Overview
- Founder Isaac Lyles announced the closure on Thursday, saying in an email that after eleven years and 118 exhibitions Lyles & King has closed.
- The gallery finished programming with a Jessie Makinson solo and a three‑person show by Cato Ouyang, Fernanda Galvão, and Ren Light Pan that closed on June 20.
- Lyles & King began in May 2015 on Forsyth Street and expanded into a larger Catherine/Henry Street space in Chinatown in 2020, adding an outdoor sculpture area and bigger group shows.
- The gallery was known for championing emerging and mid‑career artists who later appeared at major exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, the Whitney Biennial, and the Carnegie International.
- The closure was offered with no public reason from the gallery, a development that reflects wider pressures on physical galleries and may reduce platforms for experimental, in‑person work in New York.