thought-provoking art.
Beyond his contributions to the art world, Bromm has played a pivotal role as a preservation activist in protecting Tribeca’s historic character. As journalist Joanna Molloy writes, “If not for Hal…Tribeca would be a series of needle skyscrapers.” Bromm remains committed to preservation work that supports tenants’ rights and architectural history, and serves as the vice president of the Historic Districts Council, an advisor to Tribeca Trust, and chair of The Knowlton Township Historical Commission.
Carlo McCormick writes “Appreciation is due for all [Hal has] helped discover over this time, but a deeper gratitude is owed for what [he has] tried to preserve. For artists we describe this kind of determination as a persistence of vision, maybe for [Hal] it is something more like stubbornness or tenacity, but all told, it strikes us as a dear form of loyalty.”
A companion exhibition at Hal Bromm Gallery—90 West Broadway, New York, NY—will run from September 19 through November 29, 2025, further celebrating the gallery’s storied history.
New Art, Old Buildings: Stories from Hal Bromm’s Tribeca
Edited by Natalie Moorman, Logan Payne, Katie Svensson, and Gary Whitt
235 Pages
246 Images
Free for online download
Print on demand for roughly $40
Featuring contributions by Alberto Malaccorto, Alex Bacon, Alexandra Anderson, Alice Adams, Andreas Sterzing, Andrew Sears, Ann Landi, Ariane Lopez-Huici, B.J. Archer, Barbara Bowers, Barbara Knight, Bill Arning, Björn von Bellow, Bobby G, Bobby Zabin, Bradley Maule, Britta Le Va, Brooks Whitney Phillips, Candice Madey, Carole Teller, Caroline Murat, Celeste Schenck, Cora Salanga, Corbin Smith, Cris Gianakos, Dave King, David Miller, David Shapiro, David W. Dunlap Deborah Najar, Doneley Meris, Ellen Elchepp, Eric Gordon, Eric McCready, Eric Rhein, Eve Sonneman, Frances Eberhart, Françoise Bollack, Frederic Amat, Gary Whitt, George Calderaro, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Gracie Mansion, Hal Bromm, Hayley King Fredel, Helen Harrison, Jane Wesman, Jean Foos, Jean Mortier, Jim Racchi, Joanna Molloy, Jody Pinto, Joel Fisher, Joey Tepedino, John Willenbecher, Jonathan Weinberg, Jude Schwendenwien, Judith Murray, Judy Glantzman, Julia P. Herzberg, Katie Svensson, Kayla Rausch, Kiki Smith, Kiowa Sibley Cutforth, Koki Doktori, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Larry Luchtel, Letty Nowak, Linda Francis, Lisa Lyons, Livio Saganic, Logan Payne, Lori Maines, Louise D’Argencourt, Lucio Pozzi, Mac Adams, Macyn Bolt, Maria Samsom, Mark Golderman, Michael Adams, Michele Cone, Nancy Burson, Natalie Moorman, Nick Terry, Nicole Eber, Norbert Weissberg, Pablo Scheffel, Paolo Icaro, Paul Aferia, Paul Desany, Penelope Bareau, Peter Logan, Peter Stamberg Pieter Paul Brakel, Renate Aller, Richard Flood, Rick Prol, Rita Baragona, Robert Mahoney, Robert Yasuda, Roger Byrom, Ronnie Planalp, Ruby Sutton, Russell Sharon, Sean Strub, Sergio Bessa, Seth Edwards, Shiri Mordechai, Stephen Lack, Stephen Trevor, Stephen Weitzel, Sue Hettmansperger, Sur Rodney (Sur), Susan Heller Anderson, Susan Mareneck, Susan Penzner, Susan Smith, Susanna Tanger, Tanya Barson, Terry Rosenberg, Tiffany Bell, Tim Eaton, Tim Fite, Timothy Eaton, Tom Nimen, Vince Pomilio, Vincent Fletcher, and William Zimmer.
About Hal Bromm Gallery:
A downtown pioneer, Hal Bromm established Tribeca’s first contemporary gallery in 1975, followed by an East Village branch in 1984. Since its establishment, Hal Bromm Gallery has organized historically significant exhibitions in New York City and beyond, presenting and championing the early work of many important contemporary artists, among them Alice Adams, Carlos Alfonzo, Mike Bidlo, Andre Cadere, Rosemarie Castoro, Peter Downsbrough, Joel Fisher, Linda Francis, Luis Frangella, Judy Glantzman, Michael Goldberg, Keith Haring, Suzanne Harris, Paolo Icaro, Derek Jarman, Alain Kirili, Greer Lankton, Nicholas Moufarrege, Richard Nonas, Jody Pinto, Lucio Pozzi, Rick Prol, Walter Robinson, Russell Sharon, Kiki Smith, Ted Stamm, Lynn Umlauf, Jeff Wall, Krzysztof Wodiczko, David Wojnarowicz, Martin Wong, and Joe Zucker, highlighting the creative energy and depth of talent surfacing in Downtown Manhattan throughout the 1970s, ‘80s and beyond. For nearly five decades, Hal Bromm’s rich history of collaborating with artists, galleries, museums and institutions on the development and curation of avant-garde exhibitions, has provided meaningful context around storied moments in contemporary art.
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