Leah Ke Yi Zheng Joins Antenna Space as Gallery World Shifts Roles
Antenna Space adds the Chicago-based painter ahead of her first China solo show. Elsewhere, Vielmetter signs Patrick Eugène and PAMM prepares to honor Nicolas Berggruen.
A cluster of representation, institutional and honors announcements has reshaped several corners of the art world this week, from a painter's first solo show in China to a billionaire collector's recognition at a Miami museum.
The most market-relevant move: Leah Ke Yi Zheng, a Chicago-based painter, has joined Antenna Space, the gallery with spaces in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Her first solo show in China is set to open November 9. Zheng is also represented by Mendes Wood DM and has been supported by Galerie Emanuel Layr, which recently announced it would scale back its operations — a reminder of how artist rosters shift as smaller galleries retrench.
New Representation
On the West Coast, Vielmetter now represents Patrick Eugène, an Atlanta-based self-taught artist. His work will appear in the gallery's booth at Art Basel Miami Beach, ahead of a solo show in Los Angeles in fall 2027 — a sequenced ramp from fair exposure to a solo presentation.
Representation announcements often pair a fair debut with a scheduled solo show, using the former to build visibility ahead of the latter.
In New York, Jeff Bergman returns to Ryan Lee as director. He previously worked at the gallery from 2021 to 2025 before departing for a director position at Galerie Lelong. Gallery partner Jeffrey Lee called him "a valuable addition, bringing a depth of knowledge and experience to support the gallery's mission."
Honors and Appointments
The Pérez Art Museum Miami will honor billionaire collector Nicolas Berggruen — founder and chairman of the Berggruen Institute — and his family at its annual Art of the Party fundraiser on November 7. Coinciding with the recognition, PAMM opens an exhibition titled "Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen" this week.
At Bard College, Sandra Terdjman has been named the 2026–27 Keith Haring Chair in Art and Activism, presented by the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) and the Human Rights Project. The position allows the recipient to teach and conduct research. Terdjman is cofounder of Kadist, the arts nonprofit that closed its San Francisco exhibition space last year, and of Afield, a grantmaking organization for artist-led projects.
Safwan Masri, most recently dean of Georgetown University in Qatar, joins the Office of Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as executive director of cultural diplomacy. He will oversee Qatar's Years of Culture initiative, as well as the Qatar-China Friendship Association and the Qatar-Africa Business Forum.
Separately, Silver Art Projects named its 2026–27 residency cohort, selected from nearly 2,000 applications: 21 new fellows, four returning senior fellows, and one distinguished artist-in-residence, Shantell Martin. Each receives a year of studio space at the organization's 120 Broadway building.
